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REGISTERED No. D-(D)-72

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 114] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1977/ASADHA 21, 1899

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation

MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

PUBLIC NOTICE

New Delhi, the 12th July 1977

No. I-PR-NP/7T.—In terms of Serial No. 4.8 .01/21 of Section II of the Import Trade Control Policy (Green Book-Vol. I) for 1977-78, Government of India in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting hereby notify the basis of entitlement to newspapers/periodicals and other consumers of newsprint. The basis of entitlement is contained in Annexe I to IV of this Public Notice and shall be applicable from 1st April, 1977 to March 31, 1978

NEWSPRINT ALLOCATION POLICY FOR 1977-78

ANNEXURE I

1. Entitlement

1.1. Newsprint entitlement of an individual newspaper/periodical will be based on its consumption of newsprint or white printing paper or both in 1976-77 increased by 5%

I 2. While the entitlement as worked out above will be the base quota, it will be open to newspapers/periodicals to apply for extra allotment depending on actual consumption Such appli- cation, will be considered twice during the year, on 1st of October, 1977 and 1st of February 1978. Applications should be accompanied by a Chartered Accountant's certificate of actual con- sumption Extra allotments will be made subject to availability or newsprint.

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1-3. If on verification it is found that the cJi<"ulhtie r of a r(.VFjtptr,pn ( ( ' ul i s l i n t hn tha t claimed, entitlement will be revised accordingly

1-4 No quota will be admissible to a newspapcr/penGdiCHl wh.ch is urtblc, ft try ihre when called upon to do bo, to establish any circulation at all. Any ntwspint idetsed will alto r£\e to be returned.

1 • 5 The entitlement of newspapers/periodicals for standard newsprint as also Nepa news- print will be worked out on the basis of 53 grammes substance plus or minus 5%. The entitle- ment of newspaper/periodical, if allotted in Nepa newsprint will be increased by 15%.

2. Allocation

2*1. Allotment in all categories—standard, roto and glezed—will 1 e made in reds einly- An additional quantity of TC% for C9nvcrsion of reels into sheets will be allow ed to ncwEperei⁸ which have to cut reels into sheets This benefit will be a\ail"l It only to those newspapers which give proof that printing in earned out only 11 sh "its.

2*2. Periodicals which have been in existence for more than three months, will be allowed to claim their full entitlement or a portion oi it in glazed or rotogravure newsprint subject to avail- ability.

2- 3. The basis of allocation ol indigenous and imported newsprint will be us follows :—

Nepa Newsprint • • 25%

(News papers with entitlement upto 3C0 tonnes will have the option to lift any pro- portion of their requirement from Nepa)

Imported Newsprint • • r5%

(This will, however, be optional for newi- papers with entitlement " pto 3C0 tonnes).

STC Buffer

The remaining quantities will be met from imported newsprint (high sea sales).

The actual allocaturs will tt futjtctto availability of newsprint and in case of shortfalls, appropriate cuts will be made. '1 he Registrar of Newspapers may alto \siy ihe propcititD cf NEPA and imported newsprint in the light ot availability/stocks item time to time. Newspapers/ periodicals will have to take NEPA newsprint in si7es that are made available.

2"4- New newspapers/periodicals may be issued newsprint accordirg to rtcuirirrcms indi- cated by them. However, the maximum initial quota that can thus be isFuid will ccvir fcur months requirements calculated on the basis of circulation of 10,000 copies oi 8 standard payea for dailies and 10,000 copies of 16 standard peges ior ptnod cals Existing newspapers which did not apply for newsprint in 1976-77 or were not allocated any newsprint quota during 1976-77 will be deemed to be new newspapea and will be treated a* such. This will, however, not apply to newspapers which had an entitlement but were unable to apply, or get, newsprint because of the emergency. They will continue to be treated as old newspapers

3. Wastage

3" 1. For wastage in transit and/or machine rccm, ctmpei.sittn.in for in-ported rivspnnt will be allowed at 6% to newspapers published frtm port towns of Bombay, Calcutta, Cochin and Madras (where STC has godownsj , nt 7% to mwsrapcrs published i nm the States where thcae 4 towns are looted and at 8% to newspapers published irom other States. In t ie case of Ncpu newsprint, a uniform 7% compensation will be allowed. In the case of periodicals using multi-coloured printing wastage compensation will be 2% over the normal wastage allowed to them for that printing.

4. Miscellaneous

4*1. T he woik r d a t i rg to distribution of l i r r w t t il r i w p ii t vill K i f r t Ud tnmtly~7y the State Trading Corporatii >n Kegistiur ol KLVISJ-^PCJP ii r Ir d a will f!A t ct rr j l i li u i i l t- merits duly worked out of nil the pcwspipir applicFrts tc H C v t i ch in m i r, vil] pi\c rrr<:it"d n e w s p r i nt either fiom high sea sales or frc m I t f l tr in ihe rutio fftrt t r td 111 p i ta 2-3 urc'tr 'Allocation',

4-2. Newspapers which do not comply with the provisions ot the Newsprint Allccslii n Policy or Newsprint Control Order or both, will not be allowed newsprint quota until they com- ply with the provisions Newsprint dealers will not he allowtd to act is r u i h o n s td pgints kr de- livery on high sea sales if they do not comply with the provisions of the Newsprint Control Order.

4-3. Those newspapers which do not lift their allotments fr<_m high sea sales or buffer stocks or from indigenous sources within a period of three months of the receipt of the allocation order, will b; liable to lose further authorisation either on imported newsprint or on N E PA stock.

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4"4 Newjpap;r9/pcnoJicali which arc given allotment on high sea Sales basis, will _ be allowed to take delivery also through the States Small Industries Development Corporations ror through authorised agents. Delivery on high sea sale basis will be subject to the minimum 'quantity b vjked by the foreign supplier Small newspapers who do not fulfil this condition of high sea sales allocations because their entitlement is too small to be covered hy that arrangement, can club th;ir entitlement with other small ncwipapcrs and get the newsprint from high sea sales through citherthe State Small Industries Development Corporation ( or any other such Corpora- tions functioning in the State) orthroughauthorisedagcntsactingontheir behalf.

4% 5. Since Nepa Mills arc not in a position to despatch consignment of less than one wagon load, allottees of smaller quantities will hsve to make arrangements for transport of Ncpa news- print allotted to them.

4-6, The aLittnnsedqa^uofnj.vjprint allotted under this policy to a newspaper/periodical may b j u s ;! fora n:w edition aitei fjr sspiratjly Fur th- ab_>ve purpose, an edition is a newspaper/periodical w'tich irrespective of the place of publication, baari the same title, is in the same language and h m hi s]m> o^niiciry ai th; n;,v,pn_v'p2nidieal already being published by the same im-UBjem-nt an 1 is a reirinr, sepirate ran of [h; n;wjpjp"r or periodical with variations for the tlm: factor and for msni'ig reqmrem:nis of existing local readership and speedier distribution.

4-7. Pulishew with circuhtion upto 2,0DD copies per issue will not be required to submit c h a i r ed accountant's c^rtiflcitc regwding proof of performance. Others, however, will be required to submit such certificate.

4*8. Apphcan/s should fill in Annjxure II to this Public Notice regarding average circulation averagjptsi area aid nil nb:rofpig;s printed during th; previous licensing year.

4-5>. Publishers of new newspapers should submit Annexure III duly completed.

4-10. Newsprint obtained in 1976-77 under the scheme for Export Promotion etc, will also be taken into account for determining quantity utilised/held in stock by the newspapers in rp75-76. For this purpose, information should be furnished in Annexure IV to this Public Notice.

4-11. Tne number of espies d'stribmed fr;:, unsold returns or any other copies printed but ^neither sold nor distributed free, will be taken into c~> isid:ration for purpose of allotment/ co-nurmtion of newsprint, provided these represent a reasonable percentage of the print order and not in any case exceeding the following limits —•

Monthlies, Circulation

Dailies, T n- and bi-weeklies

Weeklies and fortnightlies

Quarterlies and others

1 0%

2 0%

25% Upto 2,500 • Between 2,500 and

2 0%

1 0%

5,000 • • •

15%

Between 5,000 and

10%

10,000

15%

10% Above 10,000

5%

10% 5%

1-12. Abdications from r> ibliih'rs of test bo iks or bo >ks of general interest, will be considered m the light of av^ilaHjity of n^wipnnt Entitlement in their cases will be determined on th; basis of their average p^rformince in th^ pist three year*: or on the m;nts of the case

4-T3 In cis: wli;re n appli^irloi is n>tforn*1ly cimlere or does not comply with any of th; r^jiriTivKs aSiv;, th- '<.-ji>Lnr of Ishwjpao^rs miy wuv.; th; procedural requiremnets for good and valid reisois. T n; d;;i3'on if th; Re^istrir of N:-vsp'par3 will be final.

ANNEXUJSE II

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Form of Chartered Accountant Certificate regarding circulation etc, jot the peri od April 1976—March 1977

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(To be rvced on the letter-head of the Chartered Accountant)

3. Language 4- Periodicity

1. Name of the Newspaper/Periodical, 2. Place of Publication.

Dec. 76

October 76

Sept. 76

Nov. 76

August 76

Jan. 77

April 76

Feb. 77

May 76

July 7S

Mar 77

June 76

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Average for the period from 1-4-76 to 31-3-77

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9 (a) Average number of copies printed moothwise, per publishing day from 1-4-76 to 3I-3-I977- W Average number of copies sold, month- zrise, per publish- ing day from 1-4-1976 to 3I-3-I977- (c) Average number of copies distributed free, monthwise per publishing day (including complimentary, Toucher, exchange, bonus, sample and office copies) from' 1-4-76 to 31-3-77

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(d) Average number "of monthwise unsold returns End other copies printed but not included in(b)and(c).

(e) Average size of the page month- wise, of the news- pa per,'penodical in sq cms. from 1-4-76 to 31-3-77. (f) Average number of pages, monthwise of the newspapers periodicals per publishing day from 1-4-76 to 31-3-77 t

(g) Actual number of publishing days, monthwise from 1-4-76 to 31-3-77

Signature of the Publisher Date

CERTIFICATE OF THE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

l^tfe have examined the books and account of

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(Name of the paper, language and periodicity) . . . ..

published from (Address) . . .. .. for the period 1-4-1976 1031-3-1977 and have obtained all the information and explanations required by us. In my/our opinion, the state- ment set forth above reflects true and correct analysis of circulation, pages, size and number of publishing days for the period from 1-4-76 to 31-3-1977 to the best of my/our information and belief and according to the expiration given to me/us by the books of account etc.

Date

Signature

Stamp of the Chartered Accountant 1. Name andsignatuieofthepersonwhohas signed the

certificates.

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2. Registration No, 3 Address

.. . .. . . . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . ..

N B.—The Chartered Accountants Certificate regarding average circulation per publishing day showing separately, the average number of copies panted, sjld and distributed free etc, number of pages and page-areajshould be furnished, if monthwise average circulation exceeds 2,000 copses If the monthwise average circulation is 2jOO0 copies or below, particulars in the above. Annexure should be furnished under the signature of the Publisher.

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ANNKKURE III

NOTES .—

(i) The following clearance particulars arc required to be furnished in the case of all new dailies and periodicals, applying for newsprint. Existing dailies and periodicals which were not allowed newsprint in the part nave also to furnish the particulars.

(2) These clearance paiticulars may be sent alongwith an Application, (in duplicate) in the latest Actufll Users, Form (Form ']').

(3) All answers should be given in words, dashes or cross marks should not be used.

1. Title of the Newspaper

2. Language

3. Periodicity.

C in the case of a daily, it may be stated whether the paper is published on all the seven.

days of a week. In the case of a weekly, it may be indicated whether it is published every week or four times in a month).

4. Full postal address of the paper.

5. In case the paper has not yet commenced publication :

(a) the proposed date of publication.

(b) the proposed size of one pege of the paper *

(i) Length

• • • • •—• Centimetres..

00 Width — — , . 1 — Centimetres.

(in) Fsge area • •—. . •—. Sq. Centimetres.

(c) Average number of pggea per copy

of the proposed paper.

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(>) Average number of copies proposed to be printed.

(11) Average number of copies

expected to be sold

6 (a) Name and address of owner Name Address

Name Address Whether Percentage 1 of share held

Director, Partner etc in the company (6) If the owner is a com- pany, firm, etc. rtame(s), address(eg), etc , of Dirccior(")i share-holders, part- ners, etc.

(c) Are/were the owners (which term in- cludes a company, firm, etc ) and any of the persons whose names are required to be given against above associated at present or at any rime since ic>62 with the publication of any other paper ?@

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with which they arc associated may b; g ven in the following form :—•

Name of owner

s.

Details of paper with

No

which associ ated

If a share-

Period of Association

If the paper m run by a company etc.

From To

Capacity in which associa- ted

Title, language, periodicity and placr of publication

holder in the Co., etc. men- tioned i n Col 4, per- centage of share held.

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2

3

4

5 6

7

7- (a) Atfe/were any memberf of the •family of the owner of unj ol the persons whose name*, arc re- quired to be given egim>t 6(b) above afuivisued ol present or at any time "iince jqfi2 with the publication ol any oth^r paprr ? (S

(6) If the reply to (a 's in the affi rruUve, name of the m-mberi of family end details of

the newspapers with which associated may bi. given in The following fti m —

CO

Relation with the

N i mj ol the mini

SI. Nfo.

owntr etc.

bf*r of ths family

Add re^s of the member of die

i

concert cd

fpmily

Name ol the ownei et c. whose member of family is as ouatcd with anothci papci

i

2

S

3

4

00

Details of paperb

with which connected

Period of association

s

Capacity in which •—• associa-

Name of the

No

ted

If a share holder in the Co , etc. mentioned in Title,

To

From

member of family

Col. 4, percentoge of share held.

language, periodicity jnd place of publica-

tion

if the paper is run by a company etc the name of the Co etc.

8

6

t i

7

4

5

3

8. Classification % (Nature of content;,)

of the paper.

Place . .. ,. Signature of rhe Publisher Date

. Nam; (in B ock Letter,)

4. Association 5. Trust

ANNEXURE IV

Statement shewing consumption of nacsfnnt for puHtcaltL.n ofttts:sfaptTspttU6tt.cli dunng the periLdjrcm 1-4-1976(031-3-1977

S. No.

Consumption of newsprint (.in tonnes;

Title ot the paper, its language, penodi

city and place of publication

Remarks

Total

Nepa

Rotogravure

Glazed

UngUzed (.imported)

Gms. Gms

1

8 2

6

9

7

5

3 4

Signature of the Publisher . ..

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Name in block letters Place Date

. . ..

NOTE —Consumption of newsprint against regular entitlements and export promotion entitlement to be furnished separately.

R, K. SHASHTRI, Jt. Secy.

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633

634/1

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