The Bihar Journalist Welfare Fund Rules, 2010

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    "title": "The Bihar Journalist Welfare Fund Rules, 2010",
    "short_title": "The Bihar Journalist Welfare Fund Rules, 2010",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No-Press-311/08-39-380",
    "act_year": 2010,
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    "description": "The Bihar Journalist Welfare Fund Rules, 2010",
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            "title": "6. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(i) 'Fund' means the Journalist Welfare Fund.\n(ii) 'State' means the State of Bihar.\n(iii) 'Government' means the Government of Bihar.\n(iv) 'Director' means the Director, Information and Public Relations, Government of Bihar.\n(v) 'Journalist' means the Journalist/Photographer/Editor/News Editor/Sub Editor/Cartoonist as per Working Journalist Act, 1955 (as amended and defined from time to time) who are affiliated to any daily/weekly/ fortnightly news paper/ magazine/agency/electronic media/news portal/ channel/news agency etc. (including press reporters/cameramen on contract/stringer)and they must be in the profession for at least two years.\n(vi) 'News paper' means a regular publication containing news of the public opinion or comments on such news.\n(viii) The news media includes news papers, wire and non-wire, news agency news/feature agency, electronic media, electronic media agency, news portal which publish news and write-ups in public interest.\n(viii) Bihar Journalist Welfare Fund Steering Committee' hereinafter referred as 'Steering Committee' means such advisory committee which will take decision on financial aid to the working, retired journalists of the State and their dependents at the time of crisis/illness.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Constitution of the Steering Committee.",
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            "title": "8. Term of the Steering Committee.",
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            "title": "9. Number of the members in the Steering Committee.",
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            "content": "10.\n11.\n12.\n13.\n14.\n15.\n16.\n17.\n18.\n19.\n20.\n21.\n22.\n23.\n(a) Such working/retired journalist/photographers or their dependents who are suffering from disease and need urgent treatment.\n(b) Such working/retired journalists/photographers, who have been rendered unemployed due to ill health, shall be provided maximum Rs. fifty thousand aid only once.\n24.",
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            "title": "1. Widow",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Unemployed son below the age of 21 years",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Unmarried and unemployed daughter below the age of 21 years",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Father",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Mother",
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            "content": "25.\n26.\n27.\n(a) Recommendation of the Editor/Organiser/Manager of the institution where journalist/photographer is working.\n(b) Recommendation of the Chairman or Secretary of the Bihar Working Journalist Union/Bihar National Union of Journalists/any registered Journalist Union.\n(c) Recommendation of the concerned District Magistrate or Public Relations officer.\n(d) Recommendation of any member of the Steering Committee.\n(e) Recommendation of the Block Development Officer of the concerned block.\n28.\n29.\n30.\n31.\n32.\n33.\n(ii) Its accounts shall be audited every year by the Finance (Audit) Department for which the Deputy Chairman of the Steering Committee shall make the necessary coordination.\nAppendix \"A\"\nAppendix \"A\"\n(Proforma for application for Financial Aid from Bihar Journalists Welfare Fund)\n(b) Correspondence Address-\n(a) Full details of the service of the Journalists/Photographers.\n(b) If unemployed due to health/illness or are in grip of illness (Please attach the certificate from Doctor's as pertaining in Rule).\n(c) If unemployed, due to other reasons.\n(a) Full details regarding service of the deceased Journalists/ Photographers,\n(b) Relation of the applicant to the deceased Journalists/Photographers (Such as-Father/ Mother/ Unemployed Son/Unemployed Unmarried Daughter below the age of 21 years.)\n(c) Date of birth of the applicant:-\n(a) I do here by declare that my annual income from all sources are......Rs.\n(b) Facts and figures given above are true to my knowledge and belief.\nSignature of the applicant\nAppendix \"B\"\nAppendix \"B\"\na. Recommendation of the editor/organizer/manager of the institution/ where Journalist/ photographer is working.\nb. Recommendation of the Chairman or Secretary of the Bihar Working Journalist Union/Bihar National Journalist Union/any registered Journalists Union.\nc. Recommendation of the concerned D.M/ D.P.R.O\nd. Recommendation of any member of the steering committee.\ne. Recommendation of the Block Development Officer of the concerned Block.\nRecommendation\nRecommendation",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Applicant is fit for financial aid from Bihar working Journalist fund.",
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            "title": "2. Applicant is unable to serve the office or unemployed due to ill health/over age/or for other reasons.",
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            "title": "3. Applicant is the (Father/Mother/Unemployed Son/Unemployed Unmarried Daughter) of the deceased Journalists/Photographers.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. The age of the applicant is true according to his/her birth certificate/ or other relevant papers shown by him/her.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Annual income of the applicants...............Rs.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Facts and figures given by the applicants is true to my belief and knowledge.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "bh481",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No-Press-311/08-39-3801 & PR., 19th July, 2010, Bihar Gazette (Extraordinary) No. 510, dated 23rd July, 2010",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2010",
        "Short Title": "The Bihar Journalist Welfare Fund Rules, 2010",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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