(a) whether the Department of Posts has stopped selling revenue stamps in the Badrha region of Haryana;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to check black marketing of the postage stamps available to the consumers on the prescribers price?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD)
(a) & (b) State Government of Haryana has not agreed to allow commission on prescribed rate agreed and circulated to all the State Governments by Ministry of Finance, Government of India for sale of revenue stamps through post offices Therefore, the sale of revenue stamps through post offices has been discontinued in Haryana including Badrha region.
(c) The postage stamps are freely available at the prescribed price at all the post offices. Neither any instance of black marketing of postage stamps has come to the notice of this Department nor any complaint on this score has been received.