Financial Assistance Scheme for Journalists and Litterateurs - Rajasthan
The scheme aims to provide financial support to journalists and litterateurs for the treatment of critical illnesses, medical emergencies and no source of income, unemployment, or advanced age.
- Ministry / Department
- Information and Public Relations Department
- Level
- State
- Benefit type
- cash
Financial Assistance Scheme for Journalists and Litterateurs - Rajasthan क्या है?
The scheme aims to provide financial support to journalists and litterateurs for the treatment of critical illnesses, medical emergencies and no source of income, unemployment, or advanced age.
- लाभ
- > **Monetary Assistance for Medical Treatment:** - Up to ₹1,00,000/- for treatment of critical diseases (e.g., cancer, bypass surgery, kidney transplant, brain stroke, etc.). - In special cases, the committee may approve up to ₹2,00,000/-. > **Monthly Financial Assistance:** - ₹1,000 to ₹2,500 per month for a maximum of one year to unemployed journalists or those without income due to illness or old age.
- स्तर
- State — Rajasthan
- मंत्रालय / विभाग
- Information and Public Relations Department
- लाभ का प्रकार
- cash
- मुख्य पात्रता
- 1. The applicant should be a resident of Rajasthan. 1. The applicant should be a journalist or litterateur. 1. The journalist or litterateur should meet one or more of the following criteria: - Suffering from incurable diseases such as tuberculosis, cancer, leprosy, or requiring treatment for seriou
- अंतिम सत्यापन
- Recently
Benefits
> **Monetary Assistance for Medical Treatment:** - Up to ₹1,00,000/- for treatment of critical diseases (e.g., cancer, bypass surgery, kidney transplant, brain stroke, etc.). - In special cases, the committee may approve up to ₹2,00,000/-. > **Monthly Financial Assistance:** - ₹1,000 to ₹2,500 per month for a maximum of one year to unemployed journalists or those without income due to illness or old age.
Eligibility
Documents Required
How to Apply
Step 1: Offline application — step 1
Application Process
Step 2: Offline application — step 2
Step 1: The interested applicant should visit (during office hours) the Director, Directorate of Information & Public Relation, Rajasthan Government, Jaipur and request a hard copy of the prescribed format of the application form from the staff exclusively entrusted to issue and collect filled-in applications. Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attestted, if required). Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the Director, Directorate of Information & Public Relation, Rajasthan Government, Jaipur. Notes: Applications from journalists must be recommended by the Rajasthan Shramjeevi Patrakar Sangh, JAR, Newspaper Editors Conference, or the All India Small and Medium Newspaper Association Press Club. Applications from litterateurs, poets, and authors must be recommended by the relevant literary academy. All applications will be reviewed by the Rajasthan Journalist Welfare Fund Committee. Upon verifying eligibility and other necessary details, the Committee will issue appropriate orders, which will be implemented by the Member Secretary.
Sources & References
- Official scheme website ↗
- Source record ↗
- Information is summarised from official government sources. Verify all details on the official website before applying.
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