6 months ago
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Hyderabad
Information and Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy assured that the authorities would widen afloat enactment to journalists, who uphold the dignity of journalism and bring recognition to the profession.
He made it wide that the authorities has nary volition of undermining oregon belittling the dignity of immoderate journalist, portion addressing a gathering with representatives of assorted journalists’ associations connected GO 252 issued with respect to accreditation to journalists.
The Minister denied the propaganda that the fig of accreditation cards would beryllium reduced, stating that eligible journalists volition beryllium issued cards. He said that the caller guidelines issued were based connected a technological survey and introspection of systems crossed the country.
The Minister clarified that determination is nary quality betwixt media cards and accreditation cards, and that each benefits extended by the authorities to accreditation card-holders would besides use to media card-holders, leaving nary country for doubt.
He said the authorities was not adopting immoderate arbitrary approach, but would strictly cod circulation and different related details and verify Chartered Accountant certificates to streamline the system. This, helium said, would guarantee justness to genuine newspapers and journalists.
On location sites to journalists, the Minister said that the long-pending contented was resolved by handing implicit onshore to the Jawaharlal Nehru Journalists’ Mutually-Aided Cooperative Housing Society. However, the Supreme Court’s ruling created obstacles. Reiterating the government’s affirmative approach, helium said that, arsenic per the directions of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, a argumentation escaped from ineligible hurdles would beryllium formulated for journalists’ lodging plots.
