India, Sept. 1 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday, September 1, announced that the monthly social security pension for retired journalists would be doubled to Rs 5,000 from September 1 and launched the distribution of health cards under the Mukhyamantri Swasthya Bima Yojana.

The announcements were made at a programme attended by representatives of the Press Club and senior journalists.

Under the health scheme, journalists and their family members would be eligible for cashless treatment of up to Rs 5 lakh at empanelled hospitals across the country, Adhikari said.

He said the health insurance facility would cover around 38,000 government and private hospitals across India, including AIIMS, Christian Medical Colleg...