Central Government should immediately implement the railway concession given to journalists - Ramnath Vidrohi, National President, IJA!
19-Feb-2024
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Patna (Bihar) : In the online meeting of the Indian Journalist Association (IJA) held today, the journalists asked the Central Government, especially the Railway Minister, to immediately restore the ticket concession given to all accredited journalists in rail travel. For a long time, journalists have been deprived of concessions, due to which journalists have to spend more in traveling for their work, which is a violation of the rights of journalists. In the meeting, it was decided to submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister, Railway Minister and Railway Board.
In the meeting, the members raised concerns about difficulty in getting recognition, difficulty in applying for pension, implementation of journalist protection law, denial of comforts and facilities to mofussil journalists by the newspaper's management, murder of journalists/even in emergency situations, any action taken by the management and the government. Serious concern was expressed over no compensation or relief being given. For this, it was decided to write to the Chief Ministers of various states along with the Union Home Minister and Information Minister and meet them.
