Artists eligible for government welfare schemes for working journalists: Press Academy Chairman

TUWJ president Virahat Ali and TUWJ former president T Koti Reddy said all artists, librarians and scanning operators were integral part of newsrooms and play a crucial role in newspapers production

Hyderabad: Artists, scanning operators and librarians working in various news organisations across Hyderabad voiced their concerns to Press Academy Chairman K Srinivas Reddy and put forward their request of benefiting from welfare schemes and house sites.

In a meeting held here, the employees working in various newspaper organisations in the city put forth the importance of their roles in publication of newspapers and sought recognition for their contribution in the form of welfare schemes and benefits on par with working journalists.

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TUWJ president Virahat Ali and TUWJ former president T Koti Reddy said all artists, librarians and scanning operators were integral part of newsrooms and play a crucial role in newspapers production.

The employees of various departments headed by Beeram Shravan Kumar, and Bhanu Prasad Singeetham submitted a representation to the Press Academy Chairman, who assured them that as working journalists, all artists, scanning operators and librarians would benefit from all the welfare schemes that they were eligible for.