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Bihar vs West Bengal vs Tamil Nadu vs Haryana vs Assam: The pension is provided to individuals after they reach the age of 60. It serves as a financial support following retirement from service. On Saturday (July 26, 2025), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar raised the pension amount of retired journalists by Rs 9,000 per month ahead of state elections to be held likely later this year.
Journalists play an important role in democracy. They are considered to be the fourth pillar of democracy and have a significant role in social development.
Thus, let us find out which state among Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Haryana and Assam gives the highest pension to a journalist.
Bihar
After an increase in pension amount under the ‘Bihar Patrakar Samman’ scheme, eligible retired journalists, registered with the Bihar government, will receive Rs 15,000 per month instead of the earlier monthly emolument of Rs 6,000.
Sharing a post on X (formerly Twitter), Kumar wrote: “I am pleased to inform that under the ‘Bihar Patrakar Samman’ pension scheme, instructions have been given to provide a monthly pension of Rs 15,000 instead of Rs 6,000 to all eligible journalists.
Additionally, in the event of the death of a journalist receiving pension under the scheme, instructions have been given to provide their dependent/spouse with a lifetime monthly pension of Rs 10,000 instead of the earlier amount of Rs 3,000.”
West Bengal
The West Bengal government provides a monthly financial assistance of Rs 2,500 to mediapersons under West Bengal Pension Scheme for the Journalists, 2018. According to the Information and Cultural Affairs Department of the West Bengal government, more than 160 journalists have been endowed with this benefit.
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Tamil Nadu
According to government portal myScheme.gov.in, Tamil Nadu government provides pension amount of Rs 4,000 per month. The financial assistance has been launched by the Tamil Development, Religious Endowments, and Information Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. The age of the applicant should be 58 years or above.
Haryana
The Haryana government provides a monthly pension of Rs 10,000 to accredited media persons of daily, evening, weekly, fortnightly, monthly newspapers, news agencies, radio stations, and news channels above the age of 60 years. However, the mediaperson should have been accredited with the Information, Public Relations & Languages Department, Haryana for at least five years.
Assam
According to the Assam government’s Information, Public Relations, Printing and Stationery Department, a journalist is given a pension Rs 8,000 per month. The scheme was implemented on January 1, 2016.
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