Chandigarh, April 23 – Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal announced the increase of Journalist Pension from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 11,000 on the occasion of Sant Sri Dhanna Bhagat Jayanti. He said that now the pension amount of Journalists will increase in proportion to the increase in DA annually on automation mode.
Haryana CM said this while addressing the 2 day All India Media Meet of the confederation of Newspapers and News Agencies Employees Organizations held at Municipal Bhawan Building, Chandigarh. Sh. Manohar Lal received a warm welcome and honored with a memento by President, Tribune Employees’ Union, Sh. Anil Kumar Gupta.
To meet the emerging challenges in the print media industry, the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal today rooted for ensuring a conducive work atmosphere for the field journalists and providing them the requisite wherewithal. He added the print media will always remain relevant and credible, and the stakeholders need to rise to the occasion.
Deliberating on the nuances of the media in carrying out their activities, CM advises that dissemination of media messages through Regional Languages will ensure pervasiveness of media messages to the last person of the society. He stated that Government of Haryana provides a number of incentives to media persons for enabling them to discharge their duties effectively which includes free monthly bus travel up to 4,000 Kms, expanding the ambit of Ayushman Bharat Yojana to the dependents of Journalists, media centres equipped with modern facilities, journalists pension and several other initiatives. The Chief Minister said that apart from field media persons, we have plans to include desk journalists with all such welfare schemes. He stated that the media being the fourth pillar of the world’s largest democracy, we will assure all possible assistance for them to discharge their duties.
During the programme the Sh. Manohar Lal felicitated Prof. Jasbinder Kaur, Director Principal Govt Medical College & Hospital Sector-32, Chandigarh, Dr. Ravneet Kaur Prof. & Head, Deptt of Transfusion Medicine Govt Medical College & Hospital Sector-32, Chandigarh, Dr. R.R. Sharma, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Prof and Head PGIMER, Chandigarh, Padam Shri Dr. Jagat Ram, Former Director, PGIMER, Chandigarh, Dr. Suchet Sachdev, Associate Professor, PGIMER, Chandigarh, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Deptt. Of Transfusion Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, Dr. Ratti Ram Sharma, Prof & Head, Dr. Suman Singh with awards for their commendable contribution in the field of Medical Science and Education.
Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr. Amit Agrawal and noted journalists from across the country were present on the occasion.