I&B Ministry constitutes 12-member Committee to review guidelines of Journalist Welfare Scheme; Head-Ashok Kumar Tandon
- The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has constituted a Committee to look into the existing guidelines of Journalist Welfare Scheme and make appropriate recommendations for changes to the guidelines.
- The committee will be headed by Prasar Bharati Board Member Ashok Kumar Tandon.
- The committee will have total 12 members.
- Basic task of the committee will be to:
- examine the need for revision of quantum of ex-gratia payment in death as well as other cases under Journalist Welfare Scheme.
- look into the aspect of differentiation or parity between accredited and non-accredited journalists for availing benefits under the scheme.
- revise and broad-basing the definition of working journalist for the purpose of the Scheme keeping in view the Occupational, Safety, Health and Working Condition Code-2010 as well as Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code ) Rules, 2021.
- Members of the Committee includes:
- Chairman – Shri Ashok Kumar Tandon
- Convener – Pankaj Salodia, Director (IP)
- Shri Sachidanand Murthy, Resident Editor, The Week
- Shri Shekhar Aiyar, Freelance Journalist,
- Shri Amitabh Sinha, News 18,
- Shri Sishir Kumar Sinha, Business Line,
- Shri Ravinder Kumar, Special Correspondent, Zee News,
- Shri Hitesh Shankar, Editor, Panchjanya,
- Ms. Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Hindustan Times,
- Shri Amit Kumar, Times Now,
- Ms Vasudha Venugopal, Economic Times
- Smt. Kanchan Prasad, Addl. DG, Press Information Bureau.
Points to Remember:
- Which ministry has set up a 12-member Committee to review guidelines of Journalist Welfare Scheme
- Head of the committee
- Total members in the committee
- Union Minister of I&B? Anurag Thakur