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OTGMP

One Time Grant For Media Personality
AssamIndividualStateNo start date
myScheme’s own wording, reproduced in full. Where it is thin, that is the finding, and the completeness checks are below.

What this is

"One Time Grant for Media Personality" is a Financial Assistance Scheme by the Information and Public Relations Department, Govt. of Assam. Through this scheme, the govt. provides a one-time grant to twenty journalists ₹ 50,000/- each every year.

In detail

"One Time Grant for Media Personality" is a Financial Assistance Scheme by the Information and Public Relations Department, Govt. of Assam. Through this scheme, the govt. provides a one-time grant to twenty journalists ₹ 50,000/- each every year so that they can engage in their varied performances in a more productive and efficient manner. The assistance is intended to support journalists in their pursuit of outstanding achievements and also to support them in their time of need. The objectives of this scheme is to uphold the dignity of media persons and to inspire and motivate the media persons to excel in the field of journalism.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant must be a permanent resident of Assam.
  • The applicant must be an accredited/recognized journalist of Assam.
  • The scheme is open to all mainstream media journalists having accredited/recognized cards of DIPR, Assam including freelancers from Print, Electronic, and News Agencies.
  • The minimum age for journalists should be 40 years. There is no upper limit.
  • The applicant must have at least fifteen years of experience in the field of Journalism.
  • The applicant should not have been convicted for any criminal offense or punished by any Court of Law or reprimanded by the Press Council of India for misconduct or violation of ethics of journalism or for any other similar reason.
  • The Annual income of the applicant should be less than ₹ 5,00,000.

NOTE: Canvasing for the grant in any form will disqualify the candidature. Anybody found canvassing in his/her favor shall be debarred from consideration for a grant.

What you get

  • A one-time grant of ₹ 5,00,000/- to 20 Journalists in a year.

Who is excluded

  • A permanent/temporary/contractual employee of any Government / Semi Government /Autonomous Body / Board / Corporation / Council, etc., is not eligible to apply.
  • The applicant’s affiliation to any political party will be termed as a disqualification.
  • An applicant who is selected once for this assistance will not be eligible to apply again for this assistance.
  • Journalist Pension holder is not eligible to apply.
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Eligibility published here956 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name246 characters
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Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
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How to apply published here1 URL(s) published
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Not expired while still listedno end date
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schemeNameOne Time Grant For Media PersonalitymyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtScheme...myScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme