Scribes meet CM, submit memorandum
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Lucknow: A delegation of
journalists
met Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath
on Monday and submitted a memorandum having a clutch of demands that the CM promised to fulfil at the earliest.
The team, led by Bharat Singh, secretary of the UP Accredited Correspondents Committee, discussed various matters with the CM, including housing and free medical care for journalists. They further discussed the need for a pension scheme for senior journalists, provision of plots and flats to journalists at subsidised rates, and an increase in funds for journalists' treatment at SGPGI from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 50 lakh.
The CM and the delegation also spoke about advertising rates for newspapers and the formation of an advertising accreditation committee.
It was also proposed to pay the rent and renovate the office allotted to photojournalists at Legislator's Residence Darulshafa, so that the space can be used efficiently. There was also a proposal to allocate more than 36 vacant residences from the State Property Department to senior journalists.
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