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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Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act, 1867 (now repealed) have been digitized and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.
****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
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 5,63,83,000ANNEXURE-II As Mentioned In Reply To The Lok Sabha Unstarred
Question No.3028 Regarding ‘Press Sewa Portal’ For Reply On
11.03.2026
Details of number of Cancelled Publication-State-wise
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