Postal department organizes national level ‘Dhai Akhar’ letter writing competition

By: Pune Pulse

August 12, 2023

Pune: The postal department has organized a national-level ‘Dhai Akhar’ letter-writing campaign on the theme ‘Digital India for New India’ for the financial year 2023-24.

The details of the campaign are as follows:

(a) The theme of the letter-writing campaign is ‘Digital India for New India’ and will be run from August 1, 2023, to October 31, 2023.

(b) The letter is to be written in English, Hindi, or the local language and should be addressed to Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle, Mumbai (400001).

(c) The letter is to be written on plain A4 size paper and will not be more than 1000 words, or on an Inland Letter Card (ILC), where it will not be more than 500 words. Only handwritten letters will be accepted.

(d) This campaign is open to all.

Up to 18 years

*Inland Letter Card Category

*Envelope Category

Above 18

Inland Letter Card Category

Envelope Category

(e) It is compulsory that a hard copy of the letter bearing the dispatch postmark of later than October 31, 2023, be sent by post.

The participants have to give a certificate of their age on the letter, such as, “I certify that I am below or above the age of 18 on January 1, 2023.” In the case of winning letters, the age and other ID certificates will be verified by the Circle Office before sending the three letters in each category to the Directorate.

The proposed prize money to be given to the winners of the Circle Level and National Level are as follows:

Prizes to be given to the winners in each category at the Circle Level

• First prize in each category: Rs 25,000/-
• Second Prize in each category: Rs 10,000/-
• Third Prize in each category: Rs 5,000/-

Prizes to be given to the winners in each category at the national level

• First Prize in each category: Rs 50,000/-
• Second Prize in each category: Rs 25,000/-
• Third Prize in each category: Rs 10,000/-