Section Overview
Medical aid raised to ₹3.5L, children’s scholarships doubled, 3% housing quota, CM’s health insurance for all journalists, and extension of pension scheme to electronic media journalists.
Summary Ratings
| Fiscal Pressure | Economic Benefit | Social Benefit | Implementation Risk |
| LOW | LOW | MEDIUM | LOW |
Proposal-by-Proposal Analysis
The table below provides fiscal cost estimates and impact ratings for the principal proposals in this section.
| Key Proposal | Fiscal Cost Estimate | Economic Benefit | Social Benefit |
| Medical aid enhancement: ₹2.5L → ₹3.5L | ~3,000 working journalists. Incremental ₹1L × 3,000 = ₹3 cr/yr. | LOW | MEDIUM |
| Children’s scholarships – doubled | ₹2–3 cr/yr incremental. | LOW | MEDIUM |
| CM health insurance for all journalists | ~5,000 journalists × ₹2,000 premium = ₹1 cr/yr. | LOW | HIGH |
| Pension extended to electronic media journalists | ~500 eligible retirees/yr; ₹15,000/month each = ₹9 cr/yr. | LOW | HIGH |
Analytical Notes
⚑ Analytical Note: Journalist welfare proposals are low-cost and represent important social commitments to a profession facing increasing economic precarity. Electronic media extension is particularly important as digital/TV journalism has grown but is excluded from most press welfare frameworks.
