Call to raise journalists’ pension from ₹11,000 to ₹20,000

A meeting of the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) Thiruvananthapuram district general body on Friday demanded that the government increase the pension for journalists from ₹11,000 to ₹20,000.

In view of the increase in the cost of living and the increase in welfare pensions, a timely increase in the pension is required in the scheme, which also includes the contributions from the beneficiary journalists.

A demand was also raised in another resolution to include video editors in the pension scheme. The union also demanded that the entry restrictions for journalists in the Secretariat be lifted.