Lok Sabha Question No. 461 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: SPARSH Yojana
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: GEETHA KOTHAPALLI, J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.461 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  MARCH, 2018

## SPARSH YOJANA

## *461.  SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

- SHRI J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  Deen  Dayal  Scholarship  for  Promotion  of Aptitude and Research in Stamps as a Hobby (SPARSH) yojana for students of class sixth to ninth;
- (b) if so, the details and the objectives thereof;
- (c) whether the scholarship there-under will be awarded on the basis of philately quiz and philately project and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the status of implementation of the said scheme in the State of Andhra Pradesh since its inception along with the funds sanctioned and spent thereon so far; and
- (e) the response received to the said scheme in the State so far along with the steps being taken to include more students in each class in future?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF LOK SABHA IN RESPECT OF PART (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *461 FOR 28 TH   MARCH, 2018 ON 'SPARSH YOJANA'.

- (a) & (b) Yes  Madam,  the  Department  of  Posts  has  introduced  Deen  Dayal  SPARSH ( S cholarship  for P romotion  of A ptitude  & R esearch  in S tamps  as  a H obby)  Yojana  with  main objective of promotion of Philately among children at a young age in a sustainable manner that can reinforce  and  supplement the  academic curriculum in addition to providing a hobby that can help them  relax  and  de-stress.  The  detailed  objective,  description,  eligibility  &  General  conditions, Selection Procedure, scholarship disbursement procedure, Implementation Strategy of the scheme and Desired outcomes of the Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana is enclosed at Annexure I .
- (c) An eligible candidate (eligibility  criteria  for the  scheme  are  enclosed at Annexure II )  may have to go through a Selection Process which consists of two levels (Level 1- Philately Written Quiz & Level- 2- Philately Project). In Level 1 : a Philately Written Quiz at regional level may be conducted by the postal circles in their respective circles. In Level 2 : students selected at the Regional Level Written Quiz will have to submit a Philately Project and final selection would be made based on the evaluation of Project work on Philately. The details about level 1 and level 2 of selection process are enclosed at Annexure III .  The  evaluation  of the  Philately  Project may  be  done by the committee constituted at circle level. The committee comprising of Director of Postal Services (DPS) or other DoP officers & eminent Philatelist nominated by Chief Postmaster General (CPMG) of respective Postal Circle would evaluate the Projects & shortlist the candidates for scholarship. The committee would recommend a list of top 40 students considering 10 students maximum from each of the VI, VII, VIII & IX class. The awardees may be asked to open savings account in Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) or India Post  Payments  Bank  (IPPB)  in  a  branch,  which  has  core  banking  facility. Each Postal Circle will select the awardees in their circle and hand over the list of beneficiaries to IPPB/POSB for payment of scholarship.
- (d) (i) Andhra Pradesh Postal Circle issued a notification on 28-11-2017 inviting applications for participation in Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana. The Circle conducted Philatelic Quiz examination (Level 1) on 04-01-2018 at Regional Level. The result of Philatelic Quiz examination (Level 1) was declared on 23-01-2018. Selected candidates were informed about the Philately Project  (Level 2) and its last date of submission which was 12-02-2018 in Andhra Pradesh Circle. After submission of Philatelic Project (Level 2), the evaluation committee (details of members of evaluation committee of Andhra Pradesh Circle is enclosed at Annexure IV ), evaluated the Philately Project work (Level 2) on  two  dates  i.e.  28-02-2018  and  01-03-2018  and  selected  final  40  candidates  for  award  of scholarship under Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana. Maximum 10 candidates were selected from each class from 6 th to 9 th as per conditions. The final 40 selected candidates / awardees (List of selected candidates from AP Circle is enclosed at Annexure V ) for scholarship under Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana were disbursed scholarship amount and awarded certificates in a function held  at Andhra Pradesh Circle HQ at Vijayawada on 20-03-2018.

Information on implementation of Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana in all the Postal Circle across the country is enclosed at Annexure VI .

- (ii) Details  of  funds  sanctioned  in  Andhra  Pradesh  Circle  and  spent  thereon  on  Deen  Dayal SPARSH Yojana:

|   Sl. No. | Head of account      | Fund Allotted (in Rs.)   | Amount Spent (in Rs.)   | Remarks                                                            |
|-----------|----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 3201.01.001.03.01.13 | 2,40,000/-               | 2,40,000/-              | Disbursement of scholarship to 40 candidates @ Rs. 6000/- per year |
|         2 | 3201.01.001.03.01.26 | 1,50,000/-               | 69,193/-                | Promotion and publicity of SPARSH scheme                           |

The  Funds  were  allotted  to  all  the  postal  circles  for  disbursement  of  scholarship  to  the awardees of Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana and for promotion, advertisement/publicity of SPARSH yojana. The details of total funds allotted to all postal circles under the scheme 'Philately Operations' during 2017-18 (till 23 rd March, 2018) including funds for carrying out Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana are enclosed at Annexure VII .

(e) A total No. of 1117 applications were received and 107 Schools participated in Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana in AP Circle. Wide publicity in the print and electronic media was given in every stage  of  the  scheme  right  from  the  issue  of  notification  to  disbursement  function  so  that  more schools and students can be included in future. Further, wide publicity was given to the scheme by informing  about  the  scheme  to  Secretary,  Dept  of  School  Education  &  Literacy,  M/o  Human Resource  Development,  The  Chairman,  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE),  The Commissioner,  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan,  The  Chief  Executive  &  Secretary,  Council  for  the Indian  School  Certificate  Examinations (CISCE),  The  Director,  National  Council  of  Educational Research  and  Training (NCERT)  and  Chief  Secretaries  of  States  to  popularise  the  SPARSH scheme. Members of Parliament of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were also requested to popularise the SPARSH scheme in their constituencies.

In  order  to  promote  the  Deen  Dayal  SPARSH  Yojana,  help  of  electronic  media  and Government Digital Programmes will be taken. Local School Authorities will be acquainted with the Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana so that more students may be included in future.

## Objective

Reinforcing  the  efforts  aimed  towards  increasing  the  reach  of  Philately,  a  novel  idea  being proposed is to award Scholarships to children in the class category of Standard VI to IX. Under the Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana ( S cholarship  for P romotion of A ptitude  & R esearch  in S tamps as a H obby or SPARSH) it is proposed to award annual scholarships to those students who have good academic record and also pursue Philately as a hobby. Considering that Philately reinforces and supplements the academic knowledge imparted through regular school curriculum it is proposed to give weightage to both, academic performance  and  philately,  for  awarding  the  scholarship.  It  is  expected  that  such  a  scholarship  would provide fillip not only to Philately but also project a positive image of DOP & would create ambassadors for Philately & DOP. The objective of the scholarship is to

-  Promote Philately among children at a young age in a sustainable manner that can reinforce and supplement the academic curriculum in addition to providing a hobby that can help them relax and de-stress.

In  addition to the above mentioned objective it is envisaged that the SPARSH scholarship, through its various provisions, would have other spin offs as follows:

-  Encourage Philatelic activities in School,
-  Involvement of School administration in Philately,
-  Giving greater visibility to Philately across the spectrum,
-  Create awareness about Philately among parents, academicians, children and public at large,
-  Mainstreaming of Philately in School & educational curriculum,
-  Creation of linkages between younger generation and Philatelists,

## Description of the Scheme

Under the scheme, it is proposed to:

-  Award 920 scholarships to students pursuing Philately as a hobby.
-  Every Postal Circle has to provide a maximum total of 40 scholarships having maximum of 10 students each from Standard VI, VII, VIII & IX.
-  These scholarships will be provided quarterly to the students studying as regular students in class VI-IX in recognized schools.
-  Scholarship will be provided to students who satisfy the eligibility condition and qualify in the selection procedure.
-  The amount of Scholarship is to be Rs. 6000/- per annum @ Rs. 500/-.
-  Selections  to  the  scholarship  would  be  for  one  year  and  there  would  be  no  bar  on  an  already selected student applying for the scholarship next year provided he/she fulfils other criterion.

## Eligibility condition:

Following are the eligibility conditions for SPARSH

-  Candidate must be a student (class VI-IX) of a recognized School within India,
-  Concerned School should have a Philately Club and the  candidate should be a member of the Club,

## Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana

(ANNEXURE I)

-  In  case  the  School  Philately  Club  hasn't  been  established  a  student  having  his  own  Philately Deposit Account may also be considered.
-  A candidate must have good academic record. At the time of selection for award of scholarship the candidate must have scored at least 60% marks or equivalent grade/ grade point in the recent final examination. There will be 5% relaxation for SC/ST.

## General Conditions:

-  An awardee is eligible for the scholarship provided he/she maintains good conduct and continues his/her studies as a regular student.
-  Scholarship may be revoked at any point of time by the competent authority (CPMG) on finding any irregularities in the eligibility criteria.
-  A student must continue to have a PDA account and continue to be a member of Philatelic club during the scholarship awarding period.

## Selection Procedure:

-  The Selection Process will be consisting of two levels (Level 1- Philately Written Quiz &   Level2- Philately Project).
-  Level  1:    A  Philately  Written  Quiz  at  regional  level  will  be  conducted  by  the  circles  in  their respective circles.
-  Level 2:   Students selected at the Regional Level Written Quiz will have to submit a Philately Project and final selection would be made based on the evaluation of Project work on Philately.
-  A  committee  constituted  at  the  circle  level  would  evaluate  the  Project  work  on  Philately submitted by the candidate.
-  Project work on Philately, copy of School ID card, copy of the result of last final examination all duly attested from Principal of School may be submitted to CPMG Office. The project should be sent in original.
-  Project would be 4-5 pages work on Philately containing the original creative work performed by the candidate on the Philately subject. To know more about Philately a candidate may visit India Post website @ http://postagestamps.gov.in/ dedicated to Philately.

## Disbursement of Scholarship:

-  The awardees will be asked to open savings account in Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) or India Post Payment Bank in a branch, which has core banking facility,
-  Each Postal Circle will select the awardees and hand over the list of beneficiaries to IPPB/POSB for payment of scholarship;
-  IPPB/POSB will ensure that the scholarship is paid to awardees on quarterly basis (Rs. 1500/each quarter) after getting the list from each Circle;

## Implementation Strategy of the Scheme:

## Methodology to be adopted for selection of candidates for Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana

- I. Notification and Wide Coverage :
- a. Notification  for  selection  of  scholarship  would  be  issued  by  respective  Circles  in  local Newspapers giving wide publicity to the scheme.
- b. Draft  notification  template  and  Draft  Application  template  format  will  be  provided  by  the Directorate and Circles may make changes to suit the local information if so required.

- c. Also,  the  Circles  would  contact/visit  schools,  hold  workshops  and  seminars  etc  to  inform about the scheme in detail to ensure maximum participation.
- d. Circles  would  also  write  to  State  Government  Education  &  School  Boards  &  District Administration  etc  informing  them  of  the  scheme  and  seeking  support  for  its  propagation. Letter sent by MoS (I/C) to the Chief Ministers and Member of Parliaments in this regard would be shared with Circles.

## II. Selection Process:

- A. A two level selection process is to be adopted for conducting the Quiz and Philately Project. At  the  1 st level,  a  written  test  will  be  conducted  at  regional  level  which  would  act  as  a Screening Test and students selected at first level will have to submit a Philately Project for final selection at 2 nd level.
- B. There will be no weightage of the marks secured in Philately Quiz in the final evaluation and the  final  selection  would  be  decided  solely  on  the  basis  of  the  marks  secured  in  Philately Project.
- C. For  any  given  Circle  the  written  test  would  be  conducted  simultaneously  at  all  regional centres. All arrangements with regard to conduction of the test would be the responsibility of the Circles.

## D. Guidelines regarding Philately Written Quizat regional level :

- i. Question  papers  for  the  written  quiz  to  be  conducted  at  regional  level  will  be prepared by the circle & same set of paper should be used across region.
- ii. Philately  Quiz  will  comprise  of  50  Multiple  Choice  Questions  (MCQ's).  Each question will be of one mark with no negative marking. OMR sheet may be used for answering of these questions which would aid in evaluation.
- iii. The  Multiple  Choice  Question  (MCQ)  format  based  Quiz  test  would  contain  50 (Fifty)  questions  which  would  be  chosen  from  following  subject  areas  in  the following proportion:
- iv. Same set of Question Paper will be framed for all the eligible students across classes. Therefore,  the  framing  of  Quiz  question  paper  would  be  done  considering  the knowledge levels of participating students from class VIth to class IXth.
- v. Circles would select through the written quiz approximately four times the number of scholarship to be given at circle level i.e. about 160 students at regional level.

| Subjects                     | Marks    |
|------------------------------|----------|
| General Knowledge/ Awareness |          |
| Current Affair               | 5 marks  |
| History                      | 5 marks  |
| Geography                    | 5 marks  |
| Science                      | 5 marks  |
| Sports/Culture               | 5 marks  |
| Philately                    |          |
| Local Philately              | 10 marks |
| National Philately           | 15 marks |
| Total                        | 50 marks |

## E. Philately Project for final selection -

- i. After  finalizing  the  list  of  candidates  selected  in  the  Quiz,  Circles  would  issue communication  to  the  selected  candidates  detailing  them  of  the  list  of  Philately Project  Topics  &  broad  guidelines  to  be  followed  for  writing  their  project.  The candidates selected at Philately Written Quiz can choose one topic from the list to submit the project.
- ii. The time given for the preparation and submission of project can be 15 days & the project can be directly submitted to the CPMG office through Registered/Speed Post.

- iii. The Philately Project should not be of more than 4 to 5 pages. In the project, student may use not more than 16 stamps and not more than 500 words. Detailed guidelines regarding the Project & sample project template may be issued by Circles,
- iv. The  evaluation  of  the  Project  will  be  done  by  the  committee  constituted  at  circle level. A committee comprising of DPS or other DoP officers & eminent Philatelist nominated  by  CPMG  would  evaluate  the  Project  &  shortlist  the  candidate  for scholarship.
- v. The committee would recommend a list of top 40 students considering 10 students maximum from each of the VI, VII, VIII & IX class.
- F. Requirement of having a Philately Deposit Account/Membership of the School Philately Club would be with respect to the  Date  of  Application  and  the  student  applying  would  have  to mention the same in his/her application form .

## Desired Outcomes

Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana is envisaged to be a flagship scheme for Department of Posts for promotion of  Philately.  It  is  expected  that  through  this  scheme  we  would  be  able  to  achieve  both  tangible  and intangible outcomes such as

-  Increasing the popularity of Philately,
-  Revitalizing the attraction of Stamps and increase their Philatelic usage,
-  Increase in the number of Philately Deposit Accounts,
-  Rejuvenate the linkages at field level between all the stakeholders in Philately such as Philatelists, Department of Posts, Children & Youth and the prospective Philatelists,
-  Institutionalize  the  support  structure  to  sustain  demand  for  Philatelic  products  by  creation  of School/Institution level Philately Clubs
-  Involve the Philatelist in Promotion of Philately and use their expertise wherever required,
-  Create  Brand  Ambassadors  for  Philately  through  the  Deen  Dayal  SPARSH  Scholarships.  It  is envisaged that the School Children who will be selected for the Scholarship would motivate and inspire  other  colleagues  and  generate  Interest  in  Philately  thereby  create  a  fertile  ground  for Philately,

## Eligibility conditions for participation in Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana:

Following are the eligibility conditions for SPARSH:

-  Candidate must be a student (class VI-IX) of a recognized School within India,
-  Concerned School should have a Philately Club and the candidate should be a member of the Club,
-  In  case  the  School  Philately  Club  hasn't  been  established  a  student  having  his  own  Philately Deposit Account may also be considered.
-  A candidate must have good academic record. At the time of selection for award of scholarship the candidate must have scored at least 60% marks or equivalent grade/ grade point in the recent final examination. There will be 5% relaxation for SC/ST.

## Selection Process:

- A. A two level selection process is to be adopted for conducting the Quiz and Philately Project. At  the  1 st level,  a  written  test  will  be  conducted  at  regional  level  which  would  act  as  a Screening Test and students selected at first level will have to submit a Philately Project for final selection at 2 nd level.
- B. There will be no weightage of the marks secured in Philately Quiz in the final evaluation and the  final  selection  would  be  decided  solely  on  the  basis  of  the  marks  secured  in  Philately Project.
- C. For  any  given  Circle  the  written  test  would  be  conducted  simultaneously  at  all  regional centres. All arrangements with regard to conduction of the test would be the responsibility of the Circles.
- D. Guidelines regarding Philately Written Quizat regional level :
- i. Question papers for the written quiz to be conducted at regional level will be prepared by the circle & same set of paper should be used across region.
- ii. Philately Quiz will comprise of 50 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ's). Each question will be of one mark with no negative marking. OMR sheet may be used for answering of these questions which would aid in evaluation.
- iii.  The Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) format based Quiz test would contain 50 (Fifty) questions  which  would  be  chosen  from  following  subject  areas  in  the  following proportion:
- iv.  Same set of Question Paper will be framed for all the eligible students across classes. Therefore,  the  framing  of  Quiz  question  paper  would  be  done  considering  the knowledge levels of participating students from class VIth to class IXth.
- v. Circles would select through the written quiz approximately four times the number of scholarship to be given at circle level i.e. about 160 students at regional level.

| Subjects                     | Marks    |
|------------------------------|----------|
| General Knowledge/ Awareness |          |
| Current Affair               | 5 marks  |
| History                      | 5 marks  |
| Geography                    | 5 marks  |
| Science                      | 5 marks  |
| Sports/Culture               | 5 marks  |
| Philately                    |          |
| Local Philately              | 10 marks |
| National Philately           | 15 marks |
| Total                        | 50 marks |

## E. Philately Project for final selection -

- i. After  finalizing  the  list  of  candidates  selected  in  the  Quiz,  Circles  would  issue communication  to  the  selected  candidates  detailing  them  of  the  list  of  Philately Project  Topics  &  broad  guidelines  to  be  followed  for  writing  their  project.  The candidates selected at Philately Written Quiz can choose one topic from the list to submit the project.
- ii. The time given for the preparation and submission of project can be 15 days & the project  can  be  directly  submitted  to  the  CPMG  office  through  Registered/Speed Post.

- iii. The Philately Project should not be of more than 4 to 5 pages. In the project, student may use not more than 16 stamps and not more than 500 words. Detailed guidelines regarding the Project & sample project template may be issued by Circles,
- iv. The evaluation  of  the  Project  will  be  done  by  the  committee  constituted  at  circle level. A committee comprising of DPS or other DoP officers & eminent Philatelist nominated  by  CPMG  would  evaluate  the  Project  &  shortlist  the  candidate  for scholarship.
- v. The committee would recommend a list of top 40 students considering 10 students maximum from each of the VI, VII, VIII & IX class.
- F. Requirement of having a Philately Deposit Account/Membership of the School Philately Club would be with respect to the  Date  of  Application  and  the  student  applying  would  have  to mention the same in his/her application form .

## The evaluation committee members of Andhra Pradesh Circle are as follows:

1. Shri E V B Rao, Director of Postal Services, Vijayawada Region, Andhra Pradesh
2. Shri Santosh Netha K, Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Vijayawada Division, Andhra Pradesh
3. Shri MD Jaffar Sadik, Assistant Postmaster General, AP Circle Office Vijayawada
4. Shri M V S Prasad, Renowned Philatelist, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

## (ANNEXURE IV)

## (ANNEXURE V)

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| Sl. No                                                     | name                                                       | Class                                                      | School name                                                | A/c no                                                     | name of the post office                                    |
| 1                                                          | K SPOORTHY                                                 | VI                                                         | ST JOHN'S EM SCHOOL, GUNADALA                              | 3972518375                                                 | CURRENCY NAGAR SO, VIJAYAWADA                              |
| 2                                                          | B DHANUSH SAI PAWAN                                        | VI                                                         | RAVINDRA BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL, SATNARAYANAPURAM           | 3966964904                                                 | VIJAYAWADA HO                                              |
| 3                                                          | G VENKATA JAGRUTHI                                         | VI                                                         | ST JOHN'S EM SCHOOL, GUNADALA                              | 3971706889                                                 | CURRENCY NAGAR SO, VIJAYAWADA                              |
| 4                                                          | D HANISH SAI                                               | VI                                                         | RAVINDRA BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL, SATNARAYANAPURAM           | 3967017371                                                 | VIJAYAWADA HO                                              |
| 5                                                          | K S SHAMIKA                                                | VI                                                         | KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO - 1, SATYANARAYANA PURAM             | 3966934792                                                 | CURRENCY NAGAR SO, VIJAYAWADA                              |
| 6                                                          | G RATNA SAMYUKTHA                                          | VI                                                         | ST JOHN'S EM SCHOOL, GUNADALA                              | 3972489811                                                 | CURRENCY NAGAR SO, VIJAYAWADA                              |
| 7                                                          | P V SAI SUMANTH                                            | VI                                                         | ST JOHN'S EM SCHOOL, GUNADALA                              | 3972470338                                                 | POLYTECHNIC SO, VIJAYAWADA                                 |
| 8                                                          | J YUVA RAM CHARAN                                          | VI                                                         | ST JOHN'S EM SCHOOL, GUNADALA                              | 3972937749                                                 | PATAMATA SO, VIJAYAWADA                                    |
| 9                                                          | MSHANMUKHA VINAYAK                                         | VI                                                         | RAVINDRA BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL, SATNARAYANAPURAM           | 3967029220                                                 | VIJAYAWADA HO                                              |
| 10                                                         | C ROSHINI VYSHNAVI                                         | VI                                                         | ST JOHN'S EM SCHOOL, GUNADALA                              | 3972167634                                                 | CURRENCY NAGAR SO, VIJAYAWADA                              |
| 11                                                         | B DOONDY SAI SUNITH                                        | VII                                                        | ST JOHN'S HIGH SCHOOL, GUNADALA                            | 3972948639                                                 | PATAMATA SO                                                |
| 12                                                         | N SHAMITA                                                  | VII                                                        | INFANT JESUSEM SCHOOL, TEKKALI                             | 3967311943                                                 | TEKKALI HO                                                 |
| 13                                                         | B VAISHNAVI                                                | VII                                                        | ST JOHN'S HIGH SCHOOL, GUNADALA                            | 3971504812                                                 | CURRENCY NAGAR SO                                          |
| 14                                                         | D VENKATA SIRISHA                                          | VII                                                        | BHASHYAM HIGH SCHOOL, VISAKHAPATNAM                        | 3971952545                                                 | MVP COLONY SO                                              |
| 15                                                         | S DHEER ABHISHEK                                           | VII                                                        | NARAYANA EM SCHOOL, KAKINADA                               | 3968222224                                                 | KAKINADA HO                                                |
| 16                                                         | Y LAKSHMI VANI SREE                                        | VII                                                        | VIDYANIKETAN HIGH SCHOOL, AVANIGADDA                       | 3966665160                                                 | AVANIGADDA HO                                              |
| 17                                                         | B SNEHA                                                    | VII                                                        | INFANT JESUSEM SCHOOL, TEKKALI                             | 3967367605                                                 | TEKKALI HO                                                 |
| 18                                                         | DHANESH G                                                  | VII                                                        | ST JOHN'S HIGH SCHOOL, GUNADALA                            | 3972703931                                                 | GUNADALA SO                                                |
| 19                                                         | G LOHITH KUMAR                                             | VII                                                        | ST JOHN'S HIGH SCHOOL, GUNADALA                            | 3972699074                                                 | GUNADALA SO                                                |
| 20                                                         | MNISHITA                                                   | VII                                                        | ST JOHN'S HIGH SCHOOL, GUNADALA                            | 3972691443                                                 | GUNADALA SO                                                |
| 21                                                         | V SAI GANEWAR                                              | VIII                                                       | INDIAN SPRINGS EM HIGH SCHOOL, AVANIGADDA                  | 3966662350                                                 | AVANIGADDA HO                                              |

|   22 | MVPRAMODA LAKSHMI        | VIII   | RAVINDRA BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL, SATYANARAYANAPURAM   |   3967147665 | B K PET HO            |
|------|--------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
|   23 | T ESWAR                  | VIII   | RAVINDRA BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL, SATYANARAYANAPURAM   |   3967416334 | VIJAYAWADA HO         |
|   24 | V ASWITHA                | VIII   | INDIAN SPRINGS EM HIGH SCHOOL, AVANIGADDA            |   3966650715 | AVANIGADDA HO         |
|   25 | K AKRUTHI RAJA RAJESWARI | VIII   | ST JOHN'S EM HIGH SCHOOL, GUNADALA                   |   3972518641 | VJ POLYTECHNIC SO     |
|   26 | P MANOJ GOPAL            | VIII   | INDIAN SPRINGS EM HIGH SCHOOL, AVANIGADDA            |   3966663739 | AVANIGADDA HO         |
|   27 | K BALA RAJESH            | VIII   | INDIAN SPRINGS EM HIGH SCHOOL, AVANIGADDA            |   3966659787 | AVANIGADDA HO         |
|   28 | MERAGHAVAN               | VIII   | ST JOHN'S EM HIGH SCHOOL, GUNADALA                   |   3972569872 | VJ POLYTECHNIC SO     |
|   29 | CH Rup Venkata SAI       | VIII   | ST JOSEPH'S HIGH SCHOOL, NARASARAOPET                |   3968894070 | NARASARAOPET HO       |
|   30 | B YESWANTHA SAI HARSHA   | VIII   | ST JOSEPH'S HIGH SCHOOL, NARASARAOPET                |   3968884347 | NARASARAOPET HO       |
|   31 | MJASWANTHI               | IX     | RAVINDRA BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL, SATYANARAYANA PURAM  |   3966919768 | VIJAYAWADA HO         |
|   32 | K LEELA VAISHNAVI        | IX     | RAVINDRA BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL, SATYANARAYANA PURAM  |   3966648347 | SATYANARAYANAPURAM SO |
|   33 | K VENU HARSHIT           | IX     | RAVINDRA BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL, SATYANARAYANA PURAM  |   3967030813 | VIJAYAWADA HO         |
|   34 | G MANVITHA SRI           | IX     | ST JOHN'S EM HIGH SCHOOL, GUNADALA                   |   3972364088 | CURRENCY NAGAR SO     |
|   35 | G SPANDANA               | IX     | ST JOHN'S EM HIGH SCHOOL, GUNADALA                   |   3972467826 | CURRENCY NAGAR SO     |
|   36 | S SAI VAMSI              | IX     | ST JOHN'S EM HIGH SCHOOL, GUNADALA                   |   3972479775 | VJ POLYTECHNIC SO     |
|   37 | K AKANKSHA               | IX     | ST JOHN'S EM HIGH SCHOOL, GUNADALA                   |   3972504217 | CURRENCY NAGAR SO     |
|   38 | G PRANITHA               | IX     | ST JOHN'S EM HIGH SCHOOL, GUNADALA                   |   3972705768 | GUNADALA SO           |
|   39 | V TEJASWINI              | IX     | ST JOHN'S EM HIGH SCHOOL, GUNADALA                   |   3972942354 | PATAMATA SO           |
|   40 | MSUBHANG                 | IX     | RAVINDRA BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL, SATYANARAYANA PURAM  |   3967230879 | SATYANARAYANAPURAM SO |

(ANNEXURE VI)

|   Sl no. | Name of Circle            | Notificatio n Issue Date   | Application submission last date   | No. of Applicati ons received   | Philately Quiz (Level 1) date   | No. of studen ts appea red   | Quiz (Level 1) Result declared on   | No. of student selected thru Quiz   | Philately Project (Level 2) submission last date   | Final No. of Student s selected   | No. of Schools particip ated   | PDA Accts opened thru SPARSH   | Total PDA accounts in the circle   |
|----------|---------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|        1 | Assam 29-11-2017          | 15-12-2017                 | 117                                | 10-01-2018                      | 117                             |                              | 02-02-2018 51                       | 18-03-2018                          | 16                                                 | 9                                 |                                | 30                             | 326                                |
|        2 | Andhra pradesh 28.11.2017 | 28.12.2017                 | 1117                               | 04.01.2018                      |                                 | 946                          | 23.01.2018                          | 190                                 | 12.02.2018 40                                      | 107                               |                                | 548                            | 3681                               |
|        3 | Bihar 15.12.2017          | 29.12.2017                 |                                    | 1510                            | 24.01.2018                      | 1267                         | 15.02.2018                          | 174                                 | 15.03.2018                                         | 40                                | 50                             | 1510                           | 8100                               |
|        4 | Chattisg arh              | 23.11.2017                 | 29.12.2017                         | 797                             | 07.01.2018                      | 526                          | 17.01.2018                          | 183                                 | 07.02.2018                                         | 40                                | 72                             | 337                            | 3302                               |
|        5 | Delhi                     | 04.12.2017                 | 20.12.2017                         | 525                             | 24.12.2017                      | 330                          | 29.12.2017                          | 168                                 | 16.01.2018                                         | 40                                | 30                             | 112                            | 1405                               |
|        6 | Gujarat                   | 07.12.2017                 | 01.01.2018                         | 414                             | 12.01.2018                      | 375                          | 19.01.2018                          | 177                                 | 07.02.2018                                         | 40                                | 48                             | 385                            | 26956                              |
|        7 | Haryana                   | 24.11.2017                 | 01.01.2018                         | 1647                            | 12.01.2018                      | 1565                         | 18.01.2018                          | 160                                 | 07.02.2018                                         | 40                                | 156                            | 1589                           | 3976                               |
|        8 | HP                        | 30.11.2017                 | 31.12.2017                         | 306                             | 07.01.2018                      | 248                          | 16.01.2018                          | 167                                 | 03.02.2018                                         | 40                                | 17                             | 248                            | 2318                               |
|        9 | J&K (*)                   |                            |                                    |                                 |                                 |                              |                                     |                                     |                                                    |                                   |                                |                                |                                    |
|       10 | Jharkha nd                | 25.11.2017                 | 23.01.2018                         | 1270                            | 30.01.2018                      | 1018                         | 08.03.2018                          | 40                                  | 16.03.2018                                         | 40                                | 40                             | 519                            | 7069                               |
|       11 | Karnata ka                | 23.11.2017                 | 07.01.2018                         | 537                             | 12.01.2018                      | 487                          | 19.01.2018                          | 170                                 | 10.02.2018                                         | 40                                | 118                            | 471                            | 13887                              |
|       12 | Kerala                    | 01.12.2017                 | 29.12.2017                         | 588                             | 08.01.2018                      | 500                          | 29.01.2018                          | 175                                 | 16.02.2018                                         | 40                                | 76                             | 420                            | 47546                              |
|       13 | Madhya Pradesh            | 25.11.2017                 | 04.01.2018                         | 443                             | 28.01.2018                      | 294                          | 02.05.2018                          | 160                                 | 22.02.2018                                         | 40                                | 61                             | 187                            | 1002                               |
|       14 | Mahara shtra              | 06.12.2017                 | 05.01.2018                         | 579                             | 07.01.2018                      | 579                          | different dates at regional level   | 173                                 | 02.02.2018                                         | 40                                | 42                             | 579                            | 14560                              |
|       15 | North East                | 28.11.2017                 | 10.01.2018                         | 64                              | 12.01.2018                      | 64                           | 30.01.2018                          | 64                                  | 25.02.2018                                         | 29                                | 20                             | 56                             | 2798                               |

| 16               | Odisha                | 25.11.2017            | 07.01.2018                       | 1104       | 12.01.2018   | 1023           | 18.01.2018     | 187            | 07.02.2018    | 40    |   45 | 44    |   7137 |
|------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|-------|------|-------|--------|
| 17               | Punjab                | 24.11.2017 01.01.2018 | 863                              | 11.01.2018 |              | 787            | 24.01.2018 195 | 09.02.2018     |               | 40    |   74 | 324   |   2412 |
| 18               | Rajastha n 24.11.2017 | 01.01.2018            | 805                              |            | 12.01.2018   | 684 31.01.2018 | 173            | 23.02.2018     | 40            | 100   |  611 |       |  10925 |
| 19 Tamil Nadu    | 28.11.2018            | 05.01.2018            | 666                              | 18.01.2018 |              | 629            | 30.01.2018 167 | 20.02.2018     | 40            | 54    |  403 |       |  11060 |
| 20               | Telanga na            | 23.11.2017            | 30.12.2017                       | 8027       | 07.01.2018   | 7440           | 22.01.2018 160 | 07.02.2018     | 40            | 686   | 7859 |       |   8903 |
| 21 Uttar Pradesh |                       | 24.11.2017            | further extended upto 05.01.2018 | 549        | 12.01.2018   | 238            | 17.01.2018     | 164 03.02.2018 | 40            | 133   |  549 |       |  10137 |
| 22 Uttarak hand  |                       | 24.11.2017            | 15.12.2017                       | 103        | 01.01.2018   | 52             | 15.01.2018     | 52             | 15.02.2018    | 36 58 |  102 |       |    874 |
| 23               | West Bengal           | 25.11.2017            | 10.01.2018                       | 106        | 11.01.2018   | 83             | 16.01.2018     | 83             | 07.02.2018 40 | 18    |  106 |       |   9628 |
| TOTAL            | TOTAL                 |                       |                                  | 22137      |              | 19252          |                | 3233           |               | 841   | 2014 | 16989 | 198002 |

Total funds allotted to all Postal Circles under the Scheme 'Philately Operations' during 2017-18 (till 23 rd March,2018)including funds for carrying out Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana are given below: -

| S.No.   | Name of Circle       |   Total funds allotted during 2017-18 (till 23 rd March, 2018) (Rs. in lakhs) |
|---------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       |                                                                         21.15 |
| 2       | Assam                |                                                                         29    |
| 3       | Bihar                |                                                                         15.15 |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh         |                                                                         21.5  |
| 5       | Delhi                |                                                                         15.9  |
| 6       | Gujarat              |                                                                         28.9  |
| 7       | Haryana              |                                                                         12.4  |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh     |                                                                         16.9  |
| 9       | J&K (*)              |                                                                          3.55 |
| 10      | Jharkhand            |                                                                         13.4  |
| 11      | Karnataka            |                                                                         19.9  |
| 12      | Kerala               |                                                                         18.15 |
| 13      | Maharashtra          |                                                                         22.9  |
| 14      | Madhya Prasdesh      |                                                                         14.1  |
| 15      | North East           |                                                                         34    |
| 16      | Odisha               |                                                                         18.5  |
| 17      | Punjab               |                                                                         12.4  |
| 18      | Rajasthan            |                                                                         17.9  |
| 19      | Tamil Nadu           |                                                                         29.9  |
| 20      | Telangana            |                                                                         12.4  |
| 21      | Uttar Pradesh        |                                                                         33.4  |
| 22      | Uttarakhand          |                                                                         12.5  |
| 23      | West Bengal + Sikkim |                                                                         35.9  |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                |                                                                        459.8  |

(*) Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana could not be implemented in J&K Circle due to winter season in J&K Circle most of the schools remain closed. Schools in Srinagar, Baramulla, Laddakh and Some areas of Rajouri Division remain closed from December,2017 to February, 2018.

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