JFA insists on comprehensive health insurance scheme for scribes
Guwahati: 18th August, 2017
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses worries over the serious health conditions of two young scribes undergoing treatments
in the city based hospitals and wishes their early recoveries. The forum also appeals to the government to immediately launch a
comprehensive health insurance scheme for the benefit of all working journalists of the State.
It may be noted that Gautam Hazarika from DY365 news channel is presently admitted at GNRC Six-mile campus after a brain stroke on the
night of last Monday. On the other hand, Kushal Lahan from Amar Asom newspaper faced an accident in Meghalaya on 15 August and currently
admitted at Apollo Hospital Guwahati.
The JFA also urged the chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal to sanction necessary funds for the treatment of both Gautam and Kushal, besides
requesting other media welfare organisations to contribute for the two ailing journalists’ treatment.
“We also request the owners/managements of various newspapers and news channels of the State to extend supports in realizing the
contributory health insurance scheme for scribes at the earliest,” said a statement issued by JFA president Rupam Barua and secretary
Nava Thakuria.
* This Press Release was sent to e-pao.net by Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) who can be contacted at tnavajyoti(AT)gmail(DOT)com
This Press Release was posted on August 19 2017
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