Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, while participating in the Diwali festival organized at the Uttaranchal Press Club at Parade Ground, wished all the journalists and members of the Press Club a Happy Diwali. He said that the festival of Diwali is a special medium to transmit positive energy in the lives of all of us. He wished happiness, prosperity and good health in everyone’s life.
The Chief Minister said that journalism is called the fourth pillar of the Constitution. Journalists and journalism are not only a medium to propagate political and social issues but also a means of keeping democracy alive. Whether it is to introduce the general public to various beneficial schemes of the government or to make the government aware of their problems, the burden of both these important responsibilities lies on the media. The journalist is the mirror of the society, which makes the government and its entire system aware of the effects of its work on the ground. Whenever the nation has to face difficult situations, our journalist brothers, like our brave soldiers, work shoulder to shoulder with the government and the public in that difficult situation.
The Chief Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the media world has been given an important place with a view to strengthening the freedom of expression in India. The Uttarakhand government is also sensitive towards the problems of journalist brothers. While on the one hand we increased the pension of journalists, on the other hand, we also announced to assist the journalists coming to Dehradun from different districts in proper arrangements for living in the state capital through the Information Department as before. Under the Chief Minister Journalist Pension Scheme, the Journalist Welfare Fund was also increased by Rs 2 crore. The Chief Minister said that the family members of the late journalist Durga Nautiyal will be given Rs 5 lakh from the Journalist Welfare Fund.
On this occasion, MLA Munna Singh Chauhan, President of Uttaranchal Press Club Ajay Rana, National Vice President of BJYM Mrs. Neha Joshi, Director General of Information Banshidhar Tiwari and journalists and their family members were present.
