Lok Sabha Question No. 945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Publication of Newspapers
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF INFORMATON AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 1945 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22,7.2016

## PUBLICATION OF NEWSPAPERS

## i945. SHRI RAM CHARITRANISHAD:

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

- (a) the total number  of registered newspapers and magazines  published  in the country State/UT-wise including  North Eastem (NE) States;
- (b) the details  of the advertisement  policy of the DAVP/Government;
- (c) whether  daily, weekly,  fortnightly  and monthly  newspapers/periodicals being  published in NE States  including  Assam  enjoy any special rebate under the advertisement  policy, if so, the details  thereof:  and
- (d) the number  of advertisements  given to the newspapers and magazines ofNE region  during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a) As per Registrar  of Newspapers for India  (RNI), a total of 1,05,443 publications have been registered with RNl, upto 31.03.2015.

The State/ UT  -  wise details of publications having different  periodicities  including  North Eastem (NE) States is placed  at Annexure.

- (b) The Government  of India has formulated 'The Print Media Advertisement  Policy of Govemment  of India -2016' which has been implemented  with effect from 07/06/2016.  The salient features  of the Advertisement  Policy  -  2016 are as under:
- (i) Circulation verification by RNI/Audit  Bureau of Circulation  (ABC)  for newspapers  above 45,000 copies per publishing  day has been made compulsory-

(ii) A Marking  System  has been devised based  on objective  criterion to incentivize newspapers which get thiir circulation  verified by RNI/ABC  to bring about better transparency  and accountability  in the release of advertisements.  The advertisements  to medium  and big category newspapers  will be released when they get more than 45 marks  out of 100 marks specified in the Clause-  I 8(iv) ofthe Policy.

- (iii) Provisions  has been made  for DAVP to make efforts to release more advertisements  to periodicals especially social messages and adve(isements  which  are not date specific.
- (iv) Provisions to incentivize those big newspapers  which are willing to publish  the advertisements  of educational institutions  at DAVP  rates by giving additional  business  of50%  in volume  term as compared  to those which are not willing to accept, has been added.

(v) The budget for release ofadvertisement  all over the country  be divided  among  states  based on the total circulation  of newspapers in each States/language.

The details  of the Print Media  Advertisement  Policy  -  2016 of Gor4. of lndia  is available on the website of DAVP  i.e. rvrvw.davp.n ic. i! under the head 'Newspapers' and the sub-head 'Advertisement  Policy'.

- (c)  The dailies  / Weeklies  / Fortnightlies  / Monthlies  published  from  North  Eastem States including Assam enjoy special  dispensation under the Print Media Advertisement  Policy. The details are as under:-
- (i) To provide special encouragement,  newspapers from North Eastern  States  can be considered for empanelment  after six months  ofregular  and uninterrupted publication.  In case ofall regional and other languages, the qualifying  period is l2 months.
- (ii)  A newspaper/journal should  have a minimum paid circulation  ofnot less than 2000 copies for being considered  for eligible for empanelment.  However, the newspapers/joumals  published from No(h Eastem States need to have substantiated minimum  paid circulation  of 500 copies per publications.

(iii) DAVP  makes effort to release more advertisements to newspapers/joumals  with special emphasis  on North Eastem  States.

- (d) The number  of advertisements  given by DAVP to the newspapers/magazines  published from North Eastern  States during the last three  years are available on DAVP's website, i.e. wrvrv.davo.n ic. in under the head 'Newspapers' and the sub-head 'LSUSQ- No.-945'.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED OUESTION NO. t 945 FOR REPLY ON 22,7.2016

## STATEru.T'S & PERIODICITY-WISE  DETAILS  OF REGISTERED  PUBLICATIONS WITH RNI AS ON 31.03.20T5 (SOURCE  PRESS  IN INDIA 2OI4-15)

| state^JT's                | Daily   | Bi/ Tri- Weekly   | Weekly   | Forttrightly   | Monthly   | Quarterly   | Annual   | OaherS   | Total   |
|---------------------------|---------|-------------------|----------|----------------|-----------|-------------|----------|----------|---------|
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 17      | 0                 | 27       | 22             | t6        | 2           | 0        | z        | 86      |
| ANDHRA PRADESH            | 1598    | 9                 | I 133    | 769            | 2377      | 180         | 8        | l4l      | 6215    |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 9       | I                 | ll       | 0              | 2         | 2           | 0        | 0        | 25      |
| ASSAM                     | 127     | 20                | 239      | 8l             | 154       |             | 4        | 25       | 682     |
| BIHAR                     | 499     | JJ                | 688      | 174            | 326       | 92          | 3        | 43       | 1858    |
| CHANDIGARH                | 70      | 2                 | 138      | 39             | 201       | 5l          | 7        |          | 545     |
| CHATTISGARH               | 264     | 2                 | 538      | a1             | 370       | 79          | 4        | 28       | t382    |
| DADRA& NACARHAVELI        | l4      | 0                 | 7        | 9              | 2         | 0           | 0        | 0        |         |
| DAMAN & DIU               | t4      | 0                 | 2        | 2              | 0         | 0           | 0        | 0        | l8      |
| DELHI                     | 1040    | 59                | z)o I    | 1507           | 5099      | I 190       | 135      | 780      | 12t77   |
| GOA                       | 24      | 0                 | 24       | l7             | 49        | t2          | I        | 6        | IJJ     |
| GUJARAT                   | 630     | t7                | 2303     | 592            | 't448     | | )z   | 9        | l3l      | 5262    |
| HARYANA                   | 2t0     | l0                | 578      | 286            | 449       | 9l          | 8        | 58       | 1690    |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 34      | 0                 | ll5      | 35             | 76        | 34          | 5        | t2       | 3ll     |
| JAMMU& KASHMIR            | 307     | i                 | 474      | 82             | 89        |             | 2        | 24       | 1003    |
| JHARKHAND                 | ll8     | 0                 | 96       | 51             | t25       | 38          | I        | 7        | 436     |
| KARNATAKA                 | 941     | t7                | I 159    | 1020           | 2403      | 221         | ll       | 150      | 5922    |
| KERALA                    | 357     | l0                | 282      | 253            | t803      | zt7         | 44       | t79      | 3145    |
| LAKSTIADWEEP              | 0       | 0                 | 3        | z              | I         |             | 0        | 0        | 7       |
| MADHYA PRADESH            | 1158    | 6                 | 3789     | 447            | 3056      | 285         | 16       | 173      | 8932    |
| MAHARASHTRA               | 1493    | 53                | 6434     | 1098           | 3612      | 8t8         | 306      | 580      | 14394   |
| MANIPUR                   | 68      | J                 | 20       | t2             | 48        |             |          | t3       | 178     |
| MEGHALAYA                 | l5      | 4                 | 35       | 7              | 20        | o           | 2        | 5        | 94      |
| MIZORAM                   | 50      | l)                | 40       | 8              | 49        | 9           | 0        | 7        | 178     |
| N AGALAND                 | 7       | 0                 | l0       | I              | 2         | 2           | 0        | 0        | 22      |

| ORISSA        | 225   |     | 438   | 261   | 651    | 226   | 26   | 78   | 1909   |
|---------------|-------|-----|-------|-------|--------|-------|------|------|--------|
| PONDICHERRY   | l5    | I   | 31    | t7    | 57     | 22    | I    | 8    | 152    |
| PI.JNJAB      | 261   | l4  | 636   | aal   | ))J    |       | tt   | 56   | 1830   |
| RA'ASTI{AN    | 794   | 22  | t512  | 2231  | I140   | 216   | 2l   | 109  | 6045   |
| SIKKM         | l8    | 2   | 83    |       | 4      | 3     | 0    | J    | l14    |
| TAMILNADU     | 519   | 57  | 774   | 697   | 3288   | 262   | 45   | 178  | 5820   |
| TELANGANA     | 56    | 0   | 26    | 27    | 85     | 4     | 0    | f,   | 203    |
| TRIPI.JRA     | 35    | 2   | 76    | ll    | l5     | f     | 0    |      | t46    |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 2936  | 24  | 8071  | r339  | 2727   | 668   | 45   | 320  | 16130  |
| UTTARAKHAND   | 363   |     | r872  | 339   | 434    | 94    | 11   | 59   | 3t79   |
| WESTBENGAL    | 287   | ll  | 960   | 992   | t549   | 898   | 6l   | 430  | 5188   |
| Total         | 14573 | 4ll | 3499r | 12747 | 3228i, | 3994  | 798  | 3649 | 1054.6 |