CURATED BY – SHRINIWAS MISHRA | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Maihar, Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has decided that the state government will bear the burden of the premium amount increased by the IIT company in the "Health and Accident Group Insurance Scheme for Communication Representatives" in the interest of journalists. Also, the last date for applying online for insurance has also been extended from 20 September to 25 September. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav said that the fourth pillar of democracy, journalists work day and night to serve the country and society in difficult circumstances. It was brought to my notice by various journalist organizations that the insurance company has increased the premium in the Journalist Insurance Scheme. Therefore, we have decided that the state government will bear the burden of the increase in premium rates by the insurance company in the Journalist Insurance Scheme. The premium will be charged from the journalists participating in the scheme as in the previous years. He said that the state government stands with the journalists at every step.

Regarding the journalists' point raised by Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav, the State President of Madhya Pradesh Shramjeevi Patrakar Sangh, Salbh Bhadoria, has issued a letter to the Chief Minister of the state expressing gratitude and has written that the premium increased by the insurance company in the Journalist Security Insurance Policy The organization, along with all its 58 district units, expresses its heartfelt gratitude to you for accepting our organization Madhya Pradesh Shramjeevi Patrakar Sangh's demand for reducing the amount. The organization has also once again requested to accept our demand for providing free insurance upto Rs. 5 lakhs. Many thanks, repeated thanks for what you have done. Thanks once again with revolutionary salutations. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav said this during a discussion with the media. Complete information about the insurance scheme and the revised premium chart are available on the Public Relations Department's website https://www.mpinfo.org/.