Shillong, September 18: A nine member delegation of Meghalaya Editors’ and Publishers’ Association (MEPA) met the Governor of Meghalaya, Banwarilal Purohit today and submitted to him a six point request for the welfare and social security of working and non-working journalists and for the well beings of the media establishments of Meghalaya based, including small and marginal media units.
Among other things,introduction of meaningful Social Security Schemes for working and Non-working journalists including their dependents, like pension, housing scheme, full medical reimbursement for medical treatment including hospitalization; bringing out a sound new advertisement policy according to the need of the time; immediate clearance of all advertisement bills pending with different government departments for years together and henceforth to clear the bills within three months.
To pull up the Shillong based Press Information Bureau which does not perform its duties as mandated by the Government of India and to relax the 25 Working Days imposed on print media of Meghaklaya by DAVP for the months of December and January on account of Christmas and New Year festivals.
The Governor has clearly told the MEPA delegation that he agreed 100 per cent with the points raised bt MEPA and and has expressed surprise to learn that these things are taking place in the state. He re-emphasized again and again, that he would write a clear cut letter to the Chief Minister recommending to him to implement the genuine and important points raised by the Association as they are for the betterment and well beings of the media in Meghalaya.
