Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 13: President of National Democratic Party Indian (NDPI) J&K UT, Rajesh Gupta appealed J&K UT Governments for an urgent stimulus package for the print media industry because it is facing crisis with the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.
He urged the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to consider the removal of the 5 percent customs duty on newsprint, two-year tax holiday for newspaper establishments, 50 percent increase in advertisement rate of DIPR and a 100 percent increase in budget spend for the print media.
Gupta urged the Lieutenant Governor to instruct the Information Department and Treasury Officers of Jammu to clear all the pending dues of print media immediately, so that they pay monthly salaries to their employees timely during the pandemic. He demanded increase in budget spend for print media and immediate settlement of payment towards all outstanding bills of advertising from Information Department of J&K UT.
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