39 Students Appear for Deen Dayal SPARSH Exam in Pratapgarh

The Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana examination was conducted at the Pratapgarh Head Post Office on Sunday to promote philately, or the collection of postage stamps. Students from Classes 6, 7, 8 and 9 took part in the competitive examination organised under the Indian Postal Department’s scheme.

A total of 52 students had applied for the examination, while 39 students were present. Students from V.S. Memorial Inter College, St. Joseph College, Sanskar Public Inter College Lalganj, Children Paradise School and Sanskar Global School appeared for the examination.

The examination was held from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. Teachers from V.S. Memorial Inter College were also present during the examination.

Harsh Sharma, Inspector Post Office Central Pratapgarh; Shailendra Pandey, Parivad Inspector; and Manoj Pandey, Deputy Postmaster, Pratapgarh Head Post Office, carried out their responsibilities as examiners.

Amit Kumar and Saurabh from the Divisional Office, along with Surendra Kumar and Faizal ME from the Head Post Office, provided support during the examination.

Under the Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana, successful students will be selected at the state level. The selected students will receive ₹6,000 as a scholarship or incentive amount from the Postal Department.

The arrangements and overall conduct of the examination were completed under the leadership of Sanjay Gupta, Pravar Dakpal, Pratapgarh Head Post Office. The examination was organised as part of the Postal Department’s effort to encourage students to take an interest in philately.