Lok Sabha Question No. 3028 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Press Sewa Portal
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Shri Damodar Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA ADMITTED UNSTARRED Q. No. 3028 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026

## 'PRESS SEWA PORTAL'

## 3028. SHRI. DAMODAR AGRAWAL:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  implementation  progress  of  the  Press  and  Registration  of  Periodicals (PRP) Act, 2023 through the Press Sewa Portal;
- (b) the details of penalties imposed by the Government, certificates suspended/cancelled and appeals disposed of thereunder, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has made any assessment of its impact on ease of doing business for periodical publications and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the details of registration of press and periodicals by the Government, district-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS. (DR. L. MURUGAN)

## (a) to (c)

As per Press and Registration of Periodicals (PRP) Act, 2023, all applications for registration of  periodicals  are  processed  digitally  through  Press  Sewa  Portal. Accordingly,  all  physical records  of  registration  of  newspapers  (more  than  1.5  lakh)  which  were  created  under  the Press  and  Registration  of  Books  (PRB) Act,  1867  (now  repealed)  have  been  digitized  and made  part  of  the  Press  Sewa  Portal.  Currently,  services  such  as  registration  of  new periodicals, revision of registration of existing periodicals, ownership transfer of periodicals, filing of Annual Statement, payment of penalty online, Circulation Verification of Periodicals etc. are being processed through Press Sewa Portal. As part of the implementation of the Act, Specified Authorities of 780 Districts have been onboarded on Press Sewa Portal. Since 1st March 2024, 11,081 applications have been processed, and certificates have been issued for relevant categories.

A  detailed  list  of  penalty  imposed  and  paid  through  Press  Sewa  portal  is  attached  at Annexure-I  and  a  detailed  state-wise  list  of  number  of  such  periodicals  that  have  been cancelled  is  attached  at Annexure-II.  The  Government  continuously  assesses  impact  of  its various  initiatives  and  programmes.Press  Registrar  General  of  India  (PRGI)  continuously takes feedback and action to facilitate better services through the portal.

(d) The  list of registered newspapers/periodicals  is  available  on  PRGI's  website  i.e. https://prgi.gov.in/ under 'Registered Titles' tab under 'Our Services' Head.

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| ANNEXURE-I As Mentioned In Reply To The Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3028 Regarding 'Press Sewa Portal' For Reply On 11.03.2026 Details of Penalty Imposed and Paid through Press Sewa Portal as on 27.02.2026   | ANNEXURE-I As Mentioned In Reply To The Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3028 Regarding 'Press Sewa Portal' For Reply On 11.03.2026 Details of Penalty Imposed and Paid through Press Sewa Portal as on 27.02.2026   | ANNEXURE-I As Mentioned In Reply To The Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3028 Regarding 'Press Sewa Portal' For Reply On 11.03.2026 Details of Penalty Imposed and Paid through Press Sewa Portal as on 27.02.2026   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Publication State/UT                                                                                                                                                                                                | Total Penalty Received Amount (Rs.)                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 52,74,000                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 9,20,000                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 44,17,000                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4,72,000                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 99,60,000                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 13,87,000                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 37,92,000                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 37,59,000                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 44,08,000                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 30,72,000                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 8,44,000                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 82,84,000                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 17,39,000                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 12,61,000                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 8,33,000                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 6,63,000                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 26,77,000                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 8,68,000                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2,02,000                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5,09,000                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1,12,000                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1,42,000                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1,50,000                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                                                                           | 18,000                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2,55,000                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 9,000                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1,59,000                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 33,000                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 50,000                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 45,000                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 51,000                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                                                                | 9,000                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 9,000                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Total Amount                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 5,63,83,000                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

| ANNEXURE-II As Mentioned In Reply To The Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3028 Regarding 'Press Sewa Portal' For Reply On 11.03.2026   | ANNEXURE-II As Mentioned In Reply To The Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3028 Regarding 'Press Sewa Portal' For Reply On 11.03.2026   | ANNEXURE-II As Mentioned In Reply To The Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3028 Regarding 'Press Sewa Portal' For Reply On 11.03.2026   |
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| Details S.No.                                                                                                                         | Publication State/UT                                                                                                                  | Cancellation Count                                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                                                     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                                             | 69                                                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 2485                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 12                                                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                                                                 | 612                                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                                                                 | 1703                                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                                     | Chandigarh                                                                                                                            | 534                                                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                          | 817                                                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                                                     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                     | Delhi                                                                                                                                 | 11920                                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                                    | Goa                                                                                                                                   | 131                                                                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                                                                               | 3539                                                                                                                                  |
| 12                                                                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                                                                               | 1854                                                                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                      | 289                                                                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                                                                    | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                     | 582                                                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                                                                             | 325                                                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                                                                             | 5059                                                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                                                                | 3541                                                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                                                    | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                           | 7                                                                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 4806                                                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                           | 12403                                                                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                                                                               | 226                                                                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                                                                             | 87                                                                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                                                                               | 163                                                                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                                                                              | 17                                                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                                                    | Odisha                                                                                                                                | 1723                                                                                                                                  |
| 26                                                                                                                                    | Puducherry                                                                                                                            | 125                                                                                                                                   |
| 27                                                                                                                                    | Punjab                                                                                                                                | 2481                                                                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                                                                             | 4851                                                                                                                                  |
| 29                                                                                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                                                                                | 51                                                                                                                                    |
| 30                                                                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                            | 6443                                                                                                                                  |
| 31                                                                                                                                    | Telangana                                                                                                                             | 1962                                                                                                                                  |
| 32                                                                                                                                    | Tripura                                                                                                                               | 88                                                                                                                                    |
| 33                                                                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                         | 11987                                                                                                                                 |
| 34                                                                                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                           | 1096                                                                                                                                  |
| 35                                                                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                                                                           | 6322                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                       | Total                                                                                                                                 | 88,315                                                                                                                                |