Srinagar/June,3: A deputation of United Forum of Newspaper Editors, Kashmir led by G H Kaloo called on the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh here Tuesday and projected several issues.
The issues pertaining to the alleged disparity in the distribution of the advertisements and inclusion of their representatives in the Accreditation Committee.
They alleged that the major chunk of the advertisement budget of around Rs 30 crore per annum goes into the kitty of a selected group of newspapers while the others are left high and dry. They said no newspaper in the State can survive without the financial support of the Government and the Information Department should ensure that all the newspapers get adequate financial support in a judicious and transparent manner.
The Deputy Chief Minister while interacting with the association assured them that all their genuine issues would be redressed in a time bound manner. He also asked them to come up with a comprehensive proposal related to their demands so that the same could be examined and action initiated on them.
The meeting was also attended by the Secretary Information department M H Malik, Joint Director Information Kashmir, Zahoor Ahmad Mir and other senior officers of the Department.
