Haflong: Members of the Dima Hasao Press Club met Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Diphu on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum seeking improved welfare support and basic facilities for working journalists in the district.
The delegation highlighted the challenges faced by media professionals in the remote hill district and sought greater institutional support for journalists working in difficult infrastructural and logistical conditions.
The press club representatives urged the state government to introduce welfare schemes and provide basic facilities for accredited journalists. They also sought the construction of a dedicated press building in Haflong to serve as a common venue for press conferences, meetings and training programmes.
The journalists further sought special consideration for the families of long-serving media persons and appealed for the revival of organised exposure tours that had earlier helped reporters gain wider knowledge of Assam’s cultural and socio-economic conditions.
The memorandum also highlighted the role of journalists in reporting accurately, raising public concerns and facilitating communication between the government and the people.
The representatives thanked Sarma for meeting them and sought his intervention for early action on their demands.