Government plans new Wage Board to protect journalists’ livelihoods.
Prime Minister’s Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman today said the government will move quickly to begin work on a new Wage Board to ensure job and livelihood security for journalists
“Unless we can ensure journalists’ jobs and livelihoods, we cannot expect good journalism. The government will begin working on this issue quickly,” he said while replying to journalists at a weekly briefing on the progress of various ministries at PID here.
Regarding the government employees’ pay scale and inflation, the adviser clarified that there is no risk of an abnormal rise in market prices due to implementation of a new pay scale.
Although a new pay scale has not been introduced for a long time, the salaries of many officials and employees have already reached levels close to the proposed scale through regular annual increments, he said.
Therefore, he added, the concern that a large influx of money into the market would cause inflation to double is not correct.
Zhahed Ur Rahman said at the same time by the end of this year, Family Cards would be distributed to 41 lakh families across the country to help address inflationary pressure, directly benefiting 20 million people from marginalized communities.
Principal Information Officer Syed Abdal Ahmed, Additional Information and Broadcasting Secretary KM Abdul Wadud and Deputy Principal Information Officer Mohammed Fokhrul Islam were present at the briefing.
