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PM Narendra Modi govt offers SPARSH scholarship for students with Philately hobby
PM Narendra Modi launches Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana scholarship program for school children to increase the reach of Philately
The Government of Narendra Modi on 2 November 207 has launched Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana, a scholarship program for school children to increase the reach of Philately.
Under the scheme of SPARSH (Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude and Research in Stamps as a Hobby), annual scholarships will be awarded to the student of class VI to IX having good academic record and also pursuing Philately as a hobby.
Philately is the hobby of collection and study of postage stamps. It also entails the collection, appreciation and research activities on stamps and other related philatelic products.
The hobby of collecting stamps includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing and maintaining the stamps or related products on thematic areas.
Stamps collection also teaches a lot about the socio-economic-political reality of the period in which the stamps is issued or the theme on which it is issued.
