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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has constituted a Committee to review the existing guidelines of the Journalist Welfare Scheme. Who is the head of this committee?

A	Ashok Kumar Tandon
B	Pankaj Salodia
C	Ravinder Kumar
D	Sachidanand Murthy

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Central Government has approved a proposal of the Journalist Welfare Scheme Committee headed by Sh. Apurva Chandra, Secretary, Ministry of information and Broadcasting, to provide financial relief to the families of 35 journalists who have lost their lives.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Government set up a 12-member committee to review the existing guidelines of the Journalist Welfare Scheme (JWS). The committee is headed by Prasar Bharti Board member Ashok Tandon.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Committee headed by Shri Ashok Kumar Tandon includes Shri Sachidanand Murthy, Resident Editor, The Week, Shri Shekhar Aiyar, Freelance Journalist, Shri Amitabh Sinha, News 18, Shri Sishir Kumar Sinha, Business Line, Shri Ravinder Kumar, Special Correspondent, Zee News, Shri Hitesh Shankar, Editor, Panchjanya, Ms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Under the scheme, the families of journalists are provided with financial assistance up to Rs 5 lakh in the event of the death of the journalist causing extreme hardship.

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