New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced that the Government of India has released special commemorative coins and postage stamps to mark the 100th anniversary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Sitharaman said the commemoratives celebrate a century of the RSS’s “service, unity, and dedication.”
In a post on X, the Finance Minister’s Office stated, “To commemorate 100 years of the foundation of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the Government of India has released special commemorative coins and stamps, honouring a century of service, unity, and dedication.”
According to the ministry, the special coins can be ordered online via the Kolkata Mint’s website — indiagovtmint.in — while the commemorative stamps are available at Philately Bureaus across the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier released the specially designed coin and postage stamp on October 1 as part of the RSS’s centenary celebrations, lauding the organisation’s contributions to nation-building.
“The RSS has nurtured and strengthened countless lives over the years. Just as civilisations flourish along great rivers, hundreds of lives have blossomed along the flow of the RSS,” PM Modi said.
Highlighting the symbolic significance of the day, the Prime Minister noted that the RSS was founded on Vijayadashami — a festival representing the triumph of good over evil, justice over injustice, and light over darkness. “The establishment of RSS on this auspicious day 100 years ago was no coincidence,” he added.
Founded in 1925 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, by Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was established as a volunteer-based organisation aimed at promoting cultural awareness, discipline, service, and social responsibility among citizens.
