NOTIFICATION: Scheme for providing Finanical Assistance for the purchase of Laptop or Desktop Computer or Smart Phone to the Media persons of the Union territory of Puducherry (Amendment) 2015.

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No. Puducherry Thursday 20th August 2015

(29 Sravana 1937 )

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY

(G.O. Ms. No. 13, dated 18th August 2015)

NOTIFICATION

Whereas, the scheme for providing Financial Assistance for the

Purchase of Laptop or Desktop Computer to Media Persons of the

Union territory of Puducherry-2014 was notified vide G.O. Ms.

No. l, dated 12-1-2015 of General Administration (Information and

Publicity) Department, Puducherry and the same is yet to be implemented;

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2. And whereas, it has been proposed to amend the scheme with

necessary amendments in the earlier order notified vide G.O. Ms. No. 1,

dated 12-1-2015 in order to facilitate the Media Persons to choose Smart

Phones, which are widely used by the Media Persons now-a-days;

3. Now, therefore, the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased

to notify the amendment to the scheme for providing Financial

Assistance for the purchase of Laptop or Desktop Computer to Media

Persons of the Union territory of Puducherry as appended below to this

notification:—

Short title.— This scheme may be called "Scheme for providing

Finanical Assistance for the purchase of Laptop or Desktop Computer

or Smart Phone to the Media persons of the Union territory of

Puducherry (Amendment) 2015."

Substitution of the words "Laptop or Desktop Computer".— In

the scheme for providing Financial Assistance for the Purchase of

Laptop or Desktop Computer to Media Persons of the Union territory

of Puducherry-2014, for the words "Laptop or Desktop Computer"

wherever they occur, the words "Laptop or Desktop Computer or Smart

Phone" shall be substituted.

Addendum in clause 3.— In clause 3 of the said scheme, a new

sub-clause (h) shall be added, namely:—

(h) "Smart Phone" means a brand new Cell Phone, i-Phone,

Tablet, iPad with all necessary accessories, excluding sim card.

Proviso to clause 5.— In clause 5, the following proviso shall be

included, namely:—

"Provided that in respect of "Smart Phone" the claim shall be

restricted to one-third of the cost of the device or ` 15,000

whichever is lower." 443

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4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide

their I.D. No. 359/F3/ED/2015, dated 20-7-2015.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

N. UDAYAKUMAR,

Under Secretary to Government

(Information and Publicity).

————

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY

(G.O. Ms. No. 14, dated 18th August 2015)

NOTIFICATION

Whereas, the coverage of the families of the Media Persons of Union

territory of Puducherry under medical insurance scheme for about ` 3 lakhs

to each family in this Union Territory, keeping in view the special nature

of the service rendered by the Media Persons to the society in creating

a sense of socio-political awareness among the people has been

engaging the attention of the Government for quite sometime;

2. And whereas, it has been proposed to lay down the procedure

for the grant of such medical insurance by way of a scheme.

3. Now, therefore, the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry is pleased

to notify a scheme for the "Grant of medical insurance to the family of

the Media Persons of this Union territory of Puducherry" as appended

to this notification.

4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide

their I.D. No. 289/F3/FD/2015, dated 13-7-2015

N. UDAYAKUMAR,

Under Secretary to Government

(Information and Publicity).

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SCHEME FOR GRANT OF MEDICAL INSURANCE TO

THE FAMILIES OF THE MEDIA PERSONS OF

THE UNION TERRITORY OF PUDUCHERRY-2015

Short title, extent and commencement.— (i) This scheme may be

called the "Scheme for Grant of Medical Insurance to the families of the

Media Persons of the Union territory of Puducherry-2015."

(ii) It shall extend to the whole of the Union territory of

Puducherry.

(iii) It shall come into force on and from the date of its publication

in the official gazette.

2. Object.—The object of the scheme is to grant Medical Insurance

to each of the families of the Media Persons of Union Territory, keeping

in view the special nature of the service rendered by the Media Persons

to the society in creating a sense of socio-political awareness among

the people.

3. Definitions.— In this scheme, unless the context otherwise

requires,—

(a) "Committee" means the committee constituted under

clause 7 of this scheme;

(b) "Family" in respect of the Media Person shall for the

purpose of the scheme means his/her spouse and two children

wholly dependent on him/her which term shall mean and include

the following persons, namely:—

(a) "Spouse" means the first wife/husband who is legally

wedded to the Media Person;

(b) "Children" mean and includes legitimate/illegitimate or

adopted and unmarried and a minor or a daughter married

and a minor and abandoned by the spouse or a daughter

widowed and a minor.

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(c) "Form" means the form appended to this scheme;

(d) "Government" means the Administrator of the Union

territory of Puducherry appointed by the President under

Article 239 of the Constitution;

(e) "Insurance Company" means an insurance company

authorized by the Government of Puducherry in this behalf

to grant medical insurance to the Media Persons and their families.

(f) "Media Person" means a Media Person of the Union

territory of Puducherry who has got "Accreditation Identity

Card' under Pondicherry Press Representatives Accreditation

Rules, 1984 or 'Press Identification Card' under Puducherry Media

Representatives Identity Card Rules, 2013 from the Directorate

of Information and Publicity, Puducherry;

(g) "Medical Insurance" means annual premium paid to the

insurance company on behalf of Media Persons of this Union

Territory under this scheme;

(h) "Newspapers/Periodicals" means any newspaper/periodical

duly registered with the Registrar of Newspapers for India,

Government of India, New Delhi.

4. Eligibility conditions.—The following shall be the criteria for

becoming eligible for medical insurance under this scheme:

(1) The beneficiary shall be a citizen of India and resident of the

Union territory of Puducherry by birth or by continuous residence for

a period of not less than 10 years;

(2) The beneficiary must have put in not less than 10 (ten) years

of service as full-time Editor/Reporter/Sub-Editor/Press Photographer/

Correspondent of a newspaper/periodical/news agency including

newspapers and periodicals published in the Union territory of Puducherry

and news agencies having headquarters outside the Union Territory.

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(3) The beneficiary must have Press Accreditation/Identity Card

from the Directorate of Information and Publicity, Puducherry under

"Puducherry Press Representatives Accreditation Rules" issued vide

G.O. Ms. No. 13/84-P & AR (IPT), dated 30-10-1984 or Press Identity Card

under Puducherry Media Representative Identity Card Rules, 2013

issued by the Directorate of Information and Publicity vide G.O. Ms. No. 3,

dated 28-6-2013.

5. Quantum of premium.— The quantum of premium per annum

ranges from ` 4,500 to ` 13,500 depending upon age of the applicants

(See Annexure-l) or as may be fixed by the Government from time to time

against the family health insurance claim up to ` 3.00 lakhs in any one

of the Registered Health Insurance Company in India. The premium

payable by the Government will be worked out by the Directorate of

Information and Publicity on the basis of the applications received from

Media Persons.

6. Making of application.— The application for grant of medical

insurance under this scheme shall be submitted to the Director of

Information and Publicity, Puducherry in Form-I accompanied by the

following certificates, namely:-

(a) Nationality/Nativity/Residence certificate obtained from an

officer of the Revenue Department not below the rank of

Deputy Tahsildar;

(b) Birth Certificate or Transfer Certificate/School Leaving

Certificate for proof of the age;

(c) Service Certificate showing the designation, period of

service and the place of work from the employer in Form-II.

(d) Copy of the Accreditation/Identity Card issued by the

Directorate of Information and Publicity, Puducherry.

7. Sanction of medical insurance.— (1) All the applications

received from the Media Persons under this scheme shall be placed

before the selection committee comprising of the following officials,

along with a certificate of verification of the Assistant Director of

Information and Publicity in Form-III.

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(i) Secretary to Government (Information . . Chairperson

and Publicity).

(ii) Under Secretary/Deputy Secretary to . . Member

Government (Finance).

(iii) District Collector/Regional Administrator . . Member

of the region concerned (for applicants

from outlying regions only).

(iii) Director of Information and Publicity . . Member-

Secretary.

(2) The committee after satisfying itself of the genuineness of

the application may approve the grant of medical insurance, after which

the Director of Information and Publicity shall issue a sanction order in

Form-IV appended to this scheme.

(3) The committee may reject any application for reasons to be

recorded in writing.

(4) The Director shall maintain a Register of Sanction in Form-V.

8. Mode of payment.— Stipulated premium shall be paid by the

Directorate of Information and Publicity, Puducherry, every year and for

every policy of the medical insurance to each family of the Media Persons

as prescribed by the insurance company.

9. Record of payment of premium.— Records of all the payments

of premium shall be maintained by the Department of Information and

Publicity in the Register in Form-VI.

10. Stoppage of premium.— (1) (a) The Director of Information and

Publicity shall have the right to stop payment of premium if at any stage

it is found that it was sanctioned on mistaken grounds or false information

or the conditions on which the medical insurance was granted no

longer exist.

(b) Before resorting to stoppage of the premium to medical

insurance under sub-clause (1)(a) above, the insured shall be given an

opportunity of being heard in person or represented in writing.

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(2) In case the medical insurance is sanctioned on the basis of

wrong information given by the applicant, the amount already paid would

be recovered.

(3) If the family of the beneficiary leaves the Union territory of

Puducherry for more than one year without any prior intimation or

permanently, the payment of premium shall be stopped.

(4) The Director of Information and Publicity may however review

the case, if he is satisfied that the beneficiary has returned to the

Union territory of Puducherry and continues to reside here.

11. Appeal.— Any person aggrieved by any decision of the

Director may appeal to the Secretary to Government in-charge of

Information and Publicity whose decision shall be final.

12. Powers and duties of the Director of Information and

Publicity.—The Director shall be in-charge of implementing the scheme.

13. Budget provision.— The expenditure towards the implementation

of this scheme shall be debitable to the budget of the Information and

Publicity Department under the Head of Account of "2220-lnformation

and Publicity-60/800 - Other expenditure-60/800(02)- Welfare programme

for Media Persons-60/800 (02) (01) - Puducherry region-(50) - Other

Charges (Plan)."

14. Interpretation and clarification.— In the implementation of the

scheme, if any doubt arises with regard to interpretation of any of the

provisions of the scheme or if any point requires clarification, the matter

shall be referred to the Secretary to Government (Information and

Publicity) and the decision of the Government thereon shall be final.

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ANNEXURE-I

[See clause 5]

Approximate premium amount payable to the Health Insurance

Company by the Directorate of Information and Publicity for the different

age brackets/plan.

Plan Age in years Premium Sum

per annum* insured

(in `) (in `)

(1)

(2) (3) (4)

2 Adults 16 days - 35 years 4,510

36 years - 45 years 5,600

3 lakhs

46 years - 50 years 8,530

51 years - 55 years 10,660

2 Adults + 1 Child 16 days -35 years 5,580

36 years - 45 years 6,500

3 lakhs

46 years -50 years 9,180

51 years - 55 years 11,475

2 Adults + 2 Children 16 days - 35 years 7,115

36 years - 45 years 7,700

3 lakhs

46 years - 50 years 10,635

51 years - 55 years 13,290

* The premium amount payable by the Department may vary

from time to time as fixed by the Government, against the Family Health

Insurance claim up to ` 3.00 lakhs in any one of the Registered Health

Insurance Company in India.

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FORM-1

[See clause 6]

APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF MEDICAL

INSURANCE TO MEDIA PERSONS

Passport size P h ot o gra p h of applicant

1. Name of the applicant and designation :

2. Date of birth and age of the applicant :

(with a proof of date of birth).

3. Nationality

:

4. Whether the applicant is the native :

o f Union territory o f P ud ucherr y b y birth or by continuous residence (Native/ Residence Certificate must be attached)

5. Address

Present

:

Permanent

:

6. P er io d o f r e si d e nc e in th e p r es en t :

address.

7. Father's name

:

8. Mother's name

:

9. Name of the spouse :

10. Number and name of the children :

11. Aadhaar Card No. of the family members (Copies of Aadhaar Card to be attached)

(a) Applicant

:

(b) Spouse

:

(c) Children—

(i)

:

(ii)

:

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12. Name of the newspaper/journals/agency :

in which the applicant has worked

13. Periodicity

14. L e n g t h o f se r v i c e i n t h e f i e l d :

(Certificate issued by the newspaper/

journal/agency authority to be attached

in original.)

15. W h e t h e r t h e a p p l i c a n t s e r v e d a s a

full-time employee.

16. Whether the applicant is an accredited :

Media Person? (If yes, please furnish the

details.)

DECLARATION

I, ...........................................................................son /daughter/

widow of.............................................................. hereby solemnly affirm

and declare that the particulars furnished above are true to the best of

my knowledge and belief and I have not suppressed any material fact

that will disentitle me for the grant of medical insurance.

I further declare that I have not opted for/availed of any other

Family Health Insurance Scheme operated by Government of Puducherry

or Government of India.

Signature of the applicant.

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FORM-II

[See clause 6(c)]

SERVICE CERTIFICATE

(To be issued by the employer)

Certified that Thiru/Tmt./Selvi...........................................................

son/wife/daughter of..............................................................................has

worked continuously for the period of ....................years from................

to ........................... as full-time Editor/Sub-Editor/Reporter/Correspondent

of the newspaper/journal/news agency viz.........................................

registered with the Registrar of Newspaper for India, Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, New Delhi vide

No................

Signature :

Name :

Designation :

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FORM–III

[See clause 7(1)]

VERIFICATION CERTIFICATE

(To be verified and certified by the Assistant Director

of Information and Publicity)

Certified that the application of Thiru/Tmt/Selvi.............................

son/wife/daughter of...............................................................................for

granting medical insurance to the family of the Media Persons of the

Union territory of Puducherry has been scrutinized and that the

particulars furnished by the applicant therein are found to be correct.

Signature :

Name :

Designation :

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FORM-IV

[See clause 7(2)]

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY

No. /DIP/AD(Press)/PRA/20 - 20. Dated:

ORDER

Sub:. DIP-Scheme for the grant of Medical Insurance to the

F a m i l y o f t h e A c c r e d i t e d M e d i a P e r s o n s o f t h e

Union territory of Puducherry 2015-Sanction conveyed - Reg.

Ref: His/Her application No. .................dated .........................

** **

In pursuance of clause 7(2) of the scheme for grant of Medical

Insurance to the Family of the Media Persons of the Union territory of

Puducherry-2015, sanction of the selection committee is hereby

conveyed for providing medical insurance to the family of the Media

Person Thiru/Tmt./Selvi............................................................ working as

......;.............................(Designation) in ................................................

(Name of the media)

Director of Information and Publicity.

To

Thiru/Tmt/Selvi.:.............................

.........................................................

.........................................................

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FORM-V

[See clause 7(4)]

REGISTER OF SANCTION

FORM-VI

(See clause 9)

REGISTER OF MEDICAL INSURANCE TO THE MEDIA PERSONS

Name and address of the Media Person :

Medical Insurance Policy No. :

Sanction No. and date :

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