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Key details

Benefits

Eligibility (who can apply)

**Note:** "Permanent Incapacitation" means incapacitation on account of accident, disease, or any other reason which renders the working Journalist wholly unfit for working as such.

How to Apply

  1. **Online**
  2. **Step 01:** Visit the official web portal of the Odisha Working Journalist Welfare Scheme Application. i.e. [https://owjws.odisha.gov.in/](https://owjws.odisha.gov.in/)
  3. **Step 02:** Click on ‘Apply for Financial Assistance’ found on the bottom of the page.
  4. **Step 03:** One new page appears ‘Application for Financial Assistance in case of death of a working journalist’.
  5. **Step 04:** The journalist will have to fill up all the mandatory details.
  6. **Step 05:** Upon successful form submission One application number is generated which a journalist can use for further reference. i.e. for application status.
  7. **Step 06:** The applicant will receive an SMS in respective registered mobile number regarding successful submission of the application.
  8. **Step 07:** The applicant can login into the application by giving the respective registered mobile number.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible for āφāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§€ āĻ•āϞāĻŽ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžā§° āϏāĻŽā§ŸāĻ•āĻžāϞ āϏāĻšāĻžā§ŸāϤāĻž āĻ•ā§‹ā§Ÿā§‡āϞ⧇āĻŽ / what is the eligibility?

1. Journalist should be working in Odisha. 1. The Journalist should be working for a media house registered with the I&PR department, Odisha. 1. The applicant should be a legal heir of the working journalist in case of his/her death or in case of permanent incapacitation. **...

What are the benefits of āφāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§€ āĻ•āϞāĻŽ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžā§° āϏāĻŽā§ŸāĻ•āĻžāϞ āϏāĻšāĻžā§ŸāϤāĻž āĻ•ā§‹ā§Ÿā§‡āϞ⧇āĻŽ?

1. Under the scheme, an ex-gratia of ₹4,00,000/- is provided to the legal heir of the working journalist in case of his/her death and ₹2,00,000/- in case of permanent incapacitation.

How to apply online for āφāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§€ āĻ•āϞāĻŽ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžā§° āϏāĻŽā§ŸāĻ•āĻžāϞ āϏāĻšāĻžā§ŸāϤāĻž āĻ•ā§‹ā§Ÿā§‡āϞ⧇āĻŽ?

**Online** **Step 01:** Visit the official web portal of the Odisha Working Journalist Welfare Scheme Application. i.e. [https://owjws.odisha.gov.in/](https://owjws.odisha.gov.in/) **Step 02:** Click on ‘Apply for Financial Assistance’ found on the bottom of the page. **Step 03:** One new...

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Last updated: 25 Sep 2026