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Modi govt has granted Rs 12.7 crore as aid to 274 journalists since FY 2020-21

The Narendra Modi government has granted a total of Rs 12.73 crore as financial aid to 274 journalists from the financial year 2020-2021 till November this year, according to a reply in the Lok Sabha.

Responding to an unstarred question by NCP Raigad MP Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Union information and broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur cited details of the assistance under the Journalist Welfare Scheme.

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