Dhai Akhar National Level Letter Writing Campaign: Participants to get huge cash prize, check details
The Department of Posts has started the Dhai Akhar National Level Letter Writing Campaign with the aim to help the participants to display their writing skills and talents. It also encourages their creativity, originality, and self-expression.
As per the competition, the participants will have to write a Letter expressing their views on the subject addressing to the Chief Postmaster General concerned which would be eligible for Cash awards if shortlisted first at Circle level and then Directorate level.
General conditions Dhai Akhar National Level Letter Writing Campaign:
- Periodicity: The Dhai Akhar National Level Letter Writing Competition is organized every year. The campaign will start from 14th September to 14th December (three months). Letters posted after 14th December of the year will not be accepted.
- Topic: The theme and topic for the competition is The Joy of Writing : Importance of Letters in a Digital age.
- Language: The letter can be written in English, Hindi or any Vernacular.
- Categories: The competition will be in the following categories:
(i) Up to 18 years:
- Inland Letter Card Category
- Envelope Category
(ii) Above 18 years:
- Inland Letter Card Category
- Envelope Category
Eligibility:
- Any citizen of India can participate in this competition. There is no minimum or maximum age prescribed for participation. Any citizen of India can participate in respective category according to his/her choice and age. The participants have to give a certificate of their age on the letter such as “I certify that I am below/above the age of 18 as on 01/01/2024”. In case of winning entries, the respective Circle will verify the age and other ID certificates before sending the 03 best entries in each category to Directorate.
Selection Procedure:
- The best 3 (three) entries in each category will be shortlisted by every Circle and prize will be awarded to these 03 entries at Circle level. These best 3 entries of each category (12 in all) chosen at Circle level will be sent to the Directorate for further evaluation of final best 3 entries in each category at the National Level.
- To shortlist candidates at Circle level, an Evaluation Committee will be constituted of which CPMG will be the Chairperson , Other members of the committee must be an academician or a scholar of the particular language/ literature/ associated with journalism including a professor/teaching faculty in a college school.
- The opinion of the scholars shall be given utmost importance while making qualitative selection. Selection Committee at National Level will be constituted at Directorate level for evaluation of final best 3 entries in each category at National Level.
Prize:
- The prize money to be given to the winners of Circle Level and National Level Letters in each category is as follows:
Prize to be given to the winners in each Category at Circle Level: (A)
Prize to be given in each Category at National Level: (B)
Timelines:
- The Dhai Akhar letter writing competition will start from14th September 2024
- Last date of submission of entries will be 14th December 2024.
- Letters posted after 14th December will not be entertained
- Each Circle must arrange and ensure to declare their respective State/ Circle level result by 23rd of January 2025.
- Circle will also ensure that A monthly report in the following Performa be sent to Directorate by 30th of the month of inception of event and till completion
- The winning entries (12 for each Circle) will be sent to Directorate by 7 th February 2025. It is to be ensued by Circles that the winning entries in Vernacular (other than Hindi/ English) should be sent to Directorate along with English Translated Versions.
- The entries received from the Circles will be evaluated at Directorate Level and best 12 entries (3 in each 4 categories) will be selected for National Level prize.