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ASKED QUESTIONS
Media Accreditation
1.What is the procedure for getting
media accreditation?
The media management should apply in the prescribed form to
the DPR through the concerned DIOs.
2.What are the criteria ?
The applicant media should be included in the media list.The
concerned media man for whom the application is filed should have
passed at least SSLC. He should have a continuous service of minimum
two years.
3.Who is the authority to issue
accreditation?
The Director of Public Relations. There is a state accreditation committee
headed by the Minister for Information.
4.What are the facilities given to
an accredited correspondent ?
An accreditation card revealing the identity and enabling them to
approach the authorities to facilitate his official work. A
bus pass is issued for their free conveyance through out the state.50
% rail way fare concession is recommended.
5.What are the welfare schemes available for journalists?
Working journalists welfare fund constituted for giving monthly pension
to the members enrolled who have remitted contribution in the fund
for a minimum period of 10 years.Those journalists working in
a news paper published from Kerala are eligible for membership
in the scheme. Family pension to the diseased pensioner is envisaged
in this scheme .Application in the prescribed form should be submitted
to the DPR through the DIOs.
On receipt of the membership in the scheme monthly contribution of
Rs 100/ as to be remitted at the DIO's office as per the passbook
issued upto the age of 60.
Housing subsidy
A subsidy of Rs 90000 / for the construction of residential houses
is sanctioned from the Housing Board . A committee is constituted
in the District level with Collector as chairman
.DIOs and members from press club are members. the Application in
the prescribed form with relevant document has to be submitted to
the committee which will recommend the subsidy.
6.What are the pension schemes for
the Journalists?
Working Journalists' ,Non-working Journalists, Eminent journalists
and Journalists in distress.
7.Procedures.
For the Working ,Non-working journalists and Journalists in distress
pension schemes each individuals should apply in the prescribed form
to the DPR through the concerned DIO. A state level committee headed
by the Minister for Information decides on the issue of membership
and those who are given membership are bound to remit a fixed amount
as monthly contribution. Once the member attains the age of sixty
he gets a monthly pension of Rs 1400.For eminent journalists it is
Rs.1000. For journalists in distress it is Rs 500.The pension for
journalists in distress and eminent journalists is not
contributory. Family pension is also given to the dependants
of the deceased pensioners.
For working journalist scheme it is Rs.700/-. For other two schemes
the family pension to the dependants is Rs. 500/-
8.Who are recognized as eminent journalists?
This list is finalized by the committee itself. Eminent journalists
of the state is eligible for the state pension. Under this scheme
an amount of Rs 1000/ per month is given to those journalists who
are recognized as eminent journalists by the government.`
9.How to arrange film& video
shows?
District Information offices are equipped with the provision for conducting
video shows at various places according to the demand. To arrange
a show ,the agency who would like to spncer the programme has to contact
the DIO's concerned to fix the programme.
10.What are the films available with
PRD?
The films that received awards in best , second best ,Popular and
aesthetic categories
in state film awards are preserved in the PRD archives for screening
.There are also videos produced by PRD in the Makers of Modern Kerala
and 14 documentaries on Districts of kerala.
11.What is the procedure to purchase
a film/video?
Apply to the Director in the prescribed form . DD of Rs 500/ as screening
fees should be attached for films and Rs 250 for videos.A committe
will screen the films and fix the rate.
What is the procedure to empanel in
the media list?
Those publications published from the state and those having circulation
in the state will be included in the state media list. Formal application
has to be put in before DPR with two copies of the publication. After
verifying the circulation ,the publication will be classified into
ABC categories .According to the classification advt. tariff will
be fixed and advt released.
12.What is the procedure to get
govt. advertisement ?
Those publications included in the media list of PRD are eligible
for getting for Govt. advertisement. How ever it is the discretion
of the Government limit and select the news paper in which the
advertisement has to be published.
13.What are the periodicals brought
out by PRD?
Janapadham in Malayalam and Kerala Calling in English are the magazines.
Interphase and Vikasana samanwayam are the two monthly news letters
in English and Malayalam .
14.How to subscribe the periodicals?
Janapadham and Kerala Calling are available at a price of Rs.5/ per
copy. Annual subscription is fixed at Rs. 50 which is inclusive
of postal charges.For five years subscription is available at the
reduced rate of Rs 225.Annual subscription can be had by remitting
the amount either at Dist information Offices or At I&PR directorate.
Remittence in the form of Money order and DD in favour of Director
Public Relations payable at Trivandrum alone will be accepted.The
news letters are available free of cost.
14. How to purchase photos from PRD
photo archive?
PRD preserves about 40000 rare photographs of events and other development
issues apart from cultural photos. Newspapers and periodicals can
utilize the archives free of cost.For others a rate fixed for purchase
of photos. A formal application should be submitted to the Director
specifying the photos which you like to be procured.Rs12/ for Quarter
size,Rs 30/ for cabinet size,Rs 40/ for full size and Rs 150/ for
12’’* 9.5’’ size are the rates for purchase.
15. PRD Prized Book details?
Number Name of the book
Price (in Rupees)
1. A Short History of Malayalam Literature -
100.00
2. Contribution of Travancore to Karnatic Music - 135.00
3. Dances of Kerala -
112.50
4. Tribal Folklore an Introduction -
45.00
5. Kattilasseri Muhammed Maulaviyum Deseeya Prasthanavum (Malayalam)
-30.00
6. Muhammed Abdu Rahiman (Malayalam) -
220.00
7. Legacy of Padayani
100.00
8. District Handbook
Thiruvananthapuram
20.00
Idukki
20.00
Pathanamthitta
10.00
Kottayam
10.00
Malappuram
10.00
Wayanad
10.00
Kannur
10.00
Kozhikode
10.00
Palakkad
10.00
Kasaragod
10.00
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