In order to respect the efforts and the undying spirit of those who have put their lives on the line to grace people with the gift of information, the Assam government has introduced the Assam One time Grant for Media personality scheme.

This scheme, essentially, is financial assistance offered to journalists in the state who have no particular affiliation to any political party.

Only those journalists who have published or broadcast at least three success stories of government schemes in the span of the last 12 months can apply for the scheme. The Assam One Time Grant for Media Personality scheme 2021 will come into effect and will be conducted annually.

What does the scheme offer journalists?

According to the official guidelines of the Assam One Time Grant for Media Personality scheme, each winning journalist will get financial remuneration of ₹50,000 annually. The major objective of the scheme is to primarily encourage journalists to become unbiased, truth-seeking agents who are unaffected by political biases and have no intention of acting as puppets in the hands of specific political parties.

Objectives of the One Time Grant

Eligibility criteria for the Journalism Scheme

In order to be eligible for the benefits of the scheme, the following criteria needs to be met:

Summing it up

With the implementation of such a scheme, journalists in the state of Assam are encouraged to stay loyal to the demands of their job and offer the masses unbiased news pieces.