The scheme āMedia Person Pension Schemeā was launched by the Department of Information, Public Relations and Languages, Haryana on 07th December 2017.
Department: · Level: state · State: Haryana
1. A monthly pension of ā¹10,000/- will be given to the eligible media persons. **Note:** In case of the demise of the beneficiary media person, the monthly pension will continue to be given to his/her spouse (wife or husband, as the case may be), in case he/she is not getting any salary/wages/pension/any other regular financial assistance from any organization or the State Government.
1. The accredited media persons of daily, evening, weekly, fortnightly, and monthly newspapers, news agencies, Radio stations, and news channels with at least 20 years of experience in the field of journalism are eligible to apply under the scheme. 1. The age of the applicant/media person should be above 60 years. 1. The media person should have been accredited with the Information, Public Relations & Languages Department, Haryana for at least the last five years. 1. The beneficiary media person will have to open an Aadhaar-linked savings bank account in any nationalized bank for depositing the amount of pension in their bank accounts. 1. There should be no criminal proceedings pending against the beneficiary media person. 1. The media person, getting a pension or honorarium of any kind from any other State Government or news organization will also be eligible. However, if an otherwise eligible media person is getting a pension from any other State Government of an amount less than ā¹10,000/- per month, the entitlement of pension under this scheme would be reduced by that amount. **Note 01:** The beneficiary media person has to give a live certificate in the...
**Online** **Registration Process:** **Step 01:** The applicant should visit the Official Portal -[Antyodaya-SARAL Portal](https://saralharyana.gov.in/) **Step 02:** Click on āNew User/Register Hereā and fill in all the mandatory details i.e. Name, Email ID, Mobile Number & password. Click on āSubmitā. **Step 03:** Applicants will receive the login ID on their mobile number. **Application Process:** **Step 01:** Visit the Official Portal -[Antyodaya-SARAL Portal](https://saralharyana.gov.in/) **Step 02:** The āSign in hereā option is available on the right side of the screen. Applicant needs to fill in their credentials and click on the āLoginā button. **Step 03:** In the opened window, scroll over the āApply for Servicesā and then click the āView All Available Servicesā link. **Step 04:** On the opened page, type media person in the search box and then click on the āPension Application for Media Personā link to open the Haryana Media Person Pension Online Application Form. **Step 05:** Fill in all the details asked in the online application form for a pension of media persons in Haryana. **Step 06:** Finally, submit the application form and after successful verification, t...