Pune: The India Post has come up with an innovative contest involving students of schools and junior colleges of the country to commemorate India’s 75th year of independence.
As part of the celebration for the ongoing ‘Aazadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations that began in August 2021, the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communication and Department of School Education and Literacy and Ministry of Education, have collaborated to launch ’75 lakh Postcards Campaign’ on Wednesday, December 1, reported The Indian Express.
For the campaign, a record 75 lakh postcards are set to be sent by students to mark the occasion. This will be an opportunity for the students to write postcards, which are almost obsolete these days.
Schools across boards in all states and union territories have been asked to arrange postcards for students. According to the report, local post offices near the schools have been tasked to provide specially-stamped postcards for 50 paise each.
Schools have been advised to encourage students of classes IV to XII to write postcards either in Hindi, English or any of the scheduled languages. ‘The Unsung heroes of India’s freedom struggle’ and ‘My vision for India, 2047’ are the two topics for postcard writing.
Schools will hold the competition between December 1 and 20. They will select and send the 10 best postcard entries online to their respective boards.
The winners of 75 best postcard entries will be given an opportunity to interact with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January 2022.
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