Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister  Nayab Singh Saini at Chandigarh today approved crucial amendments to the Pension Scheme for accredited media persons above the age of 60 years. The key amendments include the removal of the criminal case clause.

An official spokesman said that the condition stipulating the discontinuation of pension in the event of a criminal case being registered against a beneficiary media person has been removed.

The clause regarding the discontinuation of pension if a media person’s conduct is found to be in violation of journalism ethics has also been deleted. Besides this, the restriction of granting a pension to only one member per family, as per the Parivar Pehchan Patra, has been deleted.

Presently, the state government provides a monthly pension of 15 thousand rupees to accredited media persons of daily, evening, weekly, fortnight, and monthly newspapers, news agencies, Radio Stations, and news channels, who are above the age of 60. These amendments aim to enhance support and recognition for media personnel who have dedicated their careers to journalism.