Stamp Overview & Technical Details
- Issued by: P & T Department, India
- Issue Date: November 10, 1979
- Denomination: 30 Paise (noted as 100 Paise in some general records/postal listings)
- Design: Depicts a child learning to read / crouching with books
- Designer: India Security Press, based on a photograph by Shri Amarjeet Singh Padam
- Color: Multicolour
- Dimensions: Overall size 4.06 × 3.75 cm (Printing size: 3.70 × 3.30 cm)
- Perforation: 14 × 14½
- Watermark: Unwatermarked adhesive stamp paper
- Total Number Printed: 3,00,000 (3 million)
- Printing Process: Photogravure at India Security Press
- Quantity per Sheet: 30 stamps



