Earlier, Pune Shramik Patrakar Sangh president Santosh Kulkarni told Javadekar that 80 per cent of journalists who have been employed on a contract basis, with no job security and poor pay, deserved a better deal in keeping with the recommendations of the wage board.
Replying to a question, Javadekar said that that the Narendra Modi-led NDA government is committed to the welfare of all journalists, freedom of the press and social media.
