Sarkari Yojana
Financial Assistance Scheme for Journalists and Litterateurs – Rajasthan
About Financial Assistance Scheme for Journalists and Litterateurs – Rajasthan
Introduced by the Department of Information & Public Relations (DIPR), Government of Rajasthan, the “Financial Assistance Scheme for Journalists and Litterateurs” helps journalists and litterateurs cope with the cost of treating critical illnesses, with medical emergencies, and with periods when they have no income at all. A committee formed by the state government oversees the scheme, and it is funded and administered through the Rajasthan Journalist and Litterateur Welfare Fund. > Under the scheme, illness covers:
The list of eligible conditions takes in cancer, leprosy, valve replacement, angioplasty, bypass surgery, kidney transplant, brain stroke (brain and neurological diseases), epileptic seizures, serious accident injuries, severe infectious diseases – brain infection, lung infection/pneumonia, severe infection elsewhere in the body, general surgery – (hernia, appendix, stones in kidney and gall bladder), pregnancy (cesarean) and serious gynecological diseases, disorders causing excessive bleeding, paralysis/palsy, asthma, Alzheimer’s, COVID-19, thyroid, etc.
Scheme Overview
State Government
Individual
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Financial Assistance Scheme for Journalists and Litterateurs - Rajasthan, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
Applicants need to be residents of Rajasthan
Applicants need to be residents of Rajasthan.
Applicants need to be working journalists or litterateurs
Applicants need to be working journalists or litterateurs.
The journalist or litterateur must satisfy at least…
The journalist or litterateur must satisfy at least one of these conditions:
Has an incurable illness such as tuberculosis, cancer or leprosy, or needs treatment for a serious condition like valve replacement, transplantation, angioplasty, bypass surgery or kidney-related problems.
Has lost employment because of poor health and has no alternative income.
Is 60 years of age or older with no alternative income.
Qualifies on any other humanitarian ground recommended by the designated Committee.
Note: At any one time, assistance is paid to just one person.
Benefits Provided
Financial Assistance Scheme for Journalists and Litterateurs - Rajasthan provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Monetary Assistance for Medical Treatment:
Treatment of critical illnesses (for instance cancer, bypass…
Treatment of critical illnesses (for instance cancer, bypass surgery, kidney transplant, brain stroke, etc.) is supported with up to ₹1,00,000/-.
Where a case is special, the committee has…
Where a case is special, the committee has the power to approve up to ₹2,00,000/-. Monthly Financial Assistance:
Journalists who are unemployed, or who have no…
Journalists who are unemployed, or who have no income because of illness or old age, may receive ₹1,000 to ₹2,500 per month for up to one year.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
Any accepted proof of identity
Any accepted proof of identity
Medical reports along with prescriptions (if relevant)
Medical reports along with prescriptions (if relevant)
A document establishing age
A document establishing age
An Income Certificate from the competent authority
An Income Certificate from the competent authority
A copy of the bank passbook
A copy of the bank passbook
Other documents, if the authority asks for them
Other documents, if the authority asks for them
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Financial Assistance Scheme for Journalists and Litterateurs - Rajasthan through the offline application process outlined below.
Application Process
Visit the Director, Directorate of Information & Public…
Visit the Director, Directorate of Information & Public Relation, Rajasthan Government, Jaipur during office hours and collect a hard copy of the prescribed application form from the staff designated to hand out and receive applications.
Fill in all mandatory fields and enclose copies…
Fill in all mandatory fields and enclose copies of the required documents, self-attested where necessary.
Deliver the signed and completed form with the…
Deliver the signed and completed form with the documents to the Director, Directorate of Information & Public Relation, Rajasthan Government, Jaipur.
Notes:
A journalist's application needs a recommendation from the Rajasthan Shramjeevi Patrakar Sangh, JAR, Newspaper Editors Conference, or the All India Small and Medium Newspaper Association Press Club.
Applications by litterateurs, poets and authors need a recommendation from the relevant literary academy.
The Rajasthan Journalist Welfare Fund Committee scrutinises every application, confirms eligibility and other details, and then issues orders that are carried out by the Member Secretary.
Official Application & Website
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