JAMMU, DEC 20: The Government today constituted the Jammu and Kashmir Media Accreditation Committee (JKMAC) for grant of Accreditation to News Media in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
An order in this regard issued by J&K Government reads that sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir Media Accreditation Committee (JKMAC) for grant of Accreditation to News Media in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
According to an order issued here, the 12 member committee will be headed by Director Information & Public Relations as its Chairperson, Deputy Director Information (PR) as Member Secretary, journalists Ayaz Hafiz (Rising Kashmir), Zulfikar Majeed (Deccan Herald), Fayaz Ahmad (ANI), Neeraj Rohmetra (Excelsior), Arshid Rasool (Gadyal), Naveen Sharma (Dainik Jagran), Anil Bhat (PTI), Zahoor Hashmi (Daily Aftab), Satish Vimal (All India Radio) and Pradeep Dutta (Times Now) as its members.
The Director Information, Akshay Labroo said, “With the constitution of JKMAC the long pending demand of working media persons of Jammu and Kashmir has been fulfilled and very soon the process of granting accreditation to media persons of J&K will be initiated.”