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Government launches scholarship programme to pep up philately

UNI, New Delhi | Published : 3rd November, 2017

The government on Friday launched a pan India scholarship programme for creating awareness about philately among school students. Launching the Scholarship Programme for Promotion of Aptitude and Research in Stamps (Deen Dayal SPARSH) programme here on Friday, the Union Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said under this programme annual scholarship of Rs 6000 will be awarded to 920 children studying in class VI to IX.

"The students will be selected in equal numbers from all the postal circles of the country and will be based on the academic records as well as their aptitude for philately," Mr Sinha said. He said every postal circle will select a maximum of 40 scholarships representing 10 students each from standard VI, VII, VIII and IX.

Detailing the criteria for availing this scholarship, the Minister said, the child must be a student of a recognized school of the country and the concerned school also must have a philately club and the student should also be a member of the club."In case the school philately club was not set up, a student having his own philately deposit account will also be considered;" he said.

All the selected students will be awarded the scholarship on November 14 on the eve of Children's Day.

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