Media representatives working in the State of Jharkhand will be linked to the health insurance scheme. Chief Minister Hemant Soren has given approval for the formation and draft document of Jharkhand State Journalist Health Insurance Scheme Rules-2021 by the Information and Public Relations Department in this regard. The approval of the Cabinet will now be taken on this document proposal.
Under this scheme, media personnel mean those people who are editor-in-chief, news editors, deputy editors, journalists, shadow journalists, videographers, journalists and news satirist painters etc., who are in any daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly, tabloid newspaper, magazine news agency, electronic media, new media (news based web sites/web portals) and as defined by The Working Journalist and other newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1985. This scheme will be effective from the day of issue of notification.
Jharkhand State Journalist Health Insurance Scheme Rules-2021 will be applicable in the form of group insurance for media representatives. From the date of implementation of the insurance, the insured's media representative along with his/her spouse and two unmarried and dependent children of the age of 21 years will get the benefit. The premium amount fixed in this will be paid by the State Government and the insured media representative in the ratio of 80 and 20 respectively.
Personal accident insurance of the insured media representative will be Rs.5 lakh. Apart from this, the facility of medical expenses up to a total of five lakh rupees will also be provided to their dependents and all the insured regarding group mediclaim. This insurance plan will be valid for one year and there will also be a provision for renewal every year. At the same time, under this scheme, on the death of the insured in an accident, the following provision has been made for the claim of the insured himself in the event of his nominated member or becoming permanently disabled -- Information in the form determined for the claim, Copy of FIR lodged in the police station, Postmortem report or medical board certificate as required and Death Certificate.