Delhi government is considering setting up of a corpus fund of around Rs five crore to provide financial assistance to mediapersons in times of difficulty.
Announcing this, chief minister Sheila Dikshit said the fund will be utilised for extending support to families of the journalists in case of sudden death or injury.
"The issue will be discussed in the Cabinet and a final decision will be taken soon," she said adding that government was also considering extending the cashless medical facility to journalists.
The chief minister was speaking after inaugurating a renovated media facilitation centre at the Delhi Secretariat.
The centre has been renovated at a cost of Rs 50 lakh and equipped with five computers with internet facility, printers, faxes, scanners, colour television, radio and a coffee vending machine.
Dikshit expressed confidence that the new centre will be able to serve immediate needs of journalists covering Delhi Government. An LCD projector has also been fitted in the Centre.
