Sandeep Dixit was elected president of the federation,N.P.Chekutty was elected Secretary General
Thiruvananthapuram: The Senior Journalists Federation of India (SJFI) has urged the central government to introduce a pension scheme for retired journalists.
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Journalists Seek Central Pension: SJFI
Thiruvananthapuram: The Senior Journalists Federation of India (SJFI) has urged the central government to introduce a pension scheme for retired journalists. The demand was raised at the All India Conference of Senior Journalists, where the new federation was formally constituted.
The conference also called for a nationwide health care scheme for senior journalists and the restoration of the discontinued railway travel concession.
Sandeep Dixit (Delhi) was elected President of the federation, while N.P. Chekkutty (Kerala) was chosen as the Secretary General. Other office bearers elected include:
Vice Presidents: Anandam Pulipalupula (Telangana), Suhasini Prabhu Govankar (Goa), Dr. T. Janardhan (Andhra Pradesh), and Chander Prakash Bharadwaj (Madhya Pradesh).
Secretaries: K. Shanthakumari (Karnataka), Kanhu Nanda (Odisha), R. Rangaraj (Tamil Nadu), and Dr. Jayapal Parasuram Patil (Maharashtra).
Treasurer: K.P. Vijayakumar (Kerala).
The closing ceremony was inaugurated by Adv. P.S. Sreedharan Pillai, former Governor of Goa and Mizoram. Former Union Minister Prof. K.V. Thomas, former Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty, along with SJFI President Sandeep Dixit and General Secretary N.P. Chekkutty, also addressed the gathering.
