Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya was on Monday called on by a delegation of Chandigarh and Haryana Journalists Union under the leadership of union president
Ram Singh Brar at Haryana Raj Bhavan here. The delegation submitted him a letter regarding the demands of journalists of Haryana.
CHJU president Ram Singh Brar also apprized the Governor about the demands of journalists in a meeting that lasted for about an hour.
Brar said the demands include a government job and financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the families of journalists who were martyred during coronavirus period, increase of pension to Rs 20,000 per month, simplifying the rules of giving recognition to journalists, formation of State-level press recognition committee, reducing the age limit of journalists for pension from 60 years to 55 years, removing the age limit condition for journalists who die before the age of 60 due to accident, cancer, any incurable disease or unnatural cause for providing pension facility to their families, pension facility to non-recognized journalists and cashless medical facility to all journalists.
Brar said among other demands of the union include an increase in the quota of Government accommodation for journalists of Haryana in Chandigarh and Panchkula. The journalists working at the district and sub-divisional level should also be provided government accommodation, removal of kilometer limit imposed on the facility of bus travel to accredited journalists, no toll fee on all national highways of the state, and the advertisement policy of the State Government should be made transparent, he added.