About

• The President’s Bodyguard (PBG), raised in 1773, is the senior most Regiment of the Indian Army. 
• It is a Regiment carrying out ceremonial duties for the President of India. 
• The Change of Guard ceremony is a military tradition whose origins are lost in antiquity. 
• From time immemorial, guards and sentries at palaces, forts and defense establishments change periodically to enable a fresh body of troops to take charge. 
• At Rashtrapati Bhavan the Ceremonial Army Guard battalion is responsible for providing ceremonial guards and sentries for the President of India.
• The ceremony has been revamped and relocated to make it more visually appealing and public friendly.