Hindi newspapers pioneered the practice of incentivising news stringers to bring in advertising. For the ads you procured you got a commission. The Rajasthan Patrika's management has applied this policy to staff hiring as well. Its online news site Catch News has announced a recruitment referral policy which incentivises staff for referring potential employees, both journalists and non journalists. The jobs listed are both media and management related. If hired, those who referred them, get anything between Rs 5000-15,000, depending on the salary of the person hired. After the new recruit has completed 90 days. Its called a referral bonus programme.