Bhubaneswar:( KCN):
Office-bearers of the Odisha Government-approved Periodical Newspapers Association (OGAPA) met Sanjay Kumar Biswal, Director of the Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department, Government of Odisha, and submitted a memorandum highlighting several key demands concerning the welfare and development of small and medium newspapers and journalists.
The demands included the distribution of government messages issued on festivals and special occasions to all approved small and medium newspapers; implementation of DAVP advertising rates for newspapers approved by DAVP( CBC); formation of a Journalists’ Accreditation Committee; allocation of half-page advertisements to newspapers on the occasion of their annual anniversaries; and the provision of temporary accreditation to state-level journalists.
Director Sanjay Kumar Biswal received the memorandum and assured the delegation that necessary steps would be taken to address the demands at the earliest.
Deputy Director of the I&PR Department Pranab Kumar Dash was also present during the meeting.
The OGAPA delegation included its Chairman and senior journalist Ravi Rath, President Sanat Mishra, Vice-President Pradyumna Mohanty, General Secretary Swadesh Chandra Das, Joint Secretary Dr. Jeevan Kumar Dixit, and members Ramakanta Parija, Charanjan Das, Sarat Chandra Dash and Satya Nayak, among others.
The meeting focused on addressing the long-standing concerns of small and medium newspaper publishers and journalists, particularly regarding government advertisements, access to official information and journalists’ accreditation.
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