(a) the list of the commemorative Postal Stamps released in the honour of the distinguished Indian personalities during the last three years and till date from Gujarat;
(b) whether the Government have received a suggestion for releasing a Commemorative Postal Stamp in honour of late Dula Bhaya Kag (KAGBAPU); and
(c) if so, the action taken in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ( Dr. SANJAY PASWAN)
(a) Details are give in the annexure.
(b)&(c): Yes, Sir. Authentic biographical details are being collected in order to place the proposal before the Philatelic Advisory Committee, as per prescribed procedure on the subject.
ANNEXURE
List of stamps on distinguished personalities from Gujarat released in 1999, 2000& 2001 and till date this year.
Sl. No. Year Name of the Personality Date of issue
1 1999 Jhaverchand Kalidas Meghani 14.09.1999 2 1999 Chhaganlal K. Parekh 09.10.1999 3 1999 Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik 09.12.1999 4 2000 Balwantrai Mehta 17.2.2000 5 2001 - - 6 2002(till date) -