Governor K.N. Tripathi, Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla, his cabinet colleagues, Chief Secretary Lalmalsawma, state police chief Dharmendra Kumar and senior civil and security officials received the president at Lengpui airport.
Later, Mizoram security forces accorded a guard of honour to Mukherjee, who is visiting the border state for the first time after he took over as president in July, 2012.