Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Feb 10: The Centre announced that a financial relief package worth Rs. 6.15 crore had been granted for the families of 123 journalists who died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan further stated it was the obligation of state governments to take proper action against online harassment of women journalists in response to supplemental questions in the Rajya Sabha.
On the number of journalists who died during the pandemic, he said, “We are very much concerned about the journalists’ welfare. During the pandemic, we conducted a special drive for journalists. Those who lost lives, we want to support their families.” “We received 123 journalists’ proposals. All 123 proposals are accepted and we released ?6.15 crore amount to the concerned families.”
In a written reply, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said the government undertook a special drive for providing financial assistance to the families of journalists who succumbed to COVID-19.
