NEW DELHI, JUNE 25
A delegation of prominent Journalist Associations of Haryana called on the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and demanded an early action on the demands of media persons. The Chief Minister, Mr Hooda directed the concerned departmental officers to take appropriate action on the Joint Memorandum of the Journalist Associations in this regard.
The members of all Journalist Associations of Haryana under the banner of Haryana Journalists Joint Action Committee told the Chief Minister, Mr Hooda that the 22-point demands of the media persons are pending for the last 15 months. There was consensus on almost demands of the media persons in a meeting between Joint Action Committee and the senior officers of Information and Public Relations Department Haryana held on December 3, 2013 at Chandigarh. The announcement in this regard is yet to be made by the Haryana Government.
The President of Haryana Journalist Association Mr K.B. Pandit, President of Haryana Union of Journalists Mr Sanjay Rathee and the President of Haryana Patarkar Kalyan Manch, Mr Pawan Ashri were present on the occasion. The major demands in the 22 Point Memorandum includes, the increase in the amount of Journalist Welfare fund up to Rs. 5 crore, the implementation of free health insurance scheme for the families of all journalists, five per cent reservation in the residential sectors of Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) and setting up of media centres at all districts and Sub Divisional Headquarters in the State. In addition to this, the simplification of press accreditation rules, liberal advertisement policy for small newspapers, pension scheme for the journalists, accreditation of electronic media persons at Sub Division level, exemption from the toll tax for the journalists, setting up of Journalism University and Media Commission in the State are also demanded in the Memorandum. The facilities for the field journalists and media persons working at the desk were also demanded.
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A delegation of prominent Journalist Associations of Haryana called on the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and demanded an early action on the demands of media persons. The Chief Minister, Mr Hooda directed the concerned departmental officers to take appropriate action on the Joint Memorandum of the Journalist Associations in this regard.
The members of all Journalist Associations of Haryana under the banner of Haryana Journalists Joint Action Committee told the Chief Minister, Mr Hooda that the 22-point demands of the media persons are pending for the last 15 months. There was consensus on almost demands of the media persons in a meeting between Joint Action Committee and the senior officers of Information and Public Relations Department Haryana held on December 3, 2013 at Chandigarh. The announcement in this regard is yet to be made by the Haryana Government.
The President of Haryana Journalist Association Mr K.B. Pandit, President of Haryana Union of Journalists Mr Sanjay Rathee and the President of Haryana Patarkar Kalyan Manch, Mr Pawan Ashri were present on the occasion. The major demands in the 22 Point Memorandum includes, the increase in the amount of Journalist Welfare fund up to Rs. 5 crore, the implementation of free health insurance scheme for the families of all journalists, five per cent reservation in the residential sectors of Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) and setting up of media centres at all districts and Sub Divisional Headquarters in the State. In addition to this, the simplification of press accreditation rules, liberal advertisement policy for small newspapers, pension scheme for the journalists, accreditation of electronic media persons at Sub Division level, exemption from the toll tax for the journalists, setting up of Journalism University and Media Commission in the State are also demanded in the Memorandum. The facilities for the field journalists and media persons working at the desk were also demanded.
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