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JFBF
Journalists’ Family Benefit Fund
Tamil NaduFamilyState/ UTNo start date
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What this is
The Tamil Development, Religious Endowments, and Information Department scheme was launched by the "Journalists’ Family Benefit Fund". The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to families of journalists who died in harness with a minimum of 20 years of service as editor, sub-editor, reporter.
In detail
The Tamil Development, Religious Endowments, and Information Department scheme was launched by the "Journalists’ Family Benefit Fund". Under this scheme, financial assistance is provided to families of journalists who died in harness with a minimum of twenty years of service as editor, sub-editor, reporter, photographer, and proofreader. This assistance is given from the Hon’ble Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund.
Who qualifies
- The deceased should have been an editor/sub-editor/reporter/photographer and proofreader.
- The benefit of the scheme will be given only on the death of the journalist while working in Journalism.
- The editor, sub-editor, journalist, and photographer should have worked full-time in a newspaper or daily periodicals published in Tamil Nadu.
- In case of sudden death due to an accident or fatal disease, five years of service is mandatory.
What you get
- Financial Assistance:
- ₹50,000/- for 5 years of service.
- ₹1,00,000/- for 10 years of service.
- ₹1,50,000/- for 15 years of service.
- ₹2,00,000/- for 20 years of service.
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Eligibility published here449 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name300 characters
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Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
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How to apply published hereoffline mode declared, no URL needed
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Start date published herenot published
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| schemeName | Journalists’ Family Benefit Fund | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | ... | not published at source |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | False | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |