DIPR aids three scribes under MSJWS
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIPR
Imphal, July 17 2021:
Financial assistance under the Manipur State Journalists Welfare Scheme (MSJWS) of Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) was provided to three journalists on Saturday at DIPR Office Complex, Keishampat by DDO L Ashokumar and APO (Press) T Sangeeta.
The beneficiaries included Imphal correspondent of Nagaland Post Thingbaijam Dhamen of Top Awang Leikai, Imphal East, and Paonilkhon editor Chongtham Meghabarna of Nagamapal Singjubung Leirak, Imphal West.
They provided monetary assistance amounting to Rs 57,057 and Rs 1 lakh respectively for medical treatment.
A cheque amounting to Rs 2 lakh was also handed over to representative of The Aja Daily for handing over the same to Leishiwon Shaiza, w/o (L) Thotshang Shaiza, who was correspondent of The Aja Daily.
Thotshang recently passed away due to Covid-19.The scheme was launched formally on June 30, 2017 at City Convention Centre by the chief minister as part of important programme of the new government's 100 day's achievement.
For this scheme, government made a contribution of Rs 10 crore towards the Corpus Fund of the Manipur State Journalists Welfare Scheme on May 5, 2017 .
The scheme provides one time financial/medical assistance to journalists and their families.
The scheme is constituted under the department and is administered by a committee which reserves the right to reject or accept any application without assigning any reasons thereof to the applicants.
Assistance is extended depending on the committee's satisfaction regarding the eligibility/ merits of the cases and the financial resources available for the purpose.
A journalist is eligible for relief from the scheme, provided that - the individual is a citizen of India, a resident of Manipur, accredited to the government of Manipur.
Journalists who are not presently accredited to the government are eligible for the relief from the scheme if they have been journalists as defined under the guidelines for a minimum period of ten continuous years.
The assistance available under the scheme is up to Rs 2 lakh, provided to the family under extreme hardship on account of death of the journalist; up to Rs 2 lakh provided to the journalist in case of permanent disability rendering the journalist incapable of earning a livelihood and up to Rs 1 lakh provided towards the cost of treatment of major ailments such as cancer, renal failure, heart ailments requiring by-pass/open heart surgery, angioplasty, brain haemorrhage and paralytic attack, any of the ailments which is permissible for full reimbursement under the medical reimbursement facility of the government.
The assistance would be subject to the medical expenditure not being covered under CGHS, or any other insurance/departmental health schemes, etc.
However, relief under this provision is available to the journalist only up to the age of 60 years and up to Rs 50,000 may be provided in case of accidents causing serious injuries necessitating hospitalization.
This would be subject to the medical expenditure not being covered under CGHS, or any other insurance/ departmental health schemes, etc.
So far 21 media persons have availed financial assistance under the scheme since its launch.
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