President greets nation on New Year's Eve

"On the occasion of New Year, I extend my warmest greetings and best wishes to all my countrymen in India and abroad," Mukherjee said in a statement.

"May the New Year bring progress and prosperity to our glorious nation," he said. 

"Let us unite to build an India of our dreams and pledge to make our beautiful country clean and pollution free," Mukherjee added.