Scheme for Providing Financial Assistance for the Purchase of Laptop or Desktop Computer to the Media Persons of the Union Territory of Puducherry

About This Scheme

Benefits

Eligibility

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  The applicant should be a citizen of India.
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  The applicant should be a native of the Union Territory of Puducherry by birth or by continuous residence for not less than ten years.
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  The applicant should have served for five years in ANY ONE of the following positions:
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  A full-time Editor/Reporter/Sub-Editor/Press Photographer/Correspondent of a Newspaper/Periodical duly registered with the Registrar of Newspapers of India, New Delhi.
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  Reporter/Photographer of News Agencies in Puducherry with headquarters outside the Union territory of Puducherry.
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  Reporter/Videographer in the employ of electronic media, namely Satellite Channels.

Required Documents

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  Nationality/Nativity/Residence Certificate ( Form-II ), issued by the Officer of the Revenue Department not below the rank of a Deputy Tahsildar.
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  Service Certificate ( Form-III ), showing the designation, the nature of the post (full-time or part-time), period of service, and the place of work from the former employer.
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  Declaration ( Form-IV ) along with original purchase bill of the Laptop/Desktop, indicating the Serial Number, the Make, and other technical specification.
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  Press Identification Card, issued by the Directorate of Information and Publicity, Puducherry.
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  Verification Certificate ( Form-V ) of the Director of Information and Publicity, Puducherry.

✦ Required ◦ Optional

How to Apply