In Assam’s first e-budget presented by Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday at Assam Legislative Assembly., he announced a media fellowship.
This media fellowship is for pursuing higher studies in journalism so 20 journalists can be selected for Rs 50000 fellowship to each.
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In the budget speech, the Finance Minister also announced a one-time grant of Rs 10 lakh to the Media Trust organization.
He also proposed a journalist insurance scheme, for security and protection of journalists families.
A pension scheme for journalists has been introduced to provide retirement benefits to journalists working for more than 20 years in Assam.
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