The National Journalist Welfare Board (NJWB) would distribute pensions to senior journalists and provide health insurance cover to Accredited Journalists and their family members on the occasion of the National Press Day, to be held here on November 16.
NJWB State president Pradosh Patnaik and vice-president Pradyumna Mohanty in statement informed that the Press Day would be organised at the Jayadev Bhawan from 3.30 pm to 10 pmjointly by the Door Darshan, the All India Radio, Press Information Bureau (PIB) and the ‘Amit’ under the direct guidance of the NJWB.
On this occasion, senior journalist Barendra Krushna Das would be conferred with ‘Utkal Sambadik Ratna’ and editors of five newspapers of other States with ‘Rashtriya Sambadik Gourab’. Similarly, a student of the Utkal University would be felicitated with the ‘Rabinarayan Mohanty Smaraki Samman’ and a student the Utkal University of Culture with the Gopal Mishra Smaraki Samman’.
The Press Day would be presided over by Rashtriya loksevak Mandal chief and NJWB national president Deepak Malavya and attended by many eminent personalities from different fields like Judiciary, politics and bureaucracy. Many competitive events would also by organised on the occasion, said Mohanty.