Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on assured to table the pension scheme for working journalists in the next Assembly’s Budget Session after fruitful interaction with a delegation of the state media fraternity.
A 10-member delegation headed by Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ) president Amar Sangno along with Arunachal Press Club (APC) president Dodum Yangfo and Arunachal Electronic Media Association (AEMA) president Migom Toko had called on Khandu at his office in Itanagar afternoon and submitted a six-point memorandum including demand for implementation of pension scheme for the journalists.
During the discussion, APUWJ president Amar Sangno apprised the chief minister that till date, the state governments of Assam, Tripura, and Haryana have implemented a pension scheme for their journalists who have retired from their profession.