Lok Sabha Question No. 2486 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Advertisement in Newspaper
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: THOKCHOM MEINYA

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF INFORMATION  AND BROADCASTING

## LOKSABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2486 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.1I,2016

## ADVERTISEMENT IN NEWSPAPER

2486. DR. THOKCHOM  MEINYA:

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

- (a) whether  the DAVP has stopped giving advertisements  to many newspapers in Jammu and Kashmir and North-East;  and
- (b) ifso, the details  thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) As per the Print media policy,2016, Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP), the nodal multi-media  agency for release of Central Govemment advertisements, has to release  advertisements  only to those newspapers who qualifr and get the minimum marks under the criteria specified in the policy.  The detailed  policy is available on DAVP website, r.r,wu'.davp.nic. ir.r  under the head 'Newspapers' and sub-head 'Advertisement  Policy'.

DA\IP is not releasing  advertisement  to the Publishers  which do not qualify the criteria of securing 45 marks and above as per the Print Media Policy 2016. This includes  publishers from North-East,  Jammu & Kashmir also. A list of such publications from Jammu & Kashmir and North-East is placed at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PAITTS  (A) ANd ft) OF LOK SABIIT\ UNSTARRED OUESTION NO.2486 ['OR REPLY ON 30.11.2016 LIST OF NEWSPAPERS GETTING LESS MARKS  (<4$ FROM JAMMU AND SRINAGAR AS ON 24111/2016

| Sl.No.   | Newspaper Name           | Publication City   |
|----------|--------------------------|--------------------|
| I        | ASIAN EXPRESS            | SRINAGAR           |
| 2        | BARQI DUNIA              | JAMMU              |
| J        | BIGNEWS                  | JAMMU              |
| 4        | BOLD GOLD                | JAMMU              |
| 5        | BULAND KASHMIR           | SRINAGAR           |
| 6        | DAILY AFTAB SRINAGAR     | SRINAGAR           |
| 7        | EARLY TIME PLUS          | JAMMU              |
| 8        | ERNIMAL                  | SRINAGAR           |
| 9        | FIRST REPORTER           | JAMMU              |
| 10       | GOPAL KRISHAN            | JAMMU              |
| ll       | GULMARGTIMES             | SRINAGAR           |
| 12       | HIMALAYANMAIL            | JAMMU              |
| 13       | IMARAT                   | JAMMU              |
| t4       | J&K BUSINESS ECHO        | JAMMU              |
| l)       | JAMMU EXPRESS            | JAMMU              |
| 16       | JAMMU KASHMIR NEWS POINT | JAMMU              |
| 1'7      | JAMMU KASHMIR NEWSPOINT  | SRINAGAR           |
| l8       | JAMMU PRABFIAT           | JAMMU              |
| 19       | JK DATE LINE             | JAMMU              |
| 20       | KASHMIRIMAGES            | JAMMU              |
| 2l       | KASHMIRRAYS              | SRINAGAR           |
| 22       | KASHMIRREADER            | SRINAGAR           |
| z3       | KASHMIRTHUNDER           | GANDERBAL          |
| 24       | KASHMIRTIMES             | JAMMU              |
| 25       | KASHMIRTIMES             | JAMMU              |
| zo       | KASHMIRTIMES             | SRINAGAR           |
| 27       | KATTU SATYA              | JAMMU              |
| 28       | KHIDMAT                  | SRINAGAR           |
|          | LAZAWAL                  | JAMMU              |
| 30       | MORNINGGLORY             | JAMMU              |
| JI       | MOTHER-E-HIND            | JAMMU              |
| )z       | PIRPANCHAL NEWS LINE     | JAMMU              |
| JJ       | PREET                    | JAMMU              |
| J+       | RAJDHANI EVENING NEWS    | JAMMU              |
| J)       | SADAQAT REHBAR           | SRINAGAR           |
| JO       | SANDESH                  | JAMMU              |

| )l   | SHANKHDHLTN                | JAMMU    |
|------|----------------------------|----------|
| 38   | SHARADA                    | JAMMU    |
| 39   | SRINAGARTIMES              | SRINAGAR |
| 40   | STATE OBSERVER             | JAMMU    |
| 41   | TASKEEN                    | JAMMU    |
| 42   | TAWIMAIL                   | JAMMU    |
| 45   | TEESRI DUNIYA              | JAMMU    |
| 44   | THE DAILY KASHMIR FRONTIER | SRINAGAR |
| 45   | THE EXCEL EXPRESS          | JAMMU    |
| 46   | THE KASHMIRHORIZON         | SRINAGAR |
| 47   | THE LATEST                 | JAMMU    |
| 48   | THEMANDATE                 | JAMMU    |
| 49   | TFIE SHADOW                | JAMMU    |
| 50   | UDAAN                      | SRINAGAR |
| )I   | YOLTNG BITES               | JAMMU    |
| 52   | YOLTNG BITES               | KASHMIR  |

| List of Newsoaners geltius les marks (<45) from North East States as on 24trlt20l6   | List of Newsoaners geltius les marks (<45) from North East States as on 24trlt20l6   | List of Newsoaners geltius les marks (<45) from North East States as on 24trlt20l6   | List of Newsoaners geltius les marks (<45) from North East States as on 24trlt20l6   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No.                                                                               | NewsDaDer Name                                                                       | Publication Citv                                                                     | State                                                                                |
| I                                                                                    | ARUNACHAL FRONT                                                                      | ITANAGAR                                                                             | ARI.INACHAL PRADESH                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                    | INDEPENDENT REVIEW                                                                   | ITANAGAR                                                                             | ARUNAC}IAL PRADESH                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                    | THEARUNACHAL PIONEER                                                                 | ITANAGAR                                                                             | ARUNACFIAL PRADESH                                                                   |
|                                                                                      | SANSEYARI BODOLAND ENGKHONG                                                          | BIJNI                                                                                | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                    | TFIE BODOLAND EXPRESS                                                                | BIJM                                                                                 | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                    | AJIRDAINIK BATORI                                                                    | DIBRUGARH                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                |
| ,7                                                                                   | EASTERN CHRONICLE                                                                    | DIBRUGARH                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                    | JANASADIIARAN                                                                        | DIBRUGARH                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                    | NATUN SUR                                                                            | DIBRUGARH                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                   | SOLANGDO                                                                             | DIPHU                                                                                | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                   | AAMI ASOMOR JANAGAN                                                                  | GUWAHATI                                                                             | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                   | AJI                                                                                  | GUWAFIATI                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                |
| IJ                                                                                   | AJIR DAINIK BATORI                                                                   | GUWATIATI                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                   | AJIR-ASOM                                                                            | GUWAI{ATI                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                   | BATORI KAKAT                                                                         | GUWAHATI                                                                             | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                   | DAINIKPURVODAY                                                                       | GUWAIIATI                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                |
| t7                                                                                   | TIALAT E WATAN                                                                       | GUWAHATI                                                                             | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                   | ICHEMMA                                                                              | GUWAFIATI                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                |
| t9                                                                                   | JANASADHARAN                                                                         | GUWAFIATI                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                   | NISHPAKSH SAMACHAR JYOTI                                                             | GUWAFIATI                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 2l                                                                                   | NIYOMIYA BARTA                                                                       | GUWAHATI                                                                             | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                   | PRATAKHABAR                                                                          | GUWAHATI                                                                             | ASSAM                                                                                |
| ZJ                                                                                   | SANGBAD LAHARI                                                                       | GUWAHATI                                                                             | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                   | SENTINEL                                                                             | GUWAHATI                                                                             | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 25                                                                                   | THE ASSAM POST                                                                       | GUWAHATI                                                                             | ASSAM                                                                                |
| zo                                                                                   | JANA KONTA                                                                           | KARIMGANJ                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                   | BODOSA                                                                               | KOKRAJHAR                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 28                                                                                   | FIAYENM RADAB                                                                        | KOKRAJHAR                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 29                                                                                   | ABICHAR                                                                              | SILCHAR                                                                              | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 30                                                                                   | AMARUTTAR PURBANCHAL                                                                 | SILCTIAR                                                                             | ASSAM                                                                                |
| JI                                                                                   | DAINIK SONARCACI{AR                                                                  | SILCFIAR                                                                             | ASSAM                                                                                |
| )z                                                                                   | EASTERN CHRONICLE                                                                    | SILCHAR                                                                              | ASSAM                                                                                |
| .'.f                                                                                 | GATI                                                                                 | SILCFIAR                                                                             | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 34                                                                                   | PRERNA BIIARATI                                                                      | SILCHAR                                                                              | ASSAM                                                                                |
| 35                                                                                   | SIMANTERPRAHARI                                                                      | SILCHAR                                                                              | ASSAM                                                                                |
| JO                                                                                   | AROONUDAI SANGBAD                                                                    | SIVASAGAR                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                |
| JT                                                                                   | NAHAROLGI THOUDANG                                                                   | IMPHAL                                                                               | MANIPUR                                                                              |

| 38   | EASTERN CHRONICLE    | SHILLONG   | MEGHALAYA   |
|------|----------------------|------------|-------------|
| 39   | MAWPHOR              | SHILLONG   | MEGI{ALAYA  |
| 40   | MEGHALAYATIMES       | SHILLONG   | MEGFIALAYA  |
| 41   | THE NORTIIEAST TODAY | SHILLONG   | MEGFIALAYA  |
| 42   | IIARHNA              | AIZAWL     | MIZORAM     |
| 43   | THE AIZAWL POST      | AIZAWL     | MIZORAM     |
| 44   | TI{E MORUNG EXPRESS  | DIMAPUR    | NAGALAND    |
| 45   | TIRYIMYIM            | DIMAPUR    | NAGALAND    |
| 46   | DAINIKMIRMERAY       | GANGTOK    | SIKKIM      |
| 47   | SANGRILATIMES        | GANGTOK    | SIKKIM      |
| 48   | SIKKIMMAIL           | GANGTOK    | SIKKIM      |
| 49   | TIIE MOUNTAINEER     | GANGTOK    | SIKKIM      |
| 50   | GANA SAMBAD PATRIKA  | AGARTALA   | TRIPURA     |
| 51   | IIACHUKNIKOK         | AGARTALA   | TRIPURA     |
| 52   | MANUSH               | AGARTALA   | TRIPURA     |
| )J   | PRAGATI SAMBAD       | AGARTALA   | TRIPURA     |
| 54   | TRIPURA DARPAN       | AGARTALA   | TRIPURA     |
| 55   | TRIPURA OBSERVER     | AGARTALA   | TRIPURA     |
| 56   | TRIPURA TIMES        | AGARTALA   | TRIPURA     |