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A full of 3,674 journalists has been enrolled arsenic members successful the Journalist Welfare Board and funds to the tune of ₹8.56 lakh has been granted for the payment of implicit 80 journalists truthful far, a merchandise said
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin connected Wednesday handed implicit orders for providing a monthly pension of ₹12,000 to 42 retired journalists. Minister M.P. Saminathan, Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam and elder officials were besides present.
An authoritative merchandise said that funds from the Journalist Welfare Fund person been granted to payment a full of 59 writer families since the DMK authorities assumed office. It has besides enhanced the sum granted from the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund to writer families successful lawsuit of death.
Since assuming bureau successful May 2021, the State authorities has granted funds for the aesculapian attraction of 16 journalists to the tune of ₹30.61 lakh. In July 2022, the funds towards aesculapian attraction of journalists were enhanced from ₹2 lakh to ₹2.5 lakh, it said.
A full of 3,674 journalists has been enrolled arsenic members successful the Journalist Welfare Board and funds to the tune of ₹8.56 lakh has been granted for the payment of implicit 80 journalists truthful far, the merchandise said and listed retired different measures for their benefit.
