Lok Sabha Question No. 4553 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: Commemorative Stamps
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., SUDHEER GUPTA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, LAKHAN LAL SAHU, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4553 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH   MARCH, 2017

## COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS

4553.   SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR::

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the criteria and guidelines laid down by the Government for issuing of Commemorative Postal Stamps in the names of famous personalities;
- (b) whether the Government has received proposals from the State Governments and people's representatives  for  the  issuance  of  Commemorative  Postal  Stamps  in  the  names  of  famous personalities;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  the  said  proposals  received  during  each  of the  last three  years  and the current year, State/UTwise;
- (d) the action taken/being taken by the Government thereon along with the time by which the said stamps are likely to be released; and
- (e) the  names  of  the  eminent  personalities  on  whom  the  said  category  of  stamps  have  been issued during the said period, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  Department  of  Posts  presently  follows  guidelines  for  issue  of  Commemorative  Postage Stamps,  wherein  a  total  of  18  Rules  are  laid  down.  Out  of  these,  Rule  6  and  Rule  13  are  mainly concerned  with  issuing  of  Commemorative  Postage  Stamps  on  personalities.  A  copy  of  existing Guidelines for issue of Commemorative Postage Stamps is placed below at Annexure A .
- (b) to (d) Yes Madam. The details of proposals received state/UT wise during each of the last three years and the current year (2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017) along with the action taken / being taken on the proposals are placed below at Annexure B .
- (e) The year wise details of Commemorative Postage Stamps issued on personalities from 2014 to till date are placed below at Annexure C .

## ANNEXURE\_A

## GUIDE LINES FOR ISSUE OF COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMPS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

The proposals for issue of Commemorative Postage Stamps will be examined and approved based on the following rules:-

1. Proposals for issue of Commemorative Postage Stamps may be sent by any citizen of India.

2.  Proposals  must  be  submitted  in  the  format  available  on  www.indiapost.gov.in.  Incomplete proposals will not be considered and no correspondence will be made in this regard. It shall be the responsibility of the proponent to submit a complete proposal in the prescribed format.

3. Proposals should be sent at least two years in advance in the prescribed format for consideration by  the  Philatelic  Advisory  Committee  (PAC)/Sub  Committee  of  the  PAC  and  approval  by  the competent authority.

4. Proposals will be considered and recommended/not recommended by the PAC/ Sub Committee of the PAC. They will not be carried forward for the next PAC/ Sub Committee meeting.

5. Not more than 50 issues (maximum 100 stamps) of Commemorative Postage Stamps per annum shall be issued.

6. Stamps on personalities shall not exceed 10% of the Annual Issue Programme.

7. The annual stamp issue programme will be announced in the last week of the December preceding the Calendar year of issue. Once announced, there will not be any change/increase in the number of stamps and the notified dates of issue. The Annual Issue Programme shall reflect regional, cultural, ethnic and gender balance.

8.  The  date  of  issue  shall  be  fixed  by  the  Philately  Division  keeping  in  view  the  significant  dates relating to the subject and the availability of slots in the printing schedule. Dates of issue once fixed shall not be changed. Proponents may hold a presentation function on any day on or after the date of issue.

9.  The  denominations  of  postage  stamps  shall  be  in  consonance  with  domestic  and  International postal tariffs.

10. Commemorative postage stamps will be issued on subjects/ themes / institutions / personalities / events that have a national or International stature or have made national/international contribution or impact or reflect national/international areas of concern. The theme/subject should be such that can be  depicted  on  the  stamps  in  a  visually  appealing  manner  so  as  to  be  of  interest  to  philatelic collectors.

11. Stamps on a particular subject shall issue only once, except thematic subjects such as wildlife, environment, transport, flora fauna etc. or regular issues like Children's Day, Philately Day, Seasons Greetings etc.

12.  Stamps  shall  be  issued  only  on  the  apex  institution/organization,  on  its  100th  /125th  /150th anniversary  and  not  on  the  branches  of  any  institution  or  organization.  The  institution/organization should have national or international stature with significant and well recognised contribution in their respective fields.

13.  No  stamp  will  be  issued  on  a  living  personality.  The  personalities  on  whom  commemorative postage stamp may be issued should be of national or international importance. The occasion to be commemorated must be the birth centenary or 10th /25th /50th /100th death anniversary. Stamps can

be issued no sooner than ten years after an individual's death. Exception in this regard will however be considered to be made for personality from the field of Art, Culture and Music. A commemorative postage stamp shall be issued in honour of the Head of State on his/her first death anniversary.

14. A stamp on the building, monument etc. may be issued on its centenary/125th anniversary/150th anniversary  etc.  The  building,  to  be  so  honoured  must  be  Heritage  site  of  national/international importance  or  site  recognized  by  ASI  of  national/international  importance.  Building  of  regional importance may be commemorated with issue of special cover with special cancellation.

15. Stamp design shall be decided by the Department of Posts. Religious symbols, prefixes/suffixes with the name of personalities will not be incorporated in the design. Once approved, the design of stamp will not be changed.

16.  The  Department  of  Posts  will  decide  the  subject  matters,  prohibited  subjects,  procedure  for proposal  consideration  and  issue/release  of  a  stamp,  period  of  sale  of  commemorative/special stamps and for definitive stamps and postal stationery. It will also determine issue policy, withdrawal policy and archival policy.

17. Proponents shall follow the protocol for release functions.

18.  Proponents  for  the  stamps  relating  to  institutions/events/large  organisations  or  proponents belonging to institutions/organisations/ trusts etc. requesting for a stamp on personalities are required to make a mandatory purchase of a minimum number of 1 lakh stamps. In case of global institution with its headquarters outside India, purchase of stamps and requisite philatelic ancillaries worth of Rs. 25 Lakh will be mandatory.

ANNEXURE B List of Proposals received from State Government and people's representatives for the year 2014.

| State Union Territory   |   / S. No. | Subject                                                                                         | Received from                                                                                                                                          | Action Taken/ Being Taken                                                                                                              |
|-------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh          |          1 | Issue of Stamp on Shri Mandali Venkata Krishna Rao                                              | Shri Mandali Buddha Prasad, Chairman, A.P. official language committee                                                                                 | Proposal could not be approved, since the proposal is not covered under the existing guidelines.                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh          |          2 | Issue of stamp on Dr. A.S. Rao                                                                  | Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon'ble Minister of Urban development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation And Parliamentary Affairs, MP (LS), Andhra Pradesh. | Proposal could not be approved, since the proposal is not covered under the existing guidelines.                                       |
| Goa                     |          1 | Issue of Stamp on Komagata Maru, Begam Akthar and 125 the Birth celebration of Jawaharlal Nehru | Shri Shripad Naik, Hon'ble Minister of State (I/C) for Culture & Tourism, MP (Lok Sabha)                                                               | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
| Goa                     |          2 | Issue of stamp on Late Shri Vishwasrao Dattajirao Chowgule                                      | 1. Sh. Manohar Parrikar, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Goa 2. Adv. Narendra K. Sawaikar, Hon'ble Member of Parliament                                        | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
| Kerala                  |          1 | Issue of stamp on birth centenary of Shri P. T. Chacko                                          | (Lok Sabha) Shri Oomen Chandy, Hon'ble Former Chief Minister of Kerala                                                                                 | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
| Madhya Pradesh          |          1 | Issue of Stamp on Sant Pipaji Maharaj                                                           | Shri Digvijaya Singh, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)                                                                                       | Proposal approved. Material from proponent is awaited. Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) was informed.                               |
| Madhya Pradesh          |          2 | Issue of stamp on Swami Ekarsanand Saraswati and Swami Bajanand Saraswati                       | Sh. Prahlad Singh Patel, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Madhya Pradesh                                                                      | Proposal could not be approved, since the proposal is not covered under the existing guidelines.                                       |

|               |   3 | Issue of stamp on Siyaram Sharan Gupt.               | Ms. Uma Bharti, Hon'ble Minister of Water Resources River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation                                                 | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.   |
|---------------|-----|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh |   1 | Issue of stamp on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya               | Sh. Ram Naik, Hon'ble Governor, Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                | Commemorative Postage Stamp on Deen Dayal Upadhayaya was released on 29.12.2016                                                          |
|               |   2 | Issue of stamp on Mahant Avaidyanathji Maharaj       | Shri. Yogi Adityanath, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, MP (LS)                                                                      | Commemorative Postage Stamp on Mahant Avaidyanath was released on 01.10.2015                                                             |
| Tamil Nadu    |   1 | Issue of Stamp on Bhupesh Gupta                      | Shri D. Raja, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Tamil Nadu                                                                         | Proposal approved. Material from proponent is awaited. Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) was informed.                                 |
| Bihar         |   1 | Issue of a Stamp on Shri Kailashpati Mishra.         | Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Hon'ble Minister for Agriculture                                                                                     | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.   |
|               |   2 | Issue of stamp on Indian Ocean and Rajendra Chola I. | Sh. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State (I/C) Petroleum and Natural Gas, MP (RS), Bihar                                                    | Commemorative Postage Stamp on Indian Ocean and Rajendra Chola I was released on 20.03.2015                                              |
| Haryana       |   1 | Issue of stamp on Ch. Devi Lal                       | Shri Dushyant Chautala, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)                                                                                     | Proposal could not be approved, since the proposal is not covered under the existing guidelines.                                         |
|               |   2 | Issue of stamp on O P Jindal                         | Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Hon'ble Former Chief Minister of Haryana                                                                         | Proposal approved. Date of release was deferred due to administrative reasons. Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) was informed.         |
| Karnataka     |   1 | Issue of stamp on Kavi Muddana                       | 1. Smt Shobha Karandlaje, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 2. Sh. Ananth Kumar Hon'ble former Minister For Chemicals & Fertilizers & | The proposal has been approved in the Philatelic Advisory Committee meeting held on 28-11-2016 for issue in the year 2017.               |

|        |    |                                           | Parliamentary Affairs 3. Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Hon'ble Former Minister of Law & Justice, Current Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation                           |                                                                                                                                        |
|--------|----|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Odisha |  1 | Issue of stamp on Late Gangadhar Mehar    | Sh. Nagendra Kumar Pradhan, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)                                                                                                                 | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
| Assam  |  1 | Issue of stamp on Sri Chandra Nath Sarmah | Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Hon'ble Former Minister of State (Independent Charge) Skill Development, Entrepreneurship Youth Affairs and Sports, Current Hon'ble Chief Minister of Assam | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |

## List of Proposals received from State Government and people's representatives for the year 2015.

| State / Union Territory   |   S. No. | Subject                                                    | Received from                                                                                                                                          | Action Taken/ Being Taken                                                                                                  |
|---------------------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh            |        1 | Issue of Stamp on Adikavi Nannaya and Draksharamam Temple  | Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon'ble Minister of Urban development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation And Parliamentary Affairs, MP (LS), Andhra Pradesh. | The proposal has been approved in the Philatelic Advisory Committee meeting held on 28-11-2016 for issue in the year 2017. |
|                           |        2 | Issue of stamp on Acharya Shree 108 Vimalsagar Jee Muniraj | 1. Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon'ble Minister of Railways, MP (RS), Andhra Pradesh 2. Shri Rayapati Sambasiva Rao, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)  | Commemorative Postage Stamp on Acharya Shree Vimalsagar was released on 14.12.2016                                         |
|                           |        3 | Issue of stamp on Brahmasree                               | Shri M. Venkaiah                                                                                                                                       | The proposal was                                                                                                           |

|               |    | Subhananda Gurudev                                            | Naidu, Hon'ble Minister of Urban development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation And Parliamentary Affairs, MP (LS), Andhra Pradesh.           | placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.                  |
|---------------|----|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh |  1 | Issue of stamp on Samrat Vikramaditya                         | Shri Ram Naik, Hon'ble Governor, Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                  | Commemorative Postage Stamp on Samrat Vikramaditya was released on 22.12.2016                                                          |
| Uttar Pradesh |  2 | Issue of Stamp on 400th Birth Centenary of Prince Dara Shikoh | Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Hon'ble Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs                                              | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
| Uttar Pradesh |  3 | Issue of stamp on Acharya Shree 108 Vimalsagar Jee Muniraj    | 1. Shri Ram Naik, Hon'ble Governer, Uttar Pradesh 2. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Hon'ble Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Parliamentary | Commemorative Postage Stamp on Acharya Shree Vimalsagar was released on 14.12.2016                                                     |
|               |  4 | Issue of stamp on Chaudhary Charan Singh                      | Affairs Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, Hon'ble Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare                                                 | Proposal could not be approved, since the proposal is not covered under the existing guidelines.                                       |
| Tamil Nadu    |  1 | Issue of stamp on Rajendra Chola I.                           | Shri. Pon. Radhakrishnan, Hon'ble Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping                                                   | Commemorative Postage Stamp on Indian Ocean and Rajendra Chola I was released on 20.03.2015                                            |
|               |  2 | Issue of stamp on 'Acharya Bodhidharma', Tamil Buddhist       | Shri. Pon. Radhakrishnan, Hon'ble Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping                                                   | The proposal has been approved in the Philatelic Advisory Committee meeting held on 28-11-2016 for issue in the year 2017.             |
|               |  3 | Issue of stamp on Maveeran 'Alagumuthu Kone'                  | Shri. Pon. Radhakrishnan, Hon'ble Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and                                                            | Commemorative Postage Stamp on Alagumuthu Kone was released on 26.12.2015                                                              |

|                |    |                                                                  | Shipping                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                |
|----------------|----|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Kerala         |  1 | Issue of stamp on Swami Athuradas                                | Shri Kodikunnil Suresh, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)                                                                             | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.         |
| Karnataka      |  1 | Issue of Stamp on Sage Yajnavalkya                               | Shri H. D. Deve Gowda, Former Hon'ble Prime Minister of India                                                                                | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.         |
|                |  2 | Issue of Stamp on Dr. R. K. Srikantan, Carnatic Vocalist Vidwan  | Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Former Hon'ble Minister for Law and Justice, Current Hon'ble Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.         |
|                |  3 | Issue of stamp on HH Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamiji    | Sh. Ananth Kumar former Hon'ble Minister For Chemicals & Fertilizers & Parliamentary Affairs                                                 | Commemorative Postage Stamp on Jagadguru Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamy was released on 27.08.2016                                             |
|                |  4 | Issue of stamp on K.V. Puttappa                                  | Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Former Hon'ble Minister for Law and Justice, Current Hon'ble Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation | The proposal has been approved in the Philatelic Advisory Committee meeting held on 28-11-2016 for issue in the year 2017.                     |
|                |  5 | Issue of stamp on D Devraj Urs                                   | Shri Siddarammaiah, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Karnataka                                                                                      | Proposal approved. However, the stamps could not be issued since the proponent has not given fresh date of release. PAC has been been informed |
| Goa            |  1 | Issue of stamp on Ramachandra Pandurang Vaidya alias Dada Vaidya | Shri Narendra K. Sawaikar, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)                                                                          | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.         |
| Madhya Pradesh |  1 | Issue of stamp on Thakur Niranjan Singh                          | Shri Uday Pratap Singh, Hon'ble                                                                                                              | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic                                                                                                      |

|           |    |                                                            | Member of Parliament, Hoshangabad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.                                           |
|-----------|----|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |  2 | Issue of stamp on Babu Jagjivan Ram                        | Shri Thawarchand Gehlot, Hon'ble Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, MP (RS)                                                                                                                                                                                   | Proposal could not be approved, since the proposal is not covered under the existing guidelines.                                       |
|           |  3 | Issue of stamp on Acharya Shree 108 Vimalsagar Jee Muniraj | 1. Shri Jayant Malaiya, Hon'ble Minister, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh 2. Shri Narender Singh Tomar, Hon'ble Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj 3. Smt Sumitra Mahajan, Hon'ble Speaker of Lok Sabha 4. Smt Sushma Swaraj, Hon'ble Minister of External Affairs | Commemorative Postage Stamp on Acharya Shree Vimalsagar Jee was released on 14.12.2016                                                 |
| Rajasthan |  1 | Issue of stamp on Maharana Pratap                          | Shri C. P. Joshi, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (LS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | A definitive stamp on Maharana Pratap was released under the series 'Makers of India' as per the decision of PAC held on 27-07- 2015.  |
|           |  2 | Issue of stamp on Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin          | Ms. Darshana Jardosh, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha, SURAT)                                                                                                                                                                                                  | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
|           |  3 | Issue of stamp on Acharya Shree 108 Vimalsagar Jee Muniraj | 1. Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 2. Shri Ajay Singh, Hon'ble Minister,                                                                                                                                                              | Commemorative Postage Stamp on Acharya Shree Vimalsagar Jee was released on 14.12.2016                                                 |

|             |    |                                                                           | Government of Rajasthan 3. Shri Surendra Goyal, Hon'ble Minister, Government of Rajasthan 4. Shri Gulabchand Kataria, Hon'ble Minister, Government of Rajasthan 5. Shri Arun Chaturvedi, Hon'ble Minister, Government of Rajasthan 6. Shri Yunis Khan, Hon'ble Minister, Government of Rajasthan 7. Shri Otaram Dewasi, Hon'ble Minister, Government of Rajasthan 8. Shri Ramdas Agarwal, Hon'ble Ex- Member of Parliament, Rajasthan   |                                                                                                                            |
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|             |  4 | Issue of stamp on Jhala Manna                                             | Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | The proposal has been approved in the Philatelic Advisory Committee meeting held on 28-11-2016 for issue in the year 2017. |
|             |  5 | Issue of stamps on Dayanand Saraswati and Amar Shaheed Swami Shraddhanand | Shri Sumedhanand Saraswati, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Proposal could not be approved, since the proposal is not covered under the existing guidelines.                           |
| Maharashtra |  1 | Issue of stamp on Shri K. Ram Ganesh Gadkari.                             | Shri Rahul Shewale Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein                     |

|    |                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | the same could not be approved.                                                                                                        |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2 | Issue of stamp on Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade                                 | Shri Dilip Gandhi, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
|  3 | Issue of stamp on Dr. (Smt.) Anandi Gopal Joshi                                 | Shri Vinod Tawde, Hon'ble Minister, Maharashtra State                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
|  4 | Issue of Stamp on Sage Yajnavalkya                                              | Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon'ble Minister of Road Transport, highways & Shipping                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
|  5 | Issue of Stamp on Shri Hirji Bhojraj & Sons Kutchi Visha Oswal Jain Chhatralaya | Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
|  6 | Issue of stamp on Acharya Shree 108 Vimalsagar Jee Muniraj                      | 1. Shri Dilip Gandhi, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 2. Shri Raju Shetti, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 3. Shri Vijay Darda, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Maharashtra 4. Dr. Kirit Somaiya, Hon'ble MP, Maharashtra 5. Shri Raj K. Purohit, Hon'ble Minister, Maharashtra | Commemorative Postage Stamp on Acharya Shree Vimalsagar Jee was released on 14.12.2016                                                 |

|           |   7 | Issue of stamps on Shrimad Rajchandraji                                | 1. Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 2. Shri Dilip Gandhi, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)   | Proposal approved for issue in the year 2017.                                                                                          |
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|           |   8 | Issue of stamp on Shri Vinayak Damodar Sawarkar                        | Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, Hon'ble Minister of State for Home Affairs, MP (LS)                                                          | Proposal could not be approved, since the proposal is not covered under the existing guidelines.                                       |
|           |   9 | Issue of stamp on Babu Hardas Laxman Nagarkar                          | Ramdas Athwale, Hon'ble Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, MP (Rajya Sabha)                                             | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
|           |  10 | Issue of stamp on Shri Shreedhar Mahadev Joshi (S.M.Joshi)             | Shri R. M. Jadhav, Hon'ble Deputy Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai                                       | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
|           |  11 | Issue of stamp on Dr. B. R Ambedkar and constitution of India          | Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon'ble Minister of Road Transport, highways & Shipping                                                              | Commemorative Postage Stamp on Dr. B. R Ambedkar and constitution of India was released on 30.09.2015                                  |
| Bihar     |   1 | Issue of stamps on Shrimad Rajchandraji                                | Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Hon'ble Minister for Agriculture, MP (LS), Bihar                                                                 | Proposal has been approved for issue in the year 2017                                                                                  |
|           |   2 | Issue of stamp on Shaheed Raghunath Mahanty and Shaheed Dibakar Parida | Sh. Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon'ble Minister of State (I/C) Petroleum and Natural Gas, MP (RS), Bihar                                        | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
|           |   3 | Issue of stamp on swami Chiddananda saraswati ji maharaj               | Sh. Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon'ble Minister of State (I/C) Petroleum and Natural Gas, MP (RS), Bihar                                        | Commemorative Postage Stamp on swami Chiddananda saraswati ji maharaj was released on 21.05.2016                                       |
| Jharkhand |   1 | Issue of stamp on Acharya Shree 108 Vimalsagar Jee Muniraj             | Shri Sudarshan Bhagat, Hon'ble Minister of State For                                                                                     | Commemorative Postage Stamp on Acharya Shree                                                                                           |

|         |    |                                                                    | Rural Development                                                                                                                                                                                                | Vimalsagar Jee was released on 14.12.2016                                                                                              |
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| Delhi   |  1 | Issue of stamp on Acharya Shree 108 Vimalsagar Jee Muniraj         | Shri Satyendar Jain Hon'ble Minister, Delhi Government                                                                                                                                                           | Commemorative Postage Stamp on Acharya Shree Vimalsagar Jee was released on 14.12.2016                                                 |
|         |  2 | Issue of stamp on Queen Hur Hwang Ok of Korea                      | Shri Udit Raj, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha),                                                                                                                                                         | Proposal approved. Material from proponent is awaited. Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) was informed.                               |
|         |  3 | Issue of stamp on Mathew M. Kuzhiveli                              | Shri Mahesh Giri, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha),                                                                                                                                                      | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
|         |  4 | Issue of stamp on Late Pandit Chintamani Sharma Ji                 | Dr. Harsh Vardhan Hon'ble Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, MP (LS)                                                                                                                           | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
|         |  5 | Issue of stamp on Late Archbishop Benedict Mar Gregorious          | Shri Abraham M.Pattiyani, Hon'ble Member, Delhi Minorities Commission                                                                                                                                            | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
| Haryana |  1 | Issue of stamp on Acharya Shree 108 Vimalsagar Jee Muniraj         | Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki, Hon'ble Governor Haryana                                                                                                                                                             | Commemorative Postage Stamp on Acharya Shree Vimalsagar Jee was released on 14.12.2016                                                 |
| Gujarat |  1 | Issue of stamp on Gaurishankar Govardhan Joshi known as 'DHUMKETU' | 1. Shri. Parshottam Rupala, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Gujarat, Minister of State for Agriculture 2. Shri. Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Hon'ble MP (RS), Gujarat, Minister of State for Agricultures | Proposal has been approved for issue in the year 2017                                                                                  |

| Punjab   | 1   | Issue of stamp on Maharaja Jassa Singh Ramgarhia   | Shri Vijay Sampla, Hon'ble Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment   | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.   |
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List of Proposals received from State Government and people's representatives for the year 2016.

| State Union Territory   |   S. No. | Subject                                         | Received from                                                  | Action Taken/ Being Taken                                                          |
|-------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh          |        1 | Issue of stamp on Brahmasree Subhananda Gurudev | Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon'ble Minister of Urban development, | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on |

|           |    |                                                                                                    | Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation And Parliamentary Affairs, MP (LS), Andhra Pradesh.                                                      | 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.                                                                                    |
|-----------|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |  2 | Issue of stamp on Kavi Samrat Viswanatha Satyanarayana', 'Kummari Molla' and 'Tarigonda Vengamamba | Dr. Kambhapati Haribabu, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)                                                                            | Proposal has been approved for issue in the year 2017                                                                                  |
| Karnataka |  1 | Issue of stamp on Kavi Muddana                                                                     | Shri H. D. Devegwoda, Former Hon'ble Prime Minister                                                                                          | The proposal has been approved in the Philatelic Advisory Committee meeting held on 28-11-2016 for issue in the year 2017.             |
| Karnataka |  2 | Issue of stamp on Ramanujacharya                                                                   | Sh. D. V. Sadananda Gowda Hon'ble Minister of Statistics &Programme Implementation                                                           | Proposal has been approved for issue in the year 2017                                                                                  |
| Karnataka |  3 | Issue of stamp on Pandit Taranath                                                                  | Sh. D. V. Sadananda Gowda Hon'ble Minister of Statistics &Programme Implementation                                                           | Proposal could not be approved, since the proposal is not covered under the existing guidelines.                                       |
| Karnataka |  4 | Issue of stamp on Martyr Mahadevappa Mailar                                                        | 1. Shri Jagdish Shettar, Hon'ble Minister, Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2. Shri Shiv Kumar Udasi, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
|           |  5 | Issue of a Stamp on Pt. Sawai Gandharva                                                            | Shri Pralhad Joshi, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)                                                                                 | The proposal will be placed before the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) for consideration in its next meeting.                      |
| Goa       |  1 | Issue of a Stamp on Vasantrao Srinivassa Sinai Dempo.                                              | Shri Narendra K. Sawaikar, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)                                                                          | Commemorative Postage Stamp on Vasantrao Srinivassa Sinai Dempo was released on 04.03.2016                                             |
| Gujarat   |  1 | Issue of stamp on Gaurishankar Govardhan Joshi known as                                            | Shri. Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Hon'ble                                                                                                        | Proposal has been approved for issue in                                                                                                |

|             |    | 'DHUMKETU'                                     | MP (RS), Gujarat, Minister of State for Agriculture                                                                                 | the year 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|-------------|----|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|             |  2 | Issue of stamp on Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Hon'ble Minister of Textiles                                                                               | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. Commemorative stamps on Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan had been released on 05- 09-1967 and 11-09- 1989. |
|             |  3 | Issue of Stamp on 'Veer Meghamaya'             | 1. Dr. Kirit P. Solanki, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 2. Smt Darshana Jardosh, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.                                                                                                        |
| Maharashtra |  1 | Issue of stamp on Sant Narhari Maharaj         | Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra                                                                       | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.                                                                                                        |
| Maharashtra |  2 | Issue of stamp on Dr. Shankar Abaji Bhise      | Smt Supriya Sule, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Maharashtra                                                                         | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.                                                                                                        |
| Maharashtra |  3 | Issue of stamp on Balaji Raipurkar             | Shri eteN k koAsA, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) Gadchiroli-Chimur (Maharashtra),                                        | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.                                                                                                        |
|             |  4 | Issue of stamp on Rashtra Sant Sh. Goroba Kaka | Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, Hon'ble Minister of State for Home Affairs                                                              | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.                                                                                                        |
|             |  5 | Issue of stamp on U Soso Tham                  | Shri Prakash Javadekar, Hon'ble                                                                                                     | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

|               |    |                                                                                                                                                | Minister of Human Resource Development                                                               | Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.                                           |
|---------------|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|               |  6 | Issue of stamp on freedom fighters of Solapur namely 'Shri Mallappa Dhanshetti, Shri Kurban Hussain, Shri Jagnnath Shinde and Shri Kisan Sarda | Shri Subhash Deshmukh, Hon'ble Minister of Co- operation, Marketing and Textiles, Maharashtra State  | The proposal will be placed before the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) for consideration in its next meeting                       |
|               |  7 | Issue of stamp on Smt. Jayawantiben Mehta, Ex. Union Minister                                                                                  | Dr. Kirit Somaiya, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)                                          | Proposal could not be approved, since the proposal is not covered under the existing guidelines.                                       |
|               |  8 | Issue of stamp on Goswami Indira Beti ji of Varjdham Mandir, Baroda                                                                            | Dr. Kirit Somaiya, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)                                          | Proposal could not be approved, since the proposal is not covered under the existing guidelines.                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh |  1 | Issue of stamp on Yogiraj Baba Gambhirnath Ji Maharaj                                                                                          | Shri Yogi Adityanath, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, M.P (Lok Sabha)                       | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
| Uttar Pradesh |  2 | Issue of stamp on Shri Banarasi Dass Gupta                                                                                                     | Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Hon'ble Minister of Women & Child Development                              | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
| Uttar Pradesh |  3 | Issue of stamp on Ramanand Chattopadhyaya                                                                                                      | Shri Murali Manohar Joshi, Hon'ble Minister of Human Resource Development, Member of Parliament (LS) | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
|               |  4 | Issue of stamp on Swami Brahmanand                                                                                                             | Dr. Swami Sachidanand Hari Sakshi Maharaj, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)                  | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |
|               |  5 | Issue of stamp on Shri Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna                                                                                                 | Shri Akhilesh Yadav, Former Hon'ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh                                  | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |

|             |   6 | Issue of a Stamp on Gauri Shankar Rai                    | Shri Neeraj Shekhar, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)                                                                                                                                                              | The proposal will be placed before the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) for consideration in its next meeting.                                                                                               |
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| Jharkhand   |   1 | Issue of stamp on Shri Birsa Munda                       | Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha),                                                                                                                                                           | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. Commemorative stamps on Shri Birsa Munda had been released on 15-11-1988 |
| West Bengal |   1 | Issue of stamp on Ramanand Chattopadhyaya                | Shri S. K. Jana, Deputy Secretary to the Govt. Of West Bengal, Governor's Secretariat, Raj Bhawan, Kolkata, West Bengal                                                                                                    | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.                                                                          |
| West Bengal |   2 | Issue of stamp on 350th Prakash Utsav: Guru Gobind Singh | Sh. S S Ahluwalia Hon'ble Minister of State, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs                                                                                                        | Commemorative Postage Stamp on 350th Prakash Utsav: Guru Gobind Singh was released on 05.01.2017                                                                                                                |
| West Bengal |   3 | Issue of stamp on Sitaram Saksaria                       | Shri Vivek Gupta, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)                                                                                                                                                               | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.                                                                          |
| Kerala      |   1 | Issue of Stamp on C. Kesavan                             | 1. Shri Oommen Chandy, Former Hon'ble Chief Minister of Kerala 2. Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Kerala 3. Shri S. M. Vijayanand, Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala 4. Shri Mullappally Ramachandran | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.                                                                          |

|       |    |                                                          | , Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 5. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 6. Prof. P. J. Kurien Hon'ble Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha 7. Shri P. K. Sreemathi Teacher, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 8. Prof. K. V. Thomas, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 9. Shri A. K. Antony, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) 10. Dr. A. Sampath, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 11. Shri S. M. Vijayanand, Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala 12. Shri Suresh Gopi, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)   |                                                                                                  |
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| Delhi |  1 | Issue of stamp on 350th Prakash Utsav: Guru Gobind Singh | Sh. Praveen Davar Hon'ble Member, National Commission for Minorities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Commemorative Postage Stamp on 350th Prakash Utsav: Guru Gobind Singh was released on 05.01.2017 |

| Punjab         |   1 | Issue of stamp on Balwant Gargi                                                                  | Smt Kirron Kher, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)                                                        | Proposal has been approved for issue in the year 2017                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|----------------|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Madhya Pradesh |   1 | Issue of stamp on 'Ram Prasad Bismil, Thakur Roshan Singh, Ashfaquallah Khan & Rajender Lahiri'. | Shri Narender Singh Tomar, Hon'ble Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water & Sanitation | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. Commemorative stamps on Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaquallah Khan had been released on 19- 12-1997 |
| Tamil Nadu     |   1 | Issue of stamp on Jaigopal Garodia                                                               | Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan, Hon'ble Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping                     | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved.                                                                                                  |
|                |   2 | Issue of stamp on M G Ramachandran                                                               | Shri L. Ganesan Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)                                                       | Commemorative Postage Stamp on M G Ramachandran was released on 17-01-2017                                                                                                                                                              |
| Odisha         |   1 | Issue of stamp on Biju Patnaik                                                                   | Shri Naveen Patnaik Hon'ble Chief Minister of Odisha                                                             | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. Commemorative stamp on Biju Patnaik had been released on 05- 03-1999.                            |
| Rajasthan      |   1 | Issue of stamp on Shri Girdhari Lal Bhargava                                                     | Shri Ramcharan Bohara, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)                                                  | Proposal could not be approved, since the proposal is not covered under the existing guidelines.                                                                                                                                        |
| Bihar          |   1 | Issue of stamp on Swami Karpatri Ji                                                              | Shri Sushil Kumar Singh, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)                                                | The proposal will be placed before the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) for consideration in its next meeting.                                                                                                                       |
|                |   2 | Issue of stamp on Shaheed Balak Baji Rout                                                        | Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon'ble Minister of State (I/C) Petroleum & Natural Gas                                 | The proposal will be placed before the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) for consideration in its next                                                                                                                                |

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List of Proposals received from State Government and people's representatives for the year 2017.

| State / Union Territory   |   S. No. | Subject                               | Received from                                              | Action Taken/ Being Taken                                                                                                              |
|---------------------------|----------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Tamil Nadu                |        1 | Issue of stamp on Sacred Heart Church | Shri La Ganesan Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) | The proposal was placed in the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held on 28-11-2016, wherein the same could not be approved. |

## ANNEXURE C

## Stamp on Personalities released in the year 2014.

| Stamp on Personality   | Date of Release   |
|------------------------|-------------------|
| Jagjit Singh           | 08.02.2014        |
| HASRAT MOHANI          | 25.02.2014        |
| CHATTAMPISWAMIKAL      | 30.04.2014        |

| Ali Akbar Khan             | 03.09.2014   |
|----------------------------|--------------|
| Bhimsen Joshi              | 03.09.2014   |
| D. K. Pattammal            | 03.09.2014   |
| Gangubai Hangal            | 03.09.2014   |
| Kumar Gandharva            | 03.09.2014   |
| Malikarjun Mansur          | 03.09.2014   |
| Ravi Shankar               | 03.09.2014   |
| Vilayat Khan               | 03.09.2014   |
| Anagarika dharmapala       | 25.10.2014   |
| Swami ekrasanand saraswati | 04.12.2014   |
| Baba amte                  | 30.12.2014   |

## Stamp on Personalities released in the year 2015.

| Stamp on Personality                        | Date of release   |
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| Indian Ocean and Rajendra Chola 1           | 20.03.2015        |
| Samrat Ashoka                               | 24.08.2015        |
| DR. B.R. Ambedkar and Constitution of India | 30.09.2015        |
| Mahant Avaidyanath                          | 01.10.2015        |
| Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam                      | 15.10.2015        |
| Sumitranandan Pant                          | 23.12.2015        |
| Alagumuthu Kone                             | 26.12.2015        |

## Stamp on Personalities released in the year 2016.

| Stamps                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Date of release   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| Vasantrao Srinivassa Sinai Dempo                                                                                                                                                                                 | 04.03.2016        |
| Govardhanram Tripathi                                                                                                                                                                                            | 27.04.2016        |
| Swami Chidananda                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 21.05.2016        |
| Jagadguru Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamy                                                                                                                                                                         | 27.08.2016        |
| Saint Teresa                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 04.09.2016        |
| Akshardham Temple, New Delhi and Pramukh Swami Maharaj                                                                                                                                                           | 07.12.2016        |
| Acharya Vimal Sagar                                                                                                                                                                                              | 14.12.2016        |
| Samrat Vikramadittya                                                                                                                                                                                             | 22.12.2016        |
| Personality Series: Bihar (i) Karpoori Thakur (ii) Kunwar Singh (iii) Kailashpati Mishra (iv) Vidyapati (v) Sachchidananda Sinha (vi) Dashrath Manjhi (vii) Phanishwar Nath Renu (viiii) Sri Krishna Sinha       | 26.12.2016        |
| Deendayal Upadhyaya                                                                                                                                                                                              | 29.12.2016        |
| Legendary Singers of India: (i)Mohammed Rafi (ii) Kishore Kumar (iii) Geeta Dutt (iv) Manna Dey (v) Bhupen Hazarika (vi) Talat Mahmood (vii) T.M. Soundarajan (viii) Mukesh (ix) Shamshad Begum (x) Hemant Kumar | 30.12.2016        |

## Stamp on Personalities released in the year 2017.

| Stamps on Personality                  | Date of release   |
|----------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 350th Prakash Utsav: Guru Gobind Singh | 05.01.2017        |
| Dr. M. G. Ramachandran                 | 17.01.2017        |

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