Monthly pension for journalists
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 29 2017:
The BJP-led coalition Government in the State is trying to increase the monthly pension amount to Rs 10,000 from the present Rs 6,000 but the increment amount will not be provided at once, stated Information and Public Relations Minister Th Biswajit .
He was responding to a query raised on the demand for Information and Publicity in the ongoing 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly session today .
The IPR Minister maintained that Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) has been disseminating information relating to development programmes taken up by the State Government .
He assured that the State Government is trying to increase the monthly pension amount for journalists to Rs 10,000 but the said amount will not be increased from the present pension amount of Rs 6,000 at once .
He informed that the State Government has identified a land measuring 3 acres at Langjing Achouba, Imphal West for setting up a journalists' park.