Applications invited for ‘Assam Pension Scheme for Journalists’ for 2020-2021

July 8: Applications invited from retired journalists who worked in Assam for awarding pension under the ‘Assam Pension Scheme for Journalists’ for 2020-2021.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION:

1. He/She has attained 60 (sixty) years of age and has retired from the job of a journalist/ photo journalist/ correspondent/ camera person (news).

2. He/She must be domicile of Assam and must have served as a journalist in Assam for not less than 20 years preceding his/her date of retirement.

3. He/She must be a journalist as defined under Working Journalist Act. Preference will be given to those who were issued Recognition/ Accreditation Card by the Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Govt. of Assam.

4 He/She must not be drawing any pension from any other source except under the Employees Provident Fund.

5. The Proprietor, Proprietor-cum-Editor, Manager-cum-Editor and those whose nature of job is not related to working journalist will not be eligible for the scheme.

6. The Government Servant shall not eligible for Journalist Pension. One person shall not get more than one pension out of Pensions for Journalist/Literature/ Sports persons.

How to apply:

Intending candidates will have to submit their application duly filled up in the Prescribed Form (two sets of hard copy) along with all related papers/documents or scanned copies may be sent to the mail id jpension2021@gmail.com. If the application is submitted online, hard copies must be submitted later. The last date of receipt of application is 20 July, 2021. No applications will be entertained after the last date.