MAHARASHTRA
GOVERNOR SHRI KOSHYARI DONATES 1 LAKH FOR POSTAL STAFF AFFECTED BY COVID - 19
Amount includes prize money from letter writing competition and
personal contribution*
Maharashtra Governor Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari today made a
personal donation of Rs.1 lakh to the Maharashtra Posts for the treatment of
the postal staff affected by the Corona virus Disease, Covid – 19.
A cheque of Rs. One Lakh addressed to the ‘Maharashtra Postal
Circle Welfare Fund’ was handed over by the Governor to the Chief Post Master
General of Maharashtra Harish Chandra Agarwal at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai on Tuesday
(23 June).
Assistant Post Master Shrinivas Vyavahare was also present.
The amount of Rs. 1 lakh includes the
sum of Rs.25000 received by the Governor as Prize money from the department of
posts and his personal contribution of Rs.75000.
The Governor had won the first prize in the letter writing
competition for his essay in Hindi ‘Bapu, Aap Amar Hai’
The letter writing competition was
organised by the Department of Posts on the occasion of the 150th Birth
Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
The competition, named ‘Dhai Akhar’ was held in November 2019 in
Inland Letter and Envelope category for participants below 18 years and above
18 years of age.