“The Goa State Journalist Awards Scheme” aims to encourage journalists to publish commendable news items, articles, or reports, fostering mass awareness. It provides awards, including a cash prize of ₹10,000/-, to eligible journalists in Goa.
“Goa State Working Journalists Welfare Scheme” aims to improve the welfare of working journalists retired from service in Goa and their families. It provides a monthly welfare fund of ₹ 7,500/- and family pension benefits for eligible journalists and their dependents.
The scheme “Scheme for Grant of Pension Benefits to Journalists” offers a monthly pension of ₹6,000/- to qualified journalists who are 58 years or above in age, and have served for a minimum of 20 years in roles such as Full-time Editor, Reporter, Sub-Editor, Press Photographer/Videographer, etc.
The scheme aims to grant financial assistance for the purchase of laptops or desktop computers to eligible media persons, keeping in view the special nature of the service rendered by the Media Persons to society in creating a sense of socio-political awareness among the people.
The scheme “Grant of Financial Assistance to the Press Reporters of Puducherry” by the Department of Information & Publicity, Union Territory of Puducherry, aims to provide financial support amounting to ₹25,000/- to eligible press reporters who have served in registered Newspapers/Magazines.