India Post All India Letter Writing Competition 2017-18

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India Post invites applications for All India Letter Writing Competition "Dhai Akhar" 2017-18. The theme is "Dear Bapu (Mahatma Gandhi) you inspire me..." and it can be written in any language i.e English/Hindi or any Local language. 

There are two categories

• Inland Letter Card in 500 words OR

• Envelope category/A-4 size paper in 1000 words.

Eligibility Criteria

• Class: Open to all

• Age: Any person of any age group

Prizes and awards

• First prize in each category: INR 50,000

• Second Prize: INR 25,000

• Third Prize: INR 10,000

Circle level prize winner

• First prize in each category: INR 25,000

• Second Prize: INR 10,000

• Third Prize: INR 5,000

How to Apply

• The application can be done by visiting the post office to post the letters in a special letter box only.

• The letter should be addressed to Chief Postmaster General of the respective Circles.

• Rural area: Letter will be given to the local BO. The BOs will dispatch it to respective HO/SO.

• In district headquarters and larger towns and cities, a special box will be placed after clearly earmarked "letter writing campaign"

• In small town: main post office

For more information, click the link given below;

https://www.indiapost.gov.in/VAS/Pages/News/Letterwritingcompetition.pdf

Important Date

• Last Date: Aug 15, 2017

• The prize winning letters will be put uo on Exhibition on: October 2, 2017