The curtain raiser ceremony of AYUSH Festival of Stamps, scheduled to be held on 17th and 18th October 2017, was organised at Kala Academy in Goa.
Minister of State for Ayush (Independent Charge) Shripad Naik graced the occasion on Friday.
Ministry of Ayush Joint Secretary PN Ranjeet Kumar, Postmaster General (Goa region) Dr N Vinod Kumar, Director National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN-Pune) Dr K Satyalakshmi, Senior Superintendent of Post offices (Goa Division) Archana Gopinath along with school principals and representatives of Philatelist society of Goa were also present at the ceremony.
The AYUSH Festival of Stamps is a joint venture of AYUSH Ministry and Department of Posts. The main objective of the event is to spread the message of Ayurveda and Philately as a hobby to the young generation.
A facebook page, ‘Philately for Ayush‘ was launched on the occasion by the Minister. The page contains information on activities organised online and offline for the festival.