Scheme for Providing Financial Assistance for the Purchase of Laptop or Desktop Computer to the Media Persons of the Union Territory of Puducherry

Financial Assistance: Upto ₹15,000/- per month, or as may be fixed by the Government from time to time.

Purpose: For the purchase of ANY ONE of the following -

A brand new personal computer that runs on AC power.

A brand new, small, portable personal computer that runs on either batteries or AC power; designed for use during travel.

Mode of Payment: The Member Secretary-cum-Director will hand over the amount to the applicant after obtaining the necessary receipt from the applicant in the prescribed format (Form-VI).

1. The applicant should be a citizen of India.
2. The applicant should be a native of the Union Territory of Puducherry by birth or by continuous residence for not less than ten years.
3. The applicant should have served for five years in ANY ONE of the following positions:

A full-time Editor/Reporter/Sub-Editor/Press Photographer/Correspondent of a Newspaper/Periodical duly registered with the Registrar of Newspapers of India, New Delhi.

Reporter/Photographer of News Agencies in Puducherry with headquarters outside the Union territory of Puducherry.

Reporter/Videographer in the employ of electronic media, namely Satellite Channels.

Offline

The applicant should write a formal letter, attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required), and submit the same to -

The Director

Department of Information & Publicity

18, Belcombe Street, Puducherry - 605 001

+91-413-2334398, 2336415, 2337078

info.pon@nic.in

*The Office Timings are Monday to Friday, 08:45 am to 01:00 pm & 02:00 pm to 05:45 pm.

Nationality/Nativity/Residence Certificate (Form-II), issued by the Officer of the Revenue Department not below the rank of a Deputy Tahsildar.

Service Certificate (Form-III), showing the designation, the nature of the post (full-time or part-time), period of service, and the place of work from the former employer.

Declaration (Form-IV) along with original purchase bill of the Laptop/Desktop, indicating the Serial Number, the Make, and other technical specification.

Press Identification Card, issued by the Directorate of Information and Publicity, Puducherry.

Verification Certificate (Form-V) of the Director of Information and Publicity, Puducherry.