NOTIFICATION
The Governor, Himachal Pradesh, is pleased to make the Scheme for Constitution and Administration of the Journalists Welfare Fund as under:
1. Title of the Scheme
This Scheme will be called as Himachal Pradesh Journalist Welfare Fund.
2. Period of Operation
It shall come into force w.e.f. financial year 2002-2003 and shall be operative in the subsequent years.
3. Purpose of the Fund
The purpose of this fund will be to provide financial assistance to the journalists or their dependents in distress.
4.Constitution and Administration of the Fund
The fund will be administered by the Govt. and will be operated by the
committee comprising :-
Chief Minister Chairman
Minister-in-charge of Information
& Public Relations, H.P. Vice-Chairman.
Secretary, Information & Public Relations to the
Govt. of H.P. Member.
Finance Secretary or his representative in rank of
Deputy Secretary and above to the Govt. of H.P. Member.
Two representatives of H.P. State Journalists Federations. Member.
Director (I & PR) Member Secretary.
No TA/DA will be allowed to the members. The committee shall meet as and when necessary, at least once in a year.
5. Corpus of the Fund
The fund will be set up with the
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Grant from the State Govt. or any agency.
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Any amount received from donation for the purpose.
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Rupees one hundred annual contribution by the journalists. Only those contributing for the fund will be eligible for assistance.
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The amount available in the fund will be
deposited in the Bank which will be withdrawn only for grant to the journalists.
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Payment from the Fund should be restricted to the interest earnings only. A minimum of Rs. 2 lacs would always be available in the corpus.
6. Eligibility for availing assistance from the Fund
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i)
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A journalist
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for
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the
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purpose
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of the
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scheme would mean to be Working
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Journalists
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and
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other
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newspaper
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employees' conditions of services and
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Miscellaneous Provisions
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Act, 1955
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and who is performing field duty.
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ii)
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Journalist
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entitled
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for
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availing
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assistance under this scheme will
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mean a journalist who has been
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working for at least three years for
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any newspaper or news agency.
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iii)
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Working
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Journalists who are
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incapacitated
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to
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pursue
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their
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vocations due to ill health/
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involvement in major accident.
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iv)
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Journalist
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whose
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annual
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income
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from all sources is less than
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40,000.
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Only one time grant will be given.
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The financial assistance to the dependents of deceased journalists will be in the following order of priority and will be given only to one member of the family:
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Widow or widows
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Father
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Mother
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Unemployed son/below age of 25 years.
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Unemployed and unmarried daughter below 25 years.
vii) Application for grant of financial assistance under the scheme will be submitted to the member-secretary who will put the same before the committee for approval. The application should be in the prescribed form approved for the purpose (annexure-II) from:
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A Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar of the area.
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District Public Relations Officers of the respective district.
7. General
Grant of Financial assistance from the fund to any working journalist is not a matter of right. Assistance would be extended depending on the committee's satisfaction regarding the eligibility/merits of the cases and the financial resources available for the purpose. The committee reserves the right to reject or accept any application without assigning any reasons therefore.
By order
Secretary ( I & P R) to the
Govt. of Himachal Pradesh.
Endst. No. As above Dated :- 1-10-2002
Copy to :-
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All Administrative Secretaries to the Govt. of H.P.
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All Heads of Department in H.P.
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All the Deputy Commissioners in H.P.
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Deputy Controller, Printing & Stationary, H.P. Govt. Press, Shimla for favour of publication in H.P. Rajpatra. Two copies of the Rajpatra may be sent to this Department.
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Director, I& PR, H.P. Shimla- 2