The announcement was made at a press conference by the Minister of Arts and Cultural Heritage, Avinash Teeluck, on Thursday 7 March.
The President of the Republic of India, Droupadi Murmu, will be the guest of honour.
The ceremony for the 56th year of Independence and 32nd year of Republic will begin at 2pm on Tuesday 12 March with the raising of the flag.
More than 27 renowned local artists will take part in the cultural programme that will follow the official ceremony.
Droupadi Murmu, President of India, is the guest of honour of the Mauritian government which is thus reviving a tradition that has not been held since 2020.
Since then, the ceremony has been held soberly at State House in Réduit, with no guest of honour. Droupadi Murmu has been President of India since 25 July 2022. This former teacher is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Droupadi Murmu is 65 years old. She will be the 3rd President of India to be the guest of honour of the Independence Day celebrations of Mauritius since 2006, after Ram Nath Kovind and Dr Abdul Kalam.
