Union ministery - Latest News Update, Information, Photos & Videos on Union ministery at Lokmat Times

The Odisha government on Friday sanctioned Rs 2.55 crore for the kin of 17 working journalists who died of COVID-19.Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik sanctioned ex gratia of Rs 15 lakh each to the kin of these journalists.According to the Information and Public Relations Department of the state, the amount has been sanctioned from the Journalist Welfare Fund.Four journalists from Bhubaneswar, three from Balangir, seven from Ganjam, two from Jajpur, and one from Kalahandi died due to coronavirus and their families will receive the aid."Few cases have been received by the department which will be disbursed after due verification. After required inquiry at the district level, eligible applications will be considered for disbursement of the ex gratia compassionate assistance," the statement said.According to the Union Ministery, Odisha has 17,466 active cases of COVID-19, while as many as 5,308 people have succumbed to the infection so far in the state.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

Pahalgam Terror Attack

Tahawwur Rana

IPL 2025

CM Devendra Fadnavis

Mumbai Local

Weather Update

Union MinisteryFOLLOW

Union ministery, Latest News

National :Odisha govt sanctions Rs 2.55 cr ex gratia for kin of journalists died due to COVID-19

The Odisha government on Friday sanctioned Rs 2.55 crore for the kin of 17 working journalists who died of COVID-19. ...