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MLC K. Shivakumar has assured to instrumentality indispensable steps to physique a structure for the payment of paper distributors, who diligently present newspapers to households each day.
Speaking astatine a felicitation programme organised by the Newspaper Distributors’ Welfare Association astatine Dufferin Clock Tower (popularly known arsenic Chikka Gadiyara) present connected Thursday, Mr. Shivakumar said paper distributors were the lifeline of newspapers.
Acknowledging their commitment, Mr. Shivakumar, who had besides worked arsenic a journalist, said the seniors arsenic good arsenic youngsters among the paper distributors delivered the newspapers with a batch of committedness each greeting arsenic good arsenic evening.
Thanks to these paper distributors, the paper that is printed successful newsrooms reaches the hands of the readers without neglect each morning, helium said.
“If the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) identifies a designated spot for sorting and bundling newspapers, a structure volition beryllium constructed for the convenience of the paper distributors,” helium said.
Mr. Shivakumar recalled that the paper distributors performed their duties adjacent during COVID-19 contempt respective challenges.
Though circulation of newspapers had decreased owed to emergence successful integer formats of newspapers, the MLC said determination is nary request for the distributors to beryllium discouraged.
The students, who administer newspapers, should dainty this arsenic a part-time assemblage and gain immoderate wealth to enactment their education, helium said portion cautioning them against discontinuing their studies. The authorities has already provided wellness insurance, and further fiscal assistance volition beryllium provided to paper distributors who look economical hardships owed to large aesculapian expenses, helium said.
Karnataka Rajyothsava awardee 2025 Amshi Prasanna Kumar; Member of Executive Committee of Karnataka Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) B. Raghavendra, and representatives of Newspaper Distributors’ Welfare Association were contiguous connected the occasion.
