Lok Sabha Question No. 71 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-16
Subject: Commemorative Stamps
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.71 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS

71. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken final decision on release of commemorative stamps on the proposals received so far;
- (b) if so, the details of proposal approved;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  approved  the  proposal  of  release  of  stamp  in commemoration of the 125th birth anniversary of Shri C. Keshwan, veteran freedom fighter and social reformer; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the time by which the final decision is likely to be taken thereon?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)        The  details  of  proposals  approved  in  the  year  2016  out  of  the  total proposals received are placed below at Annexure 1.
- (c) &  (d) Yes, a proposal for issue of a Commemorative Postage Stamp on 125 th Birth Anniversary of 'Shri C. Kesavan' has been received. The said proposal will be placed before the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting for consideration, which is scheduled to be held this year.

## LIST OF PROPOSALS APPROVED

|   Sl.No | Stamp Name                                 |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Income Tax Appellate Tribunal              |
|       2 | International Fleet Review 2016            |
|       3 | VASANTRAO SRINIVASSA SINAI DEMPO           |
|       4 | India-UN Women HeForShe                    |
|       5 | National Archives of India                 |
|       6 | Allahabad High Court                       |
|       7 | O. P. Jindal                               |
|       8 | Fire Services of India                     |
|       9 | Govardhanram Tripathi                      |
|      10 | Swami Chidananda                           |
|      11 | Tata Power                                 |
|      12 | BSE                                        |
|      13 | Tadoba Andhari National Park               |
|      14 | Jagadguru Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamy   |
|      15 | Lady Hardinge Medical College              |
|      16 | Central Water And Power Research Station   |
|      17 | Induction of C-130                         |
|      18 | 50th Anniversary of Haryana                |
|      19 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences    |
|      20 | 3 Garhwal Rifles                           |
|      21 | Gaurishankar Govardhan Joshi               |
|      22 | Hardayal Municipal Heritage Public Library |
|      23 | Shrimad Rajchandraji                       |
|      24 | Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya                   |
|      25 | D. Devaraj Urs                             |
|      26 | Ramanujacharya                             |
|      27 | Acharya Vimal Sagar                        |
|      28 | Saint Pipaji Maharaj                       |
|      29 | Bhupesh Gupta                              |
|      30 | Samrat Vikramaditya                        |

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