CM Devendra Fadnavis : Maharashtra Govt. to bring pension scheme for journalists soon

CM Devendra Fadnavis : Maharashtra Govt. to bring pension scheme for journalists soon

Mumbai : Maharashtra Government will soon initiate a pension scheme for journalists in the state, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the Legislative Council today. Fadnavis was responding to a Calling Attention motion moved by the Congress member Sanjay Dutt.

"The government is positive about a pension scheme for journalists and is studying the pension schemes of other states who are implementing them. We will soon be initiating it (scheme) in our state as well," the chief minister said.

Earlier, Dutt demanded that the government introduce a pension scheme for journalists before the monsoon session of the state legislature.

Dutt said that several states, including smaller ones like Goa, Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh etc. are giving pension to journalists, apart from Delhi.