Section 16 in Bihar State Journalist Insurance Scheme, 2014
16. Standard operating procedure, relating to insurance.
- (i) An application along with requisite enclosures in prescribed Performa (Appendix A&B) will be submitted to Director, Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Bihar, Patna through their respective District Public Relation Officers, by media representative willing to be insured.(ii)During the course of application, at first the process of on line filling of application form will be followed on the website of IPRD- "www.prdbihar.gov.in", after which an ID code will be generated. .(iii)The Proforma may be downloaded as a hard copy by applicant journalist, after entry of required column, which will be submitted to respective District Public Relation Officers.(iv)A hard copy and dully filled Performa as per prescribed procedure the respective District Public Relation Officers will forward all the applications with their recommendations to the Journalist Insurance Scheme Cell working under Press Section at state headquarter level of Information and public Relations Department, Government of Bihar, Patna within five days of its receipt.(v)"Journalist Insurance Cell" will be constituted in Press Section at State Headquarter level under Information and public Relations Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. It will be monitored by officer in charge (Press).(vi)An assistant (Ministerial Staff) will be posted in this cell. One data entry operator also will be exclusively posted for Journalist Insurance Scheme work.(vii)A specific software will be developed for the standard operation of "Bihar State Journalist Insurance Scheme, 2014" procedure, in which all relevant terms & conditions, related to eligibility to this insurance scheme will be included along with application form.(viii)District Public Relation Officer will receive this application form in three copies, of which two copies will be made available, collectively to state headquarter, and one copy will be kept under his safe custody.(ix)A cash book will be maintained by cashier in Information and public Relations Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, in which transaction related to "Bihar State Journalist Insurance Scheme, 2014" will be entered.(x)This account will be audited every year by Finance (Audit) Department.
