Archive · 15 Sep 2025
Telangana Govt. Vows to Protect Journalists' Interests
The Telangana government is promising to help journalists in the state.
They're planning to bring back a committee from 2008 to look after journalists' safety and will restart another committee about journalist wages.
They're also looking into creating a special health plan for journalists with the Aarogyasri department.
Officials discussed making sure journalists can get their accreditation cards, will launch a website for online applications, and will start annual awards.
The government is working on these things to support journalists.
Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy announced measures to protect journalists.
The high-power committee from 2008 will be revived to monitor media safety.
The tripartite committee on journalist wages will be reconstituted.
A comprehensive health policy for journalists is under consideration.
The government will ensure accreditation cards are issued and annual awards are revived.
- Who
- Telangana Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and government officials
- What
- Discussed and planned measures for journalist welfare and safety.
- When
- Not explicitly mentioned in the article, but recent.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Why
- To safeguard journalist interests and address their long-pending demands.
- Minister
- Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy
- Meeting Location
- Secretariat, Hyderabad
- Key Topic
- Journalist welfare
- Committees
- High-power committee, tripartite committee
- Focus
- Accreditation, health policy, awards, safety