New Delhi: The Centre on Monday approved the proposal of the Press Information Bureau's journalist welfare committee to provide as financial relief ₹5 lakh each to families of 39 journalists who died due to the coronavirus, a panel member said.The Narendra Modi government has earmarked an additional fund for this purpose for the Journalist Welfare Committee (JWC), and journalists from across India will be covered under the scheme, the member said.In its meeting, the JWC decided to provide ₹5 lakh to the family members of 39 deceased journalists.The JWC meeting was held under the chairmanship of Information and Broadcasting Secretary Amit Khare.