secunderabad for the first time the main premises of the presidents official retreat the rashtrapati nilayam will be thrown open for the public on march 23 on view will be at least a dozen rooms of the property that consists of three wings the president wing family wing and adc aidesdecamp wing collectively they comprise 20 rooms a mini cinema hall dining hall morning room and an adc dining roombarring the presidents private quarters the rest of the singlestorey property spread over an expansive 97 acres will be accessible to visitors officials said so far only the lush green gardens of the rashtrapati nilayam used to be open for people a few weeks in the year according to officials this decision to invite common people into this 163yearold property was taken by president droupadi murmu during her recent southern sojourn in december 2022 when she spent three days at the propertyafter taking a tour of the entire home the president decided to open it for the public just like the rashtrapati bhavan in delhi an official saiduntil now the entire property was unlocked only when the presidents came visiting along with their families for the rest of the year it was under lock and key the official added