Lok Sabha Question No. 2626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-10
Subject: My Stamp Scheme
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2626 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  MARCH, 2021

## MY STAMP SCHEME

## 2626. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Department of Post has launched 'My Stamp Scheme' in the country and if so, the details and the purpose thereof;
- (b) the total number of stamps that have been printed and released thereunder; and
- (c) the  income  generated  through  the  said  scheme  during  each  of  the  last  three  years, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATION AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a) Yes, Sir. 'My Stamp' was first introduced in India during the World Philatelic Exhibition, 'INDIPEX-2011'. There was considerable demand for it during the exhibition and many requests to continue this scheme of 'My Stamp' were received after the 'INDIPEX-2011' exhibition. This enthusiasm from stamp lovers prompted India Post to introduce the 'My Stamp' scheme on pan India basis. This scheme is available in important Post Offices.
- (b) 29,53,500 sheets of My Stamps have since been printed under 209 themes and released after its inception.
- (c) Revenue generated State/UT-wise on account of 'My Stamp' scheme during the last three calendar years i.e. 2018, 2019 and 2020 is at Annexure-A.

## Annexure-A

| Year Wise Revenue in (Rs)                                                            | Year Wise Revenue in (Rs)   |   Year Wise Revenue in (Rs) | Year Wise Revenue in (Rs)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| State/UT                                                                             | 2018                        |                        2019 | 2020                        |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                       | 1784840                     |                      945540 | 599200                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                    | 11760                       |                        1500 | 54600                       |
| Assam                                                                                | 317220                      |                      103480 | 64355                       |
| Bihar                                                                                | 83400                       |                      407690 | 133830                      |
| Chandigarh (UT)                                                                      | 49730                       |                       39510 | 16910                       |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                         | 123760                      |                      118010 | 1310550                     |
| Goa                                                                                  | 0                           |                      135900 | 15600                       |
| Gujarat [including Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (UT)]                    | 1667960                     |                      386380 | 337955                      |
| Haryana                                                                              | 240960                      |                      261600 | 180960                      |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                     | 97800                       |                      153000 | 237600                      |
| Jammu &Kashmir (UT) &Ladakh (UT)                                                     | 12000                       |                        9300 | 1200                        |
| Jharkhand                                                                            | 1808490                     |                     2167840 | 61294                       |
| Karnataka                                                                            | 6612080                     |                     3920172 | 2295352                     |
| Kerala [including Lakshadweep (UT)]                                                  | 1145841                     |                     4242720 | 1661180                     |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                       | 365000                      |                     1555000 | 1273530                     |
| Maharashtra                                                                          | 10395900                    |                    13315230 | 5242750                     |
| Manipur                                                                              | 10200                       |                       21600 | 50100                       |
| Meghalaya                                                                            | 9600                        |                        1680 | 102000                      |
| Mizoram                                                                              | 480                         |                           0 | 42000                       |
| Nagaland                                                                             | 360                         |                           0 | 67800                       |
| National Capital Territory of Delhi                                                  | 8491260                     |                    13767860 | 7437898                     |
| Odisha                                                                               | 1346910                     |                      328790 | 107530                      |
| Punjab                                                                               | 201350                      |                      157440 | 102650                      |
| Rajasthan                                                                            | 3477400                     |                     1299950 | 270660                      |
| Sikkim                                                                               | 188810                      |                       39947 | 147800                      |
| Tamilnadu [including Puducherry (UT)]                                                | 1433090                     |                    11829367 | 5020205                     |
| Telangana                                                                            | 4721960                     |                     1830290 | 5942988                     |
| Tripura                                                                              | 0                           |                        2700 | 51900                       |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                        | 1506550                     |                     1335030 | 1323230                     |
| Uttarakhand                                                                          | 389700                      |                      206700 | 199200                      |
| West Bengal [including Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT)] | 7856122                     |                     9707786 | 6308624                     |
| Total                                                                                | 54350533                    |                    68292012 | 40661451                    |
| Grand Total                                                                          |                             |                   163303996 |                             |

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