Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today announced a contribution worth Rs 11 lakh towards a journalist foundation to be set up by renowned journalist Kuldeep Naiyar.
Mr Singh made the announcement after Mr Naiyar sought financial aid from him towards the proposed journalist foundation. Earlier, Mr Naiyar announced to set up the foundation with Rs five lakh given to him by the UP government as a Yash Bharati samman.
''This foundation will financially help the journalists at the time of crisis,'' he said.
Another, eminent journalist Achutanand Mishra, who was also awarded the Yansh Bharati samman, said that it was an honour for entire Hindi journalism.
