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New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has decided to constitute a committee to review the existing guidelines of the Journalists Welfare Scheme (JWS).
The ministry on Thursday said the 12-member committee, with Prasar Bharati board member Ashok Kumar Tandon as its chairman, will revise the quantum of ex-gratia payment in case of death as well as in other cases under the scheme.
The terms of reference (TOR) of the committee include examining the need for such modification in the quantum of ex-gratia payment.
The committee will look into the aspect of discrimination or equality between accredited and unrecognized journalists for availing benefits under the scheme.
Amendment in the definition of working journalist for the purpose of the scheme keeping in view the Occupational, Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code-2020 as well as the Information Technology (Intermediate Guidelines and Digital Media Code of Conduct) Rules / Broad-Based , 2021,” said a notification issued by the ministry.
It added that “any other aspect considered by the committee to be appropriate” shall be included in its ToR.
The ministry said the committee would give its recommendations within two months and all secretarial assistance for holding its meetings would be provided by the Press Information Bureau (PIB).
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