Government approved financial assistance to 67 families of journalists who died from Kovid.

The Central Government has approved the proposal to provide financial assistance to the families of 26 more journalists who lost their lives in the current financial year from Kovid-19 and dependents of each of these journalists will get financial relief of Rs 5 lakh under Journalist Welfare . The plan of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (JWS), the government said in a statement on Thursday. The government has approved the proposal of the committee to “provide financial relief of Rs 5 lakh to each of the families of 26 journalists who died due to Kovid-19” in the financial year 2021-22 starting from April. The statement said that the families of 41 journalists were assisted in the last financial year. The government said in a statement that financial assistance has been given to the families of 67 journalists since last year. JWS Committee, Those seeking to provide assistance under a central scheme to the families of journalists killed due to Kovid-19 will meet weekly to expedite processing of cases, it was informed. Sources said that unlike other schemes for journalists, a Press Information Bureau accreditation is not required to receive benefits under the JWS. Mentioned in the statement

In a “su moto move”, the I&B ministry “compiled and collected details of journalists who lost their lives due to the epidemic in 2020 and 2021” and a special way to provide support to their families under journalist welfare Started the campaign. Plan “. It added, “The Press Information Bureau continuously reached out to the families of several journalists who lost their lives in Kovid-19 and also guided them on the planning and filing of claims.” The government said that the committee has decided to hold JWS meetings every week, so that applications for financial assistance under JWS can be expedited. The committee headed by Information and Broadcasting Secretary Amit Khare includes PIB chief director general Jaideep Bhatnagar and other senior officials and media representatives. .