Lok Sabha Question No. 863 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Growth in Print Media
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.863 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2021

## GROWTH IN PRINT MEDIA

## 863. SHRI DEVUSINH JESINGHBHAI CHAUHAN:

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

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

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; MINISTER  OF  INFORMATION  AND  BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES {SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR}

(a) and (b): As per the register of publications maintained by the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI), the total number of registered publications has consistently increased over the years.

The State/UT-wise details of total number  of registered publications, including newspapers, as on 31.03.2020 is given at Annexure.

(c) and (d): Complaints regarding violation of the provisions of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 and the Press Council  Act,  1978,  as  and  when  noticed,  are  handled  as  per provisions of the Statutes.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (A)  AND  (B)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q.NO.863 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2021 RAISED BY SHRI DEVUSINH JESINGHBHAI CHAUHAN REGARDING 'GROWTH IN  PRINT MEDIA'

STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED PUBLICATIONS AS ON 31.03.2020

|   S. No. | State/ UT                            |   Total No. of Registered publications as on 31.03.2020 |
|----------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands            |                                                     112 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh                       |                                                    5770 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                                                      32 |
|        4 | Assam                                |                                                     876 |
|        5 | Bihar                                |                                                    2177 |
|        6 | Chandigarh                           |                                                     645 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                         |                                                    1714 |
|        8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                                                      54 |
|        9 | Delhi                                |                                                   16297 |
|       10 | Goa                                  |                                                     183 |
|       11 | Gujarat                              |                                                    7243 |
|       12 | Haryana                              |                                                    2529 |
|       13 | Himachal Pradesh                     |                                                     441 |
|       14 | Jammu & Kashmir                      |                                                    1209 |
|       15 | Jharkhand                            |                                                     610 |
|       16 | Karnataka                            |                                                    7749 |
|       17 | Kerala                               |                                                    4550 |
|       18 | Ladakh                               |                                                       7 |
|       19 | Lakshadweep                          |                                                       7 |

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| 20   | Madhya Pradesh   |   12885 |
|------|------------------|---------|
| 21   | Maharashtra      |   19631 |
| 22   | Manipur          |     254 |
| 23   | Meghalaya        |     119 |
| 24   | Mizoram          |     206 |
| 25   | Nagaland         |      29 |
| 26   | Odisha           |    2626 |
| 27   | Puducherry       |     211 |
| 28   | Punjab           |    3107 |
| 29   | Rajasthan        |    7679 |
| 30   | Sikkim           |     120 |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu       |    8704 |
| 32   | Telangana        |    3376 |
| 33   | Tripura          |     169 |
| 34   | Uttarakhand      |    3578 |
| 35   | Uttar Pradesh    |   21022 |
| 36   | West Bengal      |    7502 |
|      | Total            |  143423 |