Revenue, Housing, Information & Public Relations Minister Sri Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy ne kaha hai ki People’s Government hamesha un journalists ke saath khadi rahegi jo journalism ki dignity aur values ko uphold karte hain. Unhone clear kiya ki sarkar ka kisi bhi journalist ki pehchan ya status ko kamzor karne ka koi iraada nahi hai.
Minister ne Secretariat mein 14 journalists’ associations ke representatives ke saath meeting karke G.O. 252 par charcha ki. Is dauran associations ki taraf se kai valuable suggestions aaye. Minister ne assurance diya ki sabhi representations ko positive approach ke saath examine karke G.O. 252 mein zaroori amendments kiye jayenge.
Unhone accreditation cards kam hone ki baat ko poori tarah se galat propaganda bataya. Minister ne kaha ki is baar pichhli baar ke lagbhag 23,000 cards se bhi zyada accreditation cards issue kiye jayenge. Telangana desh bhar mein accreditation cards issue karne mein pehle hi top par hai.
Minister ne bataya ki eligible journalists ko accreditation dene ke liye scientific study ki gayi, desh bhar ke norms aur practices ka study hua, aur kai meetings hui. Isi process ki wajah se thoda delay hua, lekin iska matlab cards kam karna nahi hai.
Unhone yeh bhi clarify kiya ki Media Card aur Accreditation Card mein koi fark nahi hai. Sarkar ki taraf se jo bhi benefits accreditation cardholders ko milte hain, wahi benefits media cardholders par bhi equally applicable honge.
Minister ne kaha ki sarkar accreditation process mein rigid nahi hai, lekin circulation figures, CA certificates aur relevant details ka proper verification zaroor karegi, taaki genuine newspapers aur journalists ko nyay mil sake.
Unhone yeh bhi bataya ki mandal-wise one-journalist system ke bajaye population-based accreditation system par bhi vichaar kiya ja raha hai, jiske liye journalists’ associations se feedback manga gaya hai.
Urdu journalists ko accreditation committees mein representation milegi. Saath hi sports, cultural, crime, cable TV aur anya sectors ke journalists ko bhi accreditation di jayegi. Women journalists ke liye special quota dene ka bhi vada kiya gaya.
Minister ne yeh bhi kaha ki Telangana pehli state hai jahan digital media cards issue kiye gaye hain.
Meeting ke dauran journalists’ associations ne housing sites, pensions, bus passes, insurance aur anya welfare issues uthaye, jinhe Minister ne dhairya ke saath suna aur un par positive response diya.
Is meeting mein Telangana Media Academy Chairman Sri K. Srinivasa Reddy, I&PR Commissioner Smt. Chekka Karnan Priyanka, CPRO Sri G. Malsur aur anya adhikari maujood rahe.