| Postal Stamp Image |
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| Stamp Issue Date |
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08/09/1990 |
| Postage Stamp Dinomination |
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1.00 |
| Postal Stamp Serial Number |
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1414 |
| Postal Stamp Name |
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LITERACY YEAR |
| Stamp Information |
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International Literacy Year
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 1990 as the International Literacy Year(ILY) and has invited UNESCOto assume te role of lead organistaion for preparation and observance of the year. The UNESCO has listed certain major objectives for observing this year. These include, pncasing the thrust by govements on literacy programmes, increasing public awareness on the dimentions and implication of literacy, increasing public particiption in the programme, increasing cooperation and solidarity amongst Member States and launching a plan of action for complete eradition of literacy by 2000 AD.
Literacy is one of the basic human virtues i te present day society. The modern world with its advancement in science and technology requires effective literacy to enable an individual to meaningfully participate in the society. Only a literate individual can keep pace with fast changing socio-economic situation. Equality of human rights can be fullyachieved only when there is mass literacy. In a developing economy like India the need for mass literacy is even more acute. The benefit of Government policies for integrated rural development will percolate in a greater manner to rural masses if they are literate, which would make them conscious about govt. schemes and enable them to avail the benefits. Illiteracy leads to ignorance and ignorance of right or opportunity non existant. For the comprehensive development of any nation it is essential that its countrymen should be literate. What is essential for a nation is true foe world community as such.
TheILY was launched in the country by the Prime Minister at a national function held at New Delhi on 22-1-1990. The spirit beind obsrving ILY in the country is toview it as a summon to action than a mere celebration. Amongthevarious activities being organised are; environment building through mass media, mass campaigns for complete eradication of illiteracy in Goa, Kerala andPondichery and sevaral selected districts / block in other States/ UTs; large involvement of students educational institutions and other sections of the society in literacy prohrammes; and organising Bharat Gyan Vigyan Jatha to cover 70,000 villages among others.
Text Courtesy: Department of Education. MInistry of Human Resources Development. |
| Philatelic Stamp Description |
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The stampand FDC on art work supplied by Deptt. of education, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Cancelation has been designed by Nenu Gupta. |
| Stamp Currency |
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R |
| Stamp Type |
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COMMEMORATIVE |
| Stamp Language |
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English |
| Stamp Overall Size |
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3.91 X 2.90 cms |
| Postal Stamp Print Size |
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3.55 X 2.5 cms. |
| Number of Stamps Per Sheet |
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35 |
| Stamp Perforations |
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13 x 13 |
| Postal Stamp Shape |
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Horizontal |
| Postage Stamp Paper |
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Unwatermarked adhesive Gravure coated stamp paper |
| Indian Stamp Process |
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Photogravure |
| Number of stamps printed |
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15,00,000 |
| Stamp Printed At |
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India Security Press |
| Indian Stamp's Color |
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Multicolour |
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