UP CM Gives Rs 10 Lakh Aid to Family Members of Journalists Who Succumbed to Covid-19

The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday handed over a cheque of Rs 10 lakh as financial aid to family members of journalists who had succumbed to Covid-19 at an event organised at Lok Bhawan.

Expressing condolences for those journalists who succumbed to Covid-19, the Chief Minister said, “We have witnessed many editors, journalists, and the members of the media fraternity who came under the grip of the coronavirus and lost their lives while fulfilling their duty. The loss cannot be fulfilled but we can provide support to the families.”

“The government has made different announcements from time to time and stood for every destitute in the State. Our government is committed to providing all support to journalists and will continue to encourage them,” he added.

Families of a total of 55 journalists received financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh each.

Praising the efforts of journalists, the CM added, “the media did the work of sharing the true and factual news in the time of crisis, based on which the government got an opportunity to prepare a strategy and successfully implement it in a time-bound as well as planned manner.”