Lok Sabha Question No. 4486 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Regional Newspapers
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF INF'ORMATION  AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTTON  NO. 4486

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS

## 4486. SHRIMATI  PRATYUSHA  RAJESHWRI  SINGH:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING  be pleased  to state:

- (a) whether  Indian  print media of newspaper including  regional newspapers  have shown healthy  growth  in recent years;
- (b) if so, the details  thereof and the number of newspapers  published state-wise  including Odisha;
- (c)  whether  cases  ofalleged  malpractices  by certain  regional papers  have been reported;  and
- (d) if so, the details of such cases  reported  and the action taken thereon  during  the last three years and the current year, state-wise  including  Odisha?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN  THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION  & BROADCASTING  {COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)}

- (a)  & (b) Yes, Sir. The details of the number of newspapers published  state-wise  including Odisha during the years 2014-15 and 2015- 16 is placed at Annexure-I.
- (c) & (d) Yes, Sir. Office of the Registrar  of Newspapers  for India  (RNI),  a media  unit under Ministry  of Information and Broadcasting,  have received  reports  on some  complaints against certain  newspapers including regional newspapers. However,  no data is readily available fior the years  201 3- 14 and 2014-  1 5. However,  the data for the year 201 5- I 6 and cunent year (201617) is placed at Annexure-Il.

Further,  Press Council  oflndia (PCI), a statutory  autonomous  body under Ministry  of Information  and Broadcasting, has its adjudications on this issue  which  is available in PCI's Annual Reports i.e.2013-14,2014-  15, 2015- 16 under the head 'subject  Index  ofAdjudications in complaints  filed against the Press is available  on PCI's website,  rvr.vw.presscouncil.r,ic.in  in General link  -  publication{Report----Annual Report.

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## Publications  Which Filed Annul Statement  for 2014-15 (State/[JT's & Language  wise)

| State^i.T's               |   {ssamese | Beogali   | Bi- linsual   | Dogri   | Enslish   | Guirrati   | Hindi   | Kannada   |   Kashmiri | Konkani   | Maithili   | Mrlsyalam   |
|---------------------------|------------|-----------|---------------|---------|-----------|------------|---------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar lslands |          0 |           | I             | 0       | )         | 0          | 3       | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Andhra Pradesh            |          0 | 0         |               | 0       | 223       | 0          | 24      |           |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Arunachal Pradesh         |          0 | 0         | 0             | 0       | 1         | 0          | I       | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Assam                     |         50 | l7        | 3             | 0       | 25        | 0          | 9       | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Bihar                     |          0 |           | '1            | 0       | l3        | 0          | t49     | 0         |          0 | 0         | I          | 0           |
| Chandigaft                |          0 | 0         | 6             | 0       | 28        | 0          | 30      | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Chhattisgarh              |          0 | 0         | 5             | 0       | t2        | 0          | 314     | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          |             |
| Daman & Diu               |          0 | 0         | 0             | 0       | I         | 5          | 5       | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Delhi                     |          0 | 2         | 227           | 0       | 578       | 3          | t329    | 4         |          0 | I         |            | 4           |
| Nagar Haveli              |          0 | 0         | I             | 0       | 4         | 4          | l3      | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Goa                       |          0 | 0         | 0             | 0       | t2        | 0          | I       | 0         |          0 | I         | 0          | 0           |
| Guiarat                   |          0 | 0         | 28            | 0       | )J        | t32l       | 8l      | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Haryana                   |          0 | 0         | l4            | 0       |           | 0          | 186     | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Himachal Pradesh          |          0 | 0         | 2             | 0       | t7        | 0          | 55      | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Jharkhand                 |          0 | 2         | 6             | 0       |           | 0          | 85      | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Jammu & Kashrnir          |          0 | 0         | 30            | 2       | t6'1      | 0          | 3l      | 0         |          4 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Kamataka                  |          0 | 0         | 24            | 0       | 82        | 0          | 4       | 274       |          0 | 2         | 0          | 4           |
| Kerala                    |          0 | 0         | l8            | 0       | 45        | 0          | 3       | I         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 228         |
| Maharashtra               |          0 |           | 7l            | 0       | 281       |            | 208     |           |          0 | 0         | I          | 2           |
| Manipur                   |          0 | 0         | 0             | 0       | 6         | 0          | I       | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Meghalaya                 |          0 | 0         | 0             | 0       | 5         | 0          | 2       | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Mizorarn                  |          0 | 0         | 0             | 0       | 2         | 0          | 0       | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Madhya Pradesh            |          0 | 0         | 80            | 0       | 47        | I          | 23 t8   | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Nagaland                  |          0 | 0         | 0             | U       | 5         | 0          | 0       | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Odisha                    |          0 | 0         | ,1            | 0       | 47        | 0          | 9       | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Puducherry                |          0 | 0         | 8             | 0       | 0         | 0          | I       | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Punierb                   |          0 | 0         | l4            | 0       | l7        | 0          | 39      | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Raiasthat                 |          0 | 0         | 91            | 0       |           | 0          | 1506    | I         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Sikkim                    |          0 | 0         | 0             | 0       | 1         | 0          | 4       | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Telaogana                 |          0 | 0         | 2             | 0       | -28       | 0          | 3       | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| Tamil Nadu                |          0 | I         | 62            | 0       | 132       | I          | 8       | I         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 2           |
| Tripum                    |          0 |           | 2             | 0       | 4         | 0          | U       | 0         |          0 | U         | 0          | 0           |
| Uttar Pradesh             |          0 | 0         | t58           | 0       | 184       | 0          | 4359    | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | U           |
| Uttaraldand               |          0 | I         | 46            | 0       | 39        | I          | 1692    | 0         |          0 | 0         | 0          | 0           |
| West Beneal               |          0 | 183       | l7            | 0       |           | 0          | 43      | 0         |          0 | 0         |            | 0           |
| Total                     |         50 | 244       | 981           | ',      | 2219      | 1368       | 12516   | 283       |          4 | 4         | 4          | 241         |

## Publications  Which Filed Annul Statement  for 201+15 (State/UT's  & Language  wise)

| Ststc/U.T's               | Maoipuri   | Marrthi   | Multilingual   | Nepeli   | Odie   | Othe13   | Punjrbi   | S.nskrit   | Srnth.li   | Sitrdhi   | Trmil   | T.logo   | Urdu   | Totll   |
|---------------------------|------------|-----------|----------------|----------|--------|----------|-----------|------------|------------|-----------|---------|----------|--------|---------|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0          | 0         | 0              |          |        |          |           | 0          | 0          | 0         | I       |          | 0      |         |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 0          | 0         | 4              |          |        |          |           | 2          | 0          | 0         |         | I I9?    | 163    | 1648    |
| Pradesh                   | 0          | 0         | 0              | 0        |        |          | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0         |         | 0        | 0      |         |
|                           |            | 0         | 0              | 0        |        |          | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0         |         | 0        |        | ll      |
| Bihar                     |            | 0         | I              | 0        |        |          | 0         |            |            | 0         | 0       | 0        | 8?     | 259     |
| Chandiearh                |            | 0         |                | 0        |        |          |           |            |            |           | 0       |          |        | 7l      |
| Chhattisgarh              |            |           |                | 0        | 0      |          |           |            |            |           | 0       |          |        | 339     |
| Daman & Diu               |            |           |                |          | 0      | 0        |           |            | 0          |           | 0       |          |        | 13      |
| Delhi                     |            |           |                |          |        |          |           | 5          | 0          |           |         |          | 241    | 2465    |
| Dadr6 & Nagar Haveli      | 0          | 0         | 0              |          |        |          |           | 0          | 0          | 0         | 0       |          | 0      | 22      |
| Goa                       | 0          | 7         | 0              |          |        |          |           | 0          | 0          | 0         |         | 0        | 0      | 2l      |
| Guiarat                   | 0          | 9         | 8              |          |        |          |           | 4          | 0          | 4         |         | 0        |        | l5l6    |
| Haryana                   | 0          | 0         | 0              |          |        |          | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0         |         | 0        |        | 224     |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 0          | 0         |                |          |        |          | 0         | 0          | u          | 0         |         | 0        |        | 't5     |
| Jharkhand                 |            | 0         | 4              | 0        |        |          | 0         |            |            | 0         | 0       | 0        | 24     | I t'l   |
| Jammu & Kashmrr           |            | 0         | 3              | 0        |        |          | 0         |            |            | 0         | 0       |          | t08    | 345     |
| Kamataka                  |            |           | 2              | 0        |        | I        | 0         |            |            | 0         | 4       |          | 22     | 431     |
| Kerala                    |            | 0         |                | 0        |        |          |           | I          |            |           |         |          | 0      | 298     |
| Maharashtm                |            | 870       | 1              | 0        |        |          |           | 0          |            |           |         |          | )l     | 1538    |
| Manipur                   |            | 0         |                | 0        |        |          |           |            | 0          |           | 0       |          | 0      |         |
| Meghalaya                 |            | 0         |                | 0        | 0      | 7        |           | 0          | U          |           | 0       |          | I      | t5      |
| Mizomm                    |            |           |                |          | 0      |          |           | 0          | 0          | 0         | 0       |          | 0      | 5       |
| Madhva Pradesh            |            |           |                |          | 0      | 0        |           | I          | 0          | I         |         |          | 36     | 2494    |
| Nasaland                  |            | 0         | 0              |          |        |          |           | 0          | 0          | 0         |         | 0        | 0      | '7      |
| Odishe                    | 0          | 0         | 1              |          | 343    |          |           | 2          | 0          | 0         |         | 0        |        | 436     |
| Puduchony                 |            | 0         | 0              |          |        |          | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0         |         | 0        |        | 21      |
| Puniab                    | 0          | 0         |                |          |        |          | 8l        | 0          | 0          | 0         | 0       | 0        |        | 162     |
| Rajasthan                 | 0          | 0         | 4              | 0        |        |          | 0         |            |            |           | 0       |          | 1      | 1660    |
| Sikkim                    | 0          | 0         |                | l0       |        |          | 0         |            |            |           | 0       |          | 2      | 23      |
| Telangana                 |            | 0         |                | 0        | 0      |          | 0         |            | 0          |           | 0       | t21      | 27     | l9l     |
| TamilNadu                 |            | l         |                | 0        | I      |          |           |            | 0          |           | 243     |          | 2      | 463     |
| TriDura                   |            |           |                | 0        | 0      |          |           | 0          | 0          |           | 0       |          | 0      |         |
| Uttar Pradesh             |            | I         |                | I        | 0      |          |           | l          | 0          |           | 0       |          | '7E6   | 5506    |
| Uttarakhand               |            |           |                | I        | 0      | 8        |           | 2          | 0          |           |         |          | 56     | 18/7    |
| West Bensal               |            |           |                |          | 0      | 0        |           | 0          | 2          | 0         | 0       | l        | 28     | 351     |
| Total                     |            | 9{X       | 8t             |          | 35{    | 53       | lJ5       | 2l         | 2          | t6        | 216     | 1339     | l66l   | 22141   |

## Publications  Which  Filed Annul Stat€ment  for 2015-16 (State/UT's  & Language  wise)

| St3ftru.T's               |    | B.ryeli   | Bi-lioqu.l   | Dosri   | Enelish   | Cui.rrti   | Hindi   | KNnnada   | K.shmiri   | Konkrni   | Msithili   | Mrhyslsm   |
|---------------------------|----|-----------|--------------|---------|-----------|------------|---------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0  |           | 3            | 0       |           | 0          | 3       | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 0  | 0         | 3l           | 0       | t69       | 0          | l3      | 2         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Pradesh                   | 0  | 0         | 0            | 0       | 8         | 0          | I       | 0         | 0          |           | 0          | 0          |
|                           |    | t9        | 4            | 0       | 30        | 0          | l6      | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          |            |
| Bihar                     | 0  | I         | 7            | 0       | t3        | 0          | 175     | 0         | 0          | 0         |            | 0          |
| Chandisarh                | 0  | 0         | 6            |         | 29        | 0          |         | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Chhattisgarh              | 0  | 0         | 9            | 0       | ll        | 0          | 317     | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Daman & Diu               | 0  | 0         | 0            | 0       |           |            | 5       | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Delhi                     |    | 3         | 232          | 0       | 5t7       |            | 14',t5  | 6         | 0          | 0         |            | 6          |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 0  | 0         | 2            | 0       |           | 4          | tl      | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Goa                       | 0  | 0         | 0            | 0       | l0        | 0          | I       | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Cuiarat                   | 0  | 0         | l0           | 0       | 57        | t516       | 94      | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Haryana                   | 0  |           | l8           | 0       |           | 0          | 206     | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 0  | 0         |              | 0       | l4        | 0          | 't0     | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Jharkhand                 | 0  | 2         | 7            | 0       | l4        | U          | 94      | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Jammu & I&shmir           | 0  | 0         | .]l          |         | 178       | 0          | 31      | 0         | 3          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Kamataka                  | 0  | 0         | 37           | 0       | 84        | 0          | 5       | 438       | 0          | 2         | 0          | 3          |
| Kerala                    | 0  |           | t2           | 0       |           | 0          | 3       |           | 0          | 0         | 0          | 245        |
| Maharashtra               | 0  |           | 100          | 0       | 268       |            | 280     | 2         | 0          | 0         |            | 2          |
| ManiDur                   | 0  | 0         | t            | 0       |           | 0          |         | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Meghalaya                 | 0  | 0         | 0            | 0       | 6         | 0          | 2       | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Mizomm                    |    | 0         | 0            | 0       | 2         | 0          | 0       | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Madhva Pradesh            | 0  | 0         | 100          | 0       | 50        | 0          | 3096    | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          |            |
| Nagaland                  |    | 0         | 0            |         | 5         | 0          | 0       |           | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Odishr                    | 0  | 0         | 32           | 0       | 44        | 0          | ll      | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Puducherry                | 0  |           | 4            | 0       | I         | 0          | I       | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Puniab                    | 0  | 0         | t8           | 0       | l8        | 0          | 58      | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Raiasthan                 |    | 0         | 102          | 0       | 33        | 0          | 1564    |           | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Sikkim                    | 0  | 0         | 0            | 0       | 7         | 0          | 4       | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Telancana                 | 0  | 0         | 1            | 0       | '18       | 0          | t5      | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| TamilNadu                 | 0  |           | 74           | 0       | 129       |            | 9       | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 2          |
| Tripura                   | 0  | 40        | 2            | 0       | 5         | 0          | 1       | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 0  | 0         | l8l          | 0       | 185       | 0          | 4806    | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0          |
| Uttarakhand               | 0  | 0         | 50           | 0       | 45        |            | 1795    | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          |            |
| west Bencal               | 0  | 291       | 16           | 0       | 8r        | 4          | 50      | 0         | 0          | 0         |            | 0          |
| Tot8l                     | 51 | 359       | ll2l         | 3       | 2174      | 163E       | l,l3l6  | 450       | l          | 2         | 4          | 259        |

## Publications  Which Filed Annul Statement for 2015-16  (State/UT's & Language wise)

| Stat€nI.T's               |    | Mf,rrthi   | Multilinguil   | \cpali   | Odil   | Others   | Punjabi   | Srnskrit   | Srnthrli   |    | Tcmil   | f(lugu   | Urdu   |      | Totrl   |
|---------------------------|----|------------|----------------|----------|--------|----------|-----------|------------|------------|----|---------|----------|--------|------|---------|
| Andaman & Nic.bar lslands |    |            | I              | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0  |         | 0        |        | 0    | l5      |
| Andhra Prad€sh            | 0  |            | 5              |          | I      | 0        |           | I          | 0          | 0  | 0       | t2t2     |        | 89   | t523    |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 0  |            | 0              | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0         |            | 0          | 0  |         | 0        |        | 0    | 9       |
| Assam                     | 2  | 0          |                | 0        |        |          | 0         |            | 0          |    | 0       | 0        |        | 6    | t40     |
| Bihar                     |    | 0          |                | 0        |        |          | 0         | 0          |            |    | 0       | 0        |        | 98   | 296     |
| chandigarh                |    | 0          |                | 0        | 0      |          | l0        | 0          | 0          | 0  | 0       | 0        |        | 0    | 8l      |
| Chhattissarh              | 0  |            | 0              |          | 0      | I        | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0  | 0       | 0        |        |      | 406     |
| Daman & Diu               | 0  |            | 0              | 0        | 0      | 0        |           |            | 0          | 0  | 0       |          |        |      |         |
| Delhi                     | 0  | 5          | ll             | 0        | 2      | l        | 45        |            | 0          | 0  |         |          |        | 2)a  | 25t3    |
| Dadra & Nasar Haveli      | 0  | 0          |                | 0        |        |          | 0         |            | 0          |    | 0       | 0        |        | 0    |         |
| Goa                       | 0  | 1          |                | 0        | 0      |          | 0         | 0          |            |    | 0       | 0        |        | 0    | I       |
| Guiamt                    |    |            | l0             | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0         | 4          | 0          |    | I       |          |        |      | 1790    |
| Haryana                   | 0  |            | 0              |          | 0      | 0        |           | 0          | 0          | 0  | 0       |          |        | 4    | 252     |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 0  |            |                | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0         |            | 0          | 0  |         |          |        | 0    | 88      |
| Jharkhand                 | 0  | 0          | I              | 0        |        |          | 0         |            | 0          | 0  | 0       | 0        |        | 27   | 145     |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 0  | 0          | 4              | 0        |        |          | 0         | 0          |            |    | 0       | 0        |        | t29  | 3E7     |
| Kamataka                  |    | o          | 2              | 0        | 0      | 2        | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0  | 4       | l        |        | l9   | 605     |
| Kerala                    | 0  |            | 0              |          | 0      | 0        |           |            | 0          | 0  | 0       |          |        |      | 304     |
| Mahanshra                 | 0  | 152        | t2             | 0        | t      |          |           | 0          | 0          | 2  | 3       | I        |        | 55   | 1923    |
| Manipur                   | 6  |            | I              | 0        | 0      |          |           |            | 0          | 0  |         |          |        |      | t6      |
| Meghalaya                 | 0  |            | 0              | 0        |        |          | 0         |            | 0          | 0  |         |          | 0      |      | l6      |
| Mizoram                   | 0  | 0          | 0              | 0        |        | 4        | 0         |            | 0          |    | 0       |          | 0      | 0    | 6       |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 0  | 2          |                | 0        | 0      |          | 0         | 3          | 0          | 2  | 0       | 0        |        | 45   | 3308    |
| Naqaland                  |    | 0          | 0              | 0        | 0      | 2        |           | 0          | 0          | 0  | 0       |          |        |      |         |
| Odishl                    |    | 0          | 1              | 0        |        | 0        |           |            | 0          | 0  | 0       |          |        |      | 451     |
| Puducherry                | 0  |            | t              | 0        | I      | I        |           |            | 0          | 0  |         |          |        | 0    | Jf      |
| Puniab                    | 0  |            | l2             | 0        | 0      | 0        | 9l        |            | 0          | 0  | 0       | 0        |        | I    | 198     |
| Raiasthan                 | 0  | 0          | 4              | 0        |        |          | 0         | 0          | 0          |    | 0       | 0        |        | 7    | t725    |
| Sikkim                    |    | 0          |                | l0       | 0      | 0        | 0         | 0          |            | 0  |         | 0        | 0      | 2    |         |
| Telangana                 |    | 0          | 3              | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0  | 0       | 169      |        | 149  | 621     |
| Tamil Nadu                |    |            | 3              | 0        | I      | I        |           | 0          | 0          | 0  | 294     |          |        |      | 5t6     |
| Tripura                   | 0  |            | 0              | 0        | 0      | l        |           |            | 0          | 0  |         |          |        | 0    | 49      |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 0  |            |                | 0        | 0      | 2        | 3         | 4          | 0          | 0  |         |          | 0      | 896  | 6083    |
| Uttarakhand               | 0  | 0          | 2              |          |        |          |           |            | 0          |    |         | 0        | 0      | 60   | 1966    |
| W€st Bengal               | 0  | 0          | 2              | 2        |        |          | 0         | 0          | 2          |    | 0       | I        |        | 33   | 483     |
| Total                     | I  | 1182       | l0l            | l3       | 361    | 46       | 150       | 24         |            | t6 | 328     |          | 1596   | lE9l | 26104   |

## Annexure II

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| S. No                                                                         | Name of Edition                                                               | RllI No                                                                       | Circulation                                                                   | Base                                                                          | Date of Complaint                                                             | Status                                                                        | Name of State                                                                 | Remarks                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                             | The Kashmir Monitor                                                           | 100768                                                                        | 1500                                                                          |                                                                               | 24.05.2015                                                                    | On DAVP Panel                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                                                               | The complaint was forwarded District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.    |
| 2                                                                             | Young Bites Kashmir                                                           | 1013s3                                                                        | Never published in Kashmir                                                    |                                                                               | 24.05.2015                                                                    | On DAVP Panel                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                                                               | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions. |
| 3                                                                             | Buland Kashmir                                                                | 161423                                                                        | r 500                                                                         |                                                                               | 24.05.2015                                                                    | On DAVP Panel                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                                                               | The complaint was forwarded District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.    |
|                                                                               | Gadyal                                                                        | 161593                                                                        | 300                                                                           |                                                                               | 24.05.2015                                                                    | On DAVP Panel                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                                                               | The complaint was forwarded District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.    |
| 5                                                                             | Rising Kashmir                                                                | 101468                                                                        | 2000                                                                          |                                                                               | 24.05.2015                                                                    | On DAVP Panel                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                                                               | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions. |
| 6                                                                             | Srinagar News                                                                 | 161081                                                                        | 1200                                                                          |                                                                               | 24.05.2015                                                                    | On DAVP Panel                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                                                               | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions. |

| 7   | Subah Kashmir      | 16 r 589           |   300 |    | 24.05.2015   | On DAVP Panel                      | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                      | The complaint was forwarded District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.    |
|-----|--------------------|--------------------|-------|----|--------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 8   | The Rehmat         | 100919             |   300 |    | 24.05.2015   | On DAVP Panel                      | Jammu & Kashmir to                                                                   | The complaint was forwarded District Adminishation for enquiry and taking necessary actions.     |
| 9   | Uqab               | 160987             |  2000 |    | 24.05.2015   | On DAVP Panel                      | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                      | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions. |
| 10  | Zabarwan Times     | 161530             |   300 |    | 24.05.2015   | On DAVP Panel                      | Jammu & Kashmir The w.rs to for taking actions.                                      | forwarded District Administration enquiry and necessary                                          |
| l1  | Dehradun (Hindi)   | 2029/57            | 75000 | CA | 07.04.2016   | On DAVP Panel Uttarakha nd         | The complaint w:rs forwarded Administration for enquiry taking necessary actions.    | District and                                                                                     |
| 12  | Dehradun (English) | 015357/6 7         | 75000 | CA | 07.04.2016   | On DAVP Panel Uttarakha nd         | The complaint w:ts forwarded to Administration for enquiry taking necessary actions. | District and                                                                                     |
| l3  | Shimla (Hindi)     | HPENG/ 2007/237 69 | 26014 | CA | 07.04.2016   | Not On DAVP Panel Himachal Pradesh | The was to for taking actions.                                                       | complaint forwarded District Administration enquiry and necessary                                |

| 14   | Shimla (English)   | HPENG/ 2007/237 68   |   26014 | CA   | 07.04.2016   | Not On DAVP Panel   | Himachal Pradesh   | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.       |
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| l5   | Tripura Observer   | NA                   |      80 |      | 22.04.2016   |                     | Tripura            | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.       |
| 16   | Vivek              | NA                   |      60 |      | 22.04.2016   |                     | Tripura            | The complaint was forwarded District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.          |
| 17   | Pragti Sambad      | NA                   |      50 |      | 22.04.2016   |                     | Tripura            | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.       |
| l8   | Manus Patrika      | NA                   |     100 |      | 22.04.2016   |                     | Tripura            | The complaint was forwarded District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.          |
| 19   | Jagaran            | NA                   |     150 |      | 22.04.2016   |                     | Tripura            | The was forwarded District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary                             |
| 20   | Ajker Fariad       | NA                   |     800 |      | 22.04.2016   |                     | Tripura            | actions. The complaint was forwarded District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions. |

| 2l   | Tripura Darpan                        | NA                         | 300   |            | 22.04.2016               | Tripura                                  | The complaint was forwmded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.                |                                                                                         |
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| 22   | Pratibadi Kalam                       | NA                         | 400   | 22.04.2016 |                          | Tripwa                                   | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary                        | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary |
| z.)  | Tripura Times                         | NA                         | 300   | 22.04.2016 |                          | Tripura                                  | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary                        |                                                                                         |
| 24   | Hansal Samachar                       | RAJHIN /2003t 1 1843 45150 | CA    | 19.04.2016 | On DAVP Panel            | Raj sthan                                | Action Taken, Team visited, reports                                                                            |                                                                                         |
| 25   | Hansal Samachar                       | s03U200 I                  | 25440 | CA         | t9.04.2016 On DAVP Panel | Rajsthan                                 | are awaited.                                                                                                   | are awaited.                                                                            |
| zo   | Sandhya Border Times, shd Ganga Nagar |                            | 74441 |            | 06.04.2016               | On DAVP Panel Code No- 127t4 o Rajsthan  | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.               |                                                                                         |
| 27   | Sandhya Border Times, Jaipur          |                            | 27rs\ |            | 06.04.2016               | On DAVP Panel Code No- 13087 o Raj sthan | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions. The complaint |                                                                                         |
| 28   | Sandhya Border Times, Jodhpur         |                            | 27667 |            | 06.04.2016               | On DAVP Panel Code No- r3134 Rajsthan    | was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actrons. complaint                   |                                                                                         |
| 29   | Janhit Darshan                        | 47914183                   | 300   |            | 02.07.2016               | 2 On DAVP Panel Code Utter Pradesh       | The was forwarded to District Adminishation                                                                    |                                                                                         |

|    |                                          |                    |       |    |             | No- t2335 9                    |                | for enquiry and taking necessary                                                                          |
|----|------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------|----|-------------|--------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 30 | Prasaran, Hindi, Daily, Dahod            | 048450/8 8         | 45304 | CA | 28.07.2016  |                                | Madhya Pradesh | actions. The complaint was forwarded Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.             |
| 31 | Prasaran, Hindi, Daily. Indore           | MPHIN/ 20t4/ s5898 | 20050 | CA | 28.07.201,6 |                                | Madhya Pradesh | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.          |
| )z | Prasaran, Hindi, Daily, Jhabua           | 052088/9 0         | 49017 | CA | 28.07.2016  |                                | Madhya Pradesh | The complaint was forwarded District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary                      |
| 33 | Prasaran, Hindi, Daily, Ratlam           | 017422/7 0         | 47160 | CA | 28.07.2016  |                                | Madhya Pradesh | actions. The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions. |
| 34 | Singham Times, Hindi, Daily, Ratlam      | 44610/20 t2        | 24975 | CA | 28.07.2016  |                                | Madhya Pradesh | The complaint wzrs forwarded District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary                     |
| 35 | Ratlam Sameeksh a, Hindi, Weekly, RatIam | 38573/82           | s300  | CA | 28.07.2016  |                                | Madhya Pradesh | actions. The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions. |
| 36 | Rozana Samrat                            | 46794/89           | 30000 |    | 31.07 .2016 | On DAVP Panel Code No- 18021 o | Punjab         | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.          |

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| )t   | Qaumi Tanzeem Publicatio n Pvt Ltd,   |    |            |     | Bihar   | The was to                                               | complaint forwarded District                             |
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| )t   | Patna                                 |    | 22.08.2016 |     | Bihar   | Administration for enquiry and taking necessary          | Administration for enquiry and taking necessary          |
| 38   | Farooqui Tanzeem, Patna               |    | 22.08.2016 | Not | Bihar   | actions. The was to for                                  | complaint forwarded District and                         |
| 38   |                                       |    | 22.08.2016 | Not | Bihar   | Administration enquiry taking necessary actions.         | Administration enquiry taking necessary actions.         |
| 39   | The Pinder Daily, Patna               |    | 22.08.20r6 | ble | Bihar   | The was to                                               | complaint forwarded District                             |
| 39   |                                       |    | 22.08.20r6 | ble | Bihar   | Administration for enquiry and taking necessary          | Administration for enquiry and taking necessary          |
| 40   | Inqualab- E-Jadeed, Patna             |    | 22.08.20r6 |     | Bihar   | The was to                                               | complaint forwarded District and necessary               |
| 40   |                                       |    | 22.08.20r6 |     | Bihar   | Administration for enquiry taking                        | Administration for enquiry taking                        |
| 4l   | The Pyari Urdu Daily                  |    | 22.08.2016 |     | Bihar   | The w{rs to                                              | complaint forwarded District Administration and          |
| 4l   |                                       |    | 22.08.2016 |     | Bihar   | for enquiry taking necessary actions.                    | for enquiry taking necessary actions.                    |
| A't  | Mosalas Patna                         |    | 22.08.20t6 |     | Bihar   | The wuls to for taking necessary                         | complaint forwarded District Administration enquiry and  |
|      | Sangam Patna                          | 43 | 22.08.20t6 |     | Bihar   | The was to                                               | actions. complaint forwarded District                    |
|      | Sangam Patna                          | 43 | 22.08.20t6 |     | Bihar   | Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions. | Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions. |

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| 44   | Amin Patna                             |            |       | The w.ls to                                                                                               | complaint forwarded District                                                                              |
|------|----------------------------------------|------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      |                                        | 22.08.2016 | Bihar | Administration for enquiry and taking necessary                                                           | Administration for enquiry and taking necessary                                                           |
| 45   | Hamara Samaj, Patna                    | 22.08.20t6 | Bihar | The wars to for taking actions.                                                                           | complaint forwarded District Administration enquiry and necessary                                         |
| 46   | Qunah Tarzeem, Patna                   | 22.08.2016 | Bihar | The was to for taking                                                                                     | complaint forwarded District Administration enquiry and necessary                                         |
| A1   | Halate- Bihar,Sa mstipur               | 22.08.2016 | Bihar | The complaint wrs forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary                   | The complaint wrs forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary                   |
| 48   | Grama Haw4 Muzaffar pur                | 22.08.2016 | Bihar | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.          | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.          |
| 49   | Desh Bidesh, Bhagalpur                 | 22.08.2016 | Bihar | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary                   | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary                   |
| 50   | Sahar India Mass Communi cation, Patna | 22.08.2016 | Bihar | actions. The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions. | actions. The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions. |

| 5l   | Herald Young Leader (H/D) Surat      | GUJHIN I 2000/ 41 18   | 75000         | CA             | 14.09.2016    | Gujarat        | The comPlaint was forwarded District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.   | The comPlaint was forwarded District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.    |
|------|--------------------------------------|------------------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 52   | Herald Young Leader (rvD) Vadodara   | 054904/9 2             | 75000         | CA             | 14.09.2016    |                | Gujarat                                                                                         | The complaint was forwarded District Administration for enquiry and taking necessarY actions.    |
| 53   | Herald Young Leader (H/D) Ahmedab ad | 048864t9 I             | 75000         | CA             | t4.09.2016    |                | Gujarat                                                                                         | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions. |
| 54   | Metro Herald (wD), Ahmedab ad        | GUJHIN t2005t 22234    | 256500        | RNI            | 14.09.2016    |                | Gujarat                                                                                         | The complaint was forwarded District Administration for enquiry and taking necessarY actions.    |
| 55   | Standerd Herald (G/D), Ahmedab ad    | GUJHIN t2008t 31985    | 123000        | RNI            | 14.09.2016    |                | Gujarat                                                                                         | The complaint was forwarded District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.    |
| 56   | Kootchak ra                          | UPHINO 59241 33111     | 25500         | CA             | 04.r2.2016    |                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                   | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions. |
| >l   | Suryaparv a                          | Not Availabl           | Not Available | Not Avai lable | Not Available | Not Availa ble | Odisha                                                                                          | Complalnt ralsed by Shri Jagannath Bastia,                                                       |
| 58   | Pragatiwa di                         | Not Availabl           | Not Available | Not Avai lable | Not Available | Not Availa ble | Odisha                                                                                          | Joumalist and the complaint was forwarded District Administration for enquiry and                |

| 59   | Herald Young Leader (H/D) Surat      | GUJHIN t2000/ 4118 75000   | CA     | 14.09.2016   |            | Gujarat        | actions. The complaint w:ls forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.   |
|------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------|--------------|------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 60   | Herald Young Leader (H/D) Vadodara   | 0s4904t9 2                 | 7s000  | CA           | 14.09.2016 | Gujarat        | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.             |
| 61   | Herald Young Leader (FVD) Ahmedab ad | 048864/9 I                 | 75000  | CA           | 14.09.2016 | Guj arat       | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions,             |
| 6Z   | Metro Herald (H/D), Ahmedab ad       | GUJHIN t20051 22234        | 256500 | RNI          | 14.09.2016 | Gujarat        | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.             |
| OJ   | Standerd Herald(G/ D), Ahmedab ad    | GUJHIN /2008/ 3r985        | 123000 | RNI          | r4.09.2016 | Guj arat       | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.             |
| 64   | Kootchak ra                          | UPHINO 5924/ 33111         | 25500  | CA           | 04.12.2016 | Uttar Pradesh  | The complaint was forwarded to District Administration for enquiry and taking necessary actions.             |
| 65   | Ratlam Darshan                       | 51975t90                   |        |              | 13.7.20t6  | Madhya Pradesh | Both Complaints were referred to District                                                                    |
| 66   | Sabhar Darshan                       | 52t56/90                   |        |              | 13.7.2016  | Madhya Pradesh | Magistrate. On DM's report the publications have been cancelled.                                             |

|   67 | Senaji        | 14681/68   | 7.4.2016   | Maharasht TA   | Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendation s of District Administration.                 |
|------|---------------|------------|------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   68 | Shravika      | 14682/68   | 7.4.2016   | Maharasht ra   | Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendation s of District                                 |
|   69 | Odra Sangam   | 22903/76   | 7.4.2016   | Maharasht ra   | Administration. Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendation s of District Administration. |
|   70 | Mazi Pariksha | 24014/72   | '/.4.2016  | Maharasht      | Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendation s of                                          |
|   71 | Upadakta      | 24170173   | 7.4.2016   | Maharasht ra   | Administration. Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled                                                  |

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|    |              |           |          |              | recommendation s of District Administration.                                                                                                   |
|----|--------------|-----------|----------|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 72 | Wishva Wani  | 20687 t70 | 7.4.2016 | Maharasht ra | Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendation s of District Administration. |
|    | Salla        | 20692/69  | 7.4.2016 | Maharasht ra | Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendation s of District Administration. |
| 74 | Barsi Jawan  | 20744t70  | 7.4.2016 | Maharasht ta | Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendation s of District Administration. |
| 75 | Dharma Wanhi | t8703/69  | 7,4.20t6 | Maharasht ta | Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendation s of District Administration. |

| 76   | Rashtra Sangram   | 18709/69   | 7.4.2016               | Maharasht ra   | Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendation s of District Administration.                 |
|------|-------------------|------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 77   | Darshan           | 18785/69   | '1.4.2016              | Maharasht ra   | Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendation s of District                                 |
| 78   | Bomba Bomb        | 18822/69   | 7.4.2016               | Maharasht ta   | Administration. Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendation s of District Administration. |
| '79  | Sadachar          | 18825/69   | 7.4.2016               | Maharashtra    | Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendatio ns of District Administration.                 |
| 80   | Pandhari Sandesh  | 18846/69   | 7.4.2016 and 16.4.2016 | Maharashtra    | Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled                                                                  |

|    |                    |          |          |             | the recommendatio ns of District Administration.                                                                                                  |
|----|--------------------|----------|----------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 81 | Bajarachi Watachal | 9300/62  | 7.4.2016 | Maharashtra | Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendatio ns of District Administration.    |
| 82 | Geeta Bharti       | r6700/67 | 7.4.2016 | Maharashtra | Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled on the recommendatio ns of District Administration. |
| 83 | Jeeva Shiva        | 16832/68 | 7.4.2016 | Maharashtra | Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendatio ns of District Administration.    |
| 84 | Sholapur Times     | 13965166 | 7.4.2016 | Maharashtra | Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendatio ns of District Administration.    |

|    | Kalpataru & Anandvnt ta   | r4013157   | 85   | 7.4.2016               | Maharashtra   | Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendatio ns of District Administration.   |
|----|---------------------------|------------|------|------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 86 | Hindu                     | t4105/57   |      | 7.4.2016 and 16.4.2016 | Maharashtra   | Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendatio ns of District Administration.   |
| 87 | Bhakta                    | 2086317r   |      | 27.4.2016              | Maharashtra   | Due to non- submission of Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendatio ns of District Administration.   |
| 88 | Niyatakali ka Vatachal    | 18890/70   |      | 7.4.2016 and 27.4.2016 | Maharashtra   | Due non- of submission Annual Statement by the publishers, the publications were cancelled the recommendatio ns of District Administration.      |