Grand foundation-stone laying ceremony of much awaited temple at birth-place of lord Rama at Ayodhya has been a memorable occasion for most people of this country. Postal Department has commemorated the occasion by issuing a beautiful series of postal-stamps on the occasion. The occasion in fact required issue of a complete new series of definitive stamps and postal-stationery. Any way since it could not be planned, now postal-department should at least ensure that commemorative postal-stamps issued on the occasion should be printed in extra large quantity in a manner that stamps in denominations of print may be available at all about 160000 post-offices in the country for next about one year or so. A complete definitive series of postal-stamps and postal-stationery can be planned for coming Deepawali on 14.11.2020.
All other philatical items issued on the occasion should also be available on all post-offices on specific demand of desiring ones. Rather department should advertise through print, electronic and social media about release of philatical-items on 05.08.2020, and arrange home-delivery of these through post-men for senior citizens not able to go out of their homes because of on-going corona-crisis and restrictions on movement for aged ones.
SUBHASH CHANDRA AGRAWAL