In India, published figures put pay for a video journalist at ₹1,000–₹1,800 an assignment.
Published rates
₹1,000–₹1,800 an assignment
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What video journalist work in India pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
What the published rates say
Assignment
Outstation coverage (beyond the district HQ limits)Prasar Bharati · Publisher’s rates
₹1,800
Local coverage (under 6 hours)Prasar Bharati · Publisher’s rates
₹1,500
Second coverage (over 6 hours or locations more than 10 km apart)Prasar Bharati · Publisher’s rates
₹1,000
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local coverage of duration of less than 6 Hours @ Rs. 1500 per coverageDocumentDoordarshan Thiruvananthapuram stringer fees, empanelment notice 2025 · Publisher’s rates StatusIn force
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the 2nd coverage paid @ Rs. 1,000DocumentDoordarshan Thiruvananthapuram stringer fees, empanelment notice 2025 · Publisher’s rates StatusIn force
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the Stringer’s fee would be Rs. 1,800DocumentDoordarshan Thiruvananthapuram stringer fees, empanelment notice 2025 · Publisher’s rates StatusIn force
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In India, published figures put pay for a video journalist at ₹1,000–₹1,800 an assignment.
Prasar Bharati, in 1 document.
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