Dehradun, March 25 -- A meeting of the committee overseeing the Journalist Welfare Fund and the Chief Minister's Journalist Samman Pension Scheme was held at the Information Directorate under the chairmanship of the Director General, Information, Banshidhar Tiwari, here, today. During the meeting, a total of 11 applications for aid under the Journalist Welfare Fund were discussed. The committee unanimously recommended financial assistance of Rs 30 lakh for six eligible cases, including support for the family of the late Manjul Singh Majila, a journalist who passed away last month, while covering the National Games.
DG, Information, Banshidhar Tiwari shared that cases with incomplete records would be given an opportunity to submit the neces...