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PSFTJ

Pension Scheme for the Journalists
Tamil NaduJournalistState/ UTNo 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

The "Pension Scheme for the Journalists" was launched by the Tamil Development, Religious Endowments, and Information Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. The scheme aims to give a monthly pension to retired journalists.

In detail

The "Pension Scheme for the Journalists" was launched by the Tamil Development, Religious Endowments, and Information Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. The scheme aims to give a monthly pension to retired journalists who fit with the eligibility criteria.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant should be a retired journalist.
  • The age of the applicant should be 58 years or above.
  • The applicant should have worked full-time for 20 years in one of the posts of teacher, assistant teacher, reporter, photographer, proofreader, or news correspondent.
  • 10 years of journalism experience is sufficient if the applicant is terminally ill or physically disabled.
  • The applicant's annual family income should not exceed ₹20,000/-.
  • The applicant received gratuity and pension from previous companies should not exceed ₹30,000/-.
  • In any year when the applicant was employed, their income should not exceed ₹50,000/-.

What you get

  • Pension Amount of ₹4,000/- per month.
Listed by myScheme
Documentation completeness
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Eligibility published here652 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name221 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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End date published hereno end date recorded, so indefinite by omission
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Stored links well-formedall parse
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Not expired while still listedno end date
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Provenance

Every field above, and where it came from
schemeNamePension Scheme for the JournalistsmyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme