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REGISTERED No D. (D.)-72

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

121] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1980/ASADHA 6, 1902

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

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MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

Public Notice No. l-PR-NP/80

New Delhi, the 2nd July, 1980

File. No. 3"47)/80-PR-NP.—In terms of para 7 of Appendix 9 of the Import Policy for 1980-81, Government of India in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting hereby jiolify the basis of newsprint entitlement to newspapers and periodicals and other procedures relating to it an is annexed in the Annexure I, If, Til, IV, V and VI of this Public Notice and shfcll be applicable from 1st April, 1980 to March 31, 1981.

S. L, KAPUR, Jt, Secy.

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ANNEXUHE I

NEWSPRINT ALLOCATION POLICY—1980-81

1. Entitlement

1.1 The basic entitlement of an individual newspaper¹/ periodical for newsprint in 1980-81 will be determined on ihi bnsis of actual consumption of newsprint and white printing paper or both by newspapers/periodicals in the calendar year 1979 (taking into account its average circulation, average number of pages, the average page area actually published, the number of publishing days etc.1.

1.2 Newspapers and periodically may be allowed On appli- cation an initial incicasc over the basic entitlement as follows :—

(i) Newspapers and periodicals A percentage increase with circulation above equivalent to the 50,000 copies psr publishing percentage increase in circulation in 1979 day. over that in 1978 subject to a miximum of 5°u ovei the bisic entitlement.

(ii) Newspapers/periodicals 10°^ over the basic

with circulation above entitlement. 15,000 but upto 50,000 copies.

(iii) Newspaper/periodicals 15% over the basic

with circulation upto entitlement. 15,000 copies

Note : Trie circulation category o* the newspaper/periodical as mentioned in para 1.2 above will bo bawd on the average circulation per publishing day in 1979.

1.3 No application for initial entitlement of those who were already allocated newsprint in 1979 80 will be enteitained after July 31, 1980.

1.4 Upward revision may be allowed on application by a newspaper/periodical on tho basis of actual increase in cir- culation in the first lix months of 1980 as compared to that of 1979. Such application will, however, be entertained only if received before September 30, 1980. Additional allotment will be subject to availability of newsprint.

1.5 The entitlements worked out in accordance with paras 1.1, 1.2 and 1.4 above may be revised/varied in the light of such factors as the likely uvai lability of newsprint, the need to maintain appropriate quantities in buffer stock, the general state of anticipated supplies. Cuts of a general nature may also be applied in the light ol anticipation of short falls in supplies/production /stocks.

1.6 The Registrar of Newspapers may call upon nny news- paper/periodical to render account of the consumption for any period of not less than three months or more during the licensing year and ho may reduce the entitlement of that news- paper/periodical accordingly, if the same is in excess of what would be admissible in the light of paras 1.1, 1.2 and 1.4 •bove.

1.7. In working out the initial entitlement in terms of para 1.1 and 1.2 above In making revision in terms of paras 1.4, 1.5 and l.fi above, abnormal short-term drops in circulation arising from special circumstances including strikes /loekoiits or other reasons as also abnormal short-term increases in cir- culation attendant upon closure or disruption of work of com- peting newspaners at the same place of publication or nny other extraordinary circumstances ma/ be ignored by the Re- gistrar of Newspapers as may ba considered appropriate by him in each case, reliance being placed upon normal average circulation etc.

2.1 New dallies, weeklies, tri-weeklles, M-weekUes, fortnlghtlles

and monthlies

lication, the new new.spaper/peiiodiVal vvill be required to pro- duce evidence to the *alisfaction oi the RN1 of the average circulation achieved and the average pugc area, number of pages printed and number of days of publicatiofi during the first three months and its future entitlement will be refixed for a further appropriate period on the busis of the first three months' performance.

2 2 New periodicals other than iri-weeklie¹-, bi-weeklies, week-

lies, fortnlfflitiles & monthlies

No quota will be allowed to such periodicals for the first three months. After three months of regular publication, the publisher of such a periodical may submit his application duly certified by a Chartered Accountant (whenever the circulation is more than 2000 copies) showing the aveiagc circulation achieved, average page area and number ot pages printed during the first three months. Quota may be allotted to new periodicals in this category for a fui thor period for the average circulation actually achieved, average number of pages and page area actually printed and the number of publishing days during the fiist three months.

2.3 Existing newspapers/pcriodic.ils which did not obtain newsprint in the year 1979-80 will be treated as new news- papers/periodicals, and their initial quota will be calculated on the basis given in paras 2.1 and 2.2 above a<: the case may be, from the months of receipt of their application and further entitlements may be worked out subsequently in terms of paras 2,1 and 2.2 above, as the case may be. Such application is to be submitted along with Annexure IV,

3. The following categories of periodicals will npt be en- titled for the allocation of newsprint, though they are classi- fied as newspapers, notwithstanding, sav; in special cases :

(a) Journals published pi imarily to promote sale of goodi

or services ;

(b) House journals/magazines brought out by undertat-

ings/firms/industrial concerns,

(c) Price lists, catalogues and lottery news, time tables,

almanacs etc.

(cl) Publications Intended for free distribution:

(e) Fiction;

(f) Racing guides;

(g) School/College Magazines;

(h) Teaching journals/teaching guides; (i) Government journals not in receipt of quota on

regular basis in 1979-80;

0) Periodicals with a periodicity more than quarterly such

as bi-annuals, annuals etc.

(k) Newspapers/periodicals with regularity loss than

50 per cent in a year.

4.1 In tho case of newspapers /periodicals, the circulation of which has been assessed by the RNT to be lower than the claimed circulation for the calendar year 1978 or 1979, the entitlement for 1980-81 of such periodicals/newspapers will be calculated on the basis of assessed circulation. These news- papers/periodicals will not be eligible for benefit under para 1.4 above until their circulation is reassessed.

4.2 No entitlement will be admissible to a newspaper/ periodical which it unable, at any time, when called upon to do so, to establish any circulation at all. Anyi newsprint released will also have to be returned.

5.1 The entitlement of newspapers/periodicals for standard newsprint as also indigenous newsprint will bo worked out on the basis of 53 grammes substance plus or minus 5 per cent.

5.2 The entitlement of indigenous, newsprint will be in-

creased by 15 per cent.

5.3 Newsprint is allotted to ench individual newspaper^perlo- dical and individual newspaper/periodical is the receipient of the newsprint. Newspaperss/periodicals will not be permitted to adjust between them the quota allotted to each of them even when the publications jre under the same owner'hip and/or boar the samo title/name and even though they may have been allowed to club together the- entitlement of each

unit for administrative convenience in lifting of newsprint from ,STC and/or indigenous sources.

5.4 The authorised quota of newsprint allotted under this polity to a newspaper/periodical may, however, be used fur a new edition of the same newspaper/periodical and the news- print so used shall be accounted for separately. However, the newspapers/periodicals will give an intimation as per Annexure V to the RNI at least one month prior to the start of tho new edition, in respect of (he projected circulation, page area, average number of pages etc. of the new edition and likely diversion of newsprint from tho parent edition. The entitlement of the parent newspaper may be reassessed ac- cordingly. However, this entitlement may be revised and a fresh, entitlement fixed for the new edition, after three months of publication on the basis of the actual variation in circu- lation.

NOTE : For the above purpose, an 'edition' is a newspaper/ periodical which, irrespective of the place of publication, bears the same name/title, is in the same language and has the same periodicity as the newspaper/periodical already being published by the same ownership/management, and is a reprint/separate run of the newspaper/periodical with variations dictated by the time factor and to meet require- ments of existing local readership and speedier distribution.

6. Allocation

6.1 Allotment of all types of newsprint—standard, roto and glazed—will be made in reels only. An additional quan- tity of 10 per cent for conversion of reels into sheets will be allowed to newspapers which have to cut reels into sheets for printing in sheet-fed machines. This benefit will be avail- able only to those newspapers which give proof that print- ing is carried out only in sheets.

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6.2 Periodicals which have been in regular publication for more than three months, may be allowed to claim their full entitlement or a portion of it in glazed or rotogravure newsprint subject to avgilabiity.

6.3 The basis of allocation of indigenous and imported

newsprint will bo as follows :—

(i) Newspapers with an entitlement of upto 400 mts. will have the option to lilt any proportion of their requirements from indigenous or imported—news- print—both from high sea sales as well as buffer.

(ii) Newspapers having an entitlement of over 400 mts. have to lift a minimum of 15 per cent of their en- titlement from indicenous newsprint. Such news- papers will also have to lift a minimum of 10 per cent upto a maximum of 15 per cent from the buffer stock of the S.T.C. compuiioriiy.

(iii) If shipment Is not effected within 120 days of re- ceipt of L/C's by STC, efforts will be made to allot proportionate tonnage from incoming buffer stock shipments on high sea sales basis which will be later replenished. This will, however, be sub- ject to the availability of suitable tonnage on high seas.

6.4 The Registrar of Newspapers may also vary the pro- portion of Indigenous and imported newsprint in the light of availability (stocks from time to time. Newspaper/periodi- cals will have to take indigenous newsprint in sizei that are made available.

6.5 If any newspaper/periodical had not utilised any quan- tity allotted in 1979-80, including mid-term election quota sanctioned in that period, the unutilised quantity will be adjusted against its entitlement for 1980-81. Similar adjust- ment wIB bo made in respect of newspapers /'periodicals who may be sanctioned newsprint in terms of the provisions made under paras 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 above.

6.6 Newspapers which may suspend or cease publications

shall return the newsprint not utilised.

7. Wastage.

7.1, For wastage in transit and/or machine room com- pensation for imported newsprint will be allowed at 8 per cent to newspapers published fronj port towns where STC has godowns; at 9 per cent to newspapers published from States Where these port towns arc located and, at 10 per cent to newspapers published from other Stntes. Tn ™..^ r,f MA GI/80—2

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indigenous newsprint, a uniform 9 per cent compensation will be allowed. In the case of periodicals using multi- coloured printmg, wastage compensation, will be 2 per cent over the normal wastage allowed to them for that printing.

8. MisceUnoemis.

8.1 The work relating to distribution of imported news- print will be handled entirely by the State Trading Corpo- ration. The Registrar of Newspapers for India will give complete entitlement duly worked out of all the newspaper applicants to STC, which in turn will give impoi ted news- print either fromi high sea sales or from buffer in such ratio as may be prescribed from time to tune for distribution of newsprint subject to thei minimum laid down in Dara 6.3 (ii) above.

8.2 Authorisations for the indigenous portion of the news- print entitlement \*411 be issued direct by the Regist~ar of Newspapers for India, to the Mills concerned.

8.3 Newspapers which do not comply with the provisions of the Newsprint Allocation Policy or Newsprint Control Order or both will not be allowed newsprint quota until they comply with the provisions. Newsprint dealers/agents will not be allowed to act as authorised agents for delivery on high sea sales if they do not comply with the provisions of the Newsprint Control Order.

8.4 Those newspapers which do not lift their allotments from high sea sales or buffer stocks or from indigenous sources within a period of two months of the receipt of the allocation order, will be liable to lose further authorisation either on imported newsprint or on indigenous newsprint. However, those with an entitlement of less than 50 mts. may be allowed to lift thefr allotments within s=ix months.

8.5 Publishers of newspapers/periodicals with circulation upto 2000 copies per publishing day will not be required to submit Chartered Accountant's Certificate In the Annexure II. Others will, however, b© required to submit such certi- ficate.

8.6 Newspapers/periodicals which are given allotment on high sea sales basis, will be allowed to take delivery also through the States Small Industries Development Corpora- tions (or any other such Corporation functioning In the State) or through their authorised agents. Delivery on high sea sales basis will be subject to the minimum quantity booked by the foreign supplier. Small newspapers which do not fulfil this condition of high sea sales allocations be- cause their entitlement is too small to be covered by that arrangement, can also club their entitlement with other small newspapers and get the newsprint from high sea sales through cither the State Small Industries Development Corporation (or any other such Corporation functioning in the State) or through their authorised agents acting on their behalf.

8.7 Since Indian Mills are not in n position to despatch consignment of less than one wagon Toad, allottees of smaller quantities will have to make their own arrangements for transport of such newsprint allotted to them.

8.8 The number of copies distributed free, unsold returns or any other copies printed but neither r.old nor distributed free, will be taken into consideration for purpose of deter- mining the entitlement/consumption of newsprint, provided that these represent u leasonabie percentage¹ of their print orde" and in any case not exceeding the following limits :^-

Circulation

Weeklies & fortnight-

Dailies, tri^fc Bi- weeklies lies

Monthlies and quprterlies

Upto 2,500 Between 2,500 and 5,000 Between 5,000 and 10,000 Above 10,000

25% 20% 15% 10%

10% 10% 10% 5%

20% 13% 10% 5%

8.9 Newsprint obtained in 1979-80 under the scheme for Export Promotion etc. will also be taken into account for determining quantity utilised/held in stock by the news- papers In 1979-80. For this purpose, information should be furnished in AnnexuTe VI to this Public Notice,

9.1 Applicants should fill in the proforma at Annexure n to this Public Notice together with proforma in other rele- vant Annexures which will be submitted alongwith applica- tion in Form I as per Appendix 11 to Hand Book of Import and Export Procedures 1980-81 together with a sample copy of the newspapers/periodicals. Additional information may be required to be submitted in terms of the Policy may be appended suitably. The Registrar of Newspapers may ask for any additional information as he may consider necessary or gennjvne to enable him to decide upon an application.

9.2 In cases where an application may not be formally complete or does not comply with any of the requirements abovty the Registrar of Newspapers for India may waive the procedural requirements including relaxation of last dates for receipt of applications for good and valid reasons. The Registrar of Newspapers for India may also relax any of the conditions of this Policy for good and valid reasons jn respect only of small and language newspapers/periodicals.

9.3 Newsprint may be authorised by the Registrar of Newspapers for India for specialised purposes other than the requirements for the production of newspaper/periodical whore such purpose may be related to the newspaper indus- try such as experimental use in printing machinery manu- facture or any other cognate or germane purposes in the interest of newspaper industry.

ANNEXURE II

Form of Chartered accountant's certificate Regarding Circulation Etc, for the Calendar Year 1978 and 1979

(To be typed on the letter-head of the Chartered accountant)

1. Name of the newspaper/periodical — • — • — - —— 3. Language — —_—

2. Place of publication—• —— • ~ 4. periodicity—— ~ — - —. — „ _—

Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept Oct. Nov. Dec Average for the (a)

1978 1979

Average no. of copies printed month-wise per publishing day

(b) Average no of copies sold monthwise per publish- ing day

1978 1979

(c)

Average no. of copies dis- tributed free monthwise per publishing day (in- cluding complementary, voucher, exchanges, bonus sample and office copies) 1978 1979

(d) Average no. of monthwise unsold returni and other copies printed but not included in (b) & (c)

1978 1979

(e)

1979

Average size of the month- wise of the newspaper/ periodical in sq. cm.

(f)

1979

Average no. of pages monthwise of the news- paper/periodical per publishing day

(g)

1979

IS-

1969

Actual no. of publishing days monthwise Total consumption of new print in mts. (Qty. in rots/; 1 during the calendar year Total consumption of white printing paper in mts. durine the year 1979

Year

Signature ot the publisher —•—— —— Date

Certificate of Chartered Accountant

I/we have cxHmined the books of account of M/s— — — • •—— —

(name, language and periodicity of the paper) published for the calendar year 1978 and 1979 and have obtained all the information and declaration required by us. In ray/our opinion the statement set forth above reflects true and correct analysis of circulation, page, size and number of publishing days of the calender year 1978 and 1979 to the best of my/our information and belief and according to the explanation given to me/us by the books of account etc.

Date:

Stamp of the Chartered Accountant

1. Name and signature of the person who has signed the certificate,

2. Registration No.

3. Address — • • •

Signature

•—

ANNEXURE III

Statement to be given by the publisher of new dally/Periodical

1 Name of the Newspaper/periodical, (a) Name

(b) Language (c) periodicity

2 Date of filing tho final declaration 3 Classification of the newspaper' periodical as per list oveileaf.

4. proposed date of commencement

of the publication.

5 Average number of copies propos-

ed to be printed ; (a) No for sale (b) No for fiec distribution

6 Place of printing and particulars of

the press :

(a) Particulars of the owner of the

press Name Address

(b) printing capacity Details of printing/composing mac- hines indicating tho make, model, speed per hour and piesent life of the machine.

7 Whether bank guarantee has been executed in the specimen form of the scheduled bank

8 If so, the name of tho bank: and va-

lue of the guarantee.

9 Whether newsprint is to be lifted th-

rough agent

10 If so tho name of the agent

11 The tertm of lifting newsprint in

i n t i l t i i i fj JC m 313 lot buffer stock/high sea sales 12 Name of the editor

DECLARATION

I/We hereby declare that the above statement are true and

•correct to the best of my/our knowledge and belief.

Signature

Name in Block letters

Designation

Residential Address

1 News and Current Affans 2 Social welfare 3. Agriculture & Animal Husbandry 4. Commerce & Industry 5. Education 6. TLansport & Communication 7 Literary & cultural 8. Engineering & Technology 9 Science

10 Radio & Muse

11 Law & pubuc Administration 12 Medicine & Health 13 Labour 14. Finance and Economics

15. Art 16. Insurance Banking & Co-operation 17. Women 18. Children 19. Religion &. philosophy 20. Film 21. Sports.

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ANNEXURE IV

(To be filled in by the publisher of the existing newspapers

not m receipt of newsprint allocations from RNI).

1. Name of the applicant 2 Name of the newspaper/ periodical^ (a) Name

(b) Language (c) periodicity

1 Place of publication 4 Classification Of the newspaper/ periodical as per list below 5. Registration Number allotted

by RNI

6 Date of latest declaration 7 How the publication was brought

out so far

8 The reason for applying for news

print quota for this year.

9 Place of printing and particulars

of the press.

(a) particulars of the owner of the

press Name. Address.

(b) printing capacity

Details of printing/composing machines indicating the make, model, speed per hour and present life of the machine.

10 Monthwse average number of copies being printed for the last six months :

(a) copies sold (b) copies distributed free

11 Average size of the paper : (a) Length

(b) Breadth

12 Monthwise average number of

pages for the last six months 13 Monthwise average number of publishing days for the last six months I/We hereby declare that the above statements arc true and

coriect to the best of my'our knowledge and be' ef.

Date Signature

Name in block letters Designation Residential Address

CERTIFICATE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

I/We have examined the books and accounts of M/s

(nams, language and periodicity of the paper) published tor the last six months and have obtained all the information and explanation required by us. In my/our opinion tho statement set forth above reflects true and correct analysis of circulation, page, size and number of publishing days for the last six months to the best of my/our information and belief and according to the explanation given to me/us by the books of accounts etc.

Date :

Signature — —

Stamp of the Chartered Accountant 1 Name and signature of the per-

son who has signed the certificate

2. Registration No. —— . 3. Address

Note .— If the circulation is less than 2000 copies the

Chartered Accountant certificate is not required.

Classification of the newspaper/periodical

1. News and Current affairs 2. Social Welfare 3. Agriculture and Animal Husbandry 4. Commerce & Industry

7. Place of printing and particulars

of the Press : (a) Particulars of the owner of the

5. Education 6. Transport & Communication 7. Literary & Cultural 8. Engineering^ Technology 9. Science

press Name : Address :

(b) Printing capacity :

Details of printing/compos- ing machines indicating the make, model, speed per hour and present life of the machine

(c) Whether part of the machi- nery shifted from the parent newspaper or newly acqui- red,

10. Radio & Music 11. Law & Public Administration 12 Medicine and Health 13. Labour 14. Finance & Economics 15. Art 16. Insurance, Banking & cooperation 17. Women 18. Children 19. Religion & Philosophy 20. Film 21. Sports

ANNEKURE-V

(Form for intimation to RNI about new editions of existing

newspapers)

1. Name of the newspaper (pro-

posed edition)

2. Its place of publication (give full

8. Give details of the newspaper or newspapers whose quota would be diverted for starting the proposed new edition, and also state the quantum State whether the diversion of newsprint is proposed to be done by rcducting thenumbcr of pages or by reducing the cir- culation of the parent new^- paper(s)

address)

9 (a) N^me of the owner (give

address also)

(b) No of newspapers/periodi

3. Language and Periodicity 4. Proposed date of publication 5. (i) Tn case of a daily, state num-

ca's owned by the un-t (attach a list of such newspapers & with details)

ber of days on which the newspaper is proposed to be published in a week

(c) Type of ownership : whether (Tick the relevant column) (i) Company (ii) Firm (iii) Society (iv) Association

(ii) In case of a weekly, state whether it is proposed to be published every week ov four times a month

(v) Trust

6. (a) Proposed size of the new

edition ;

10. Whether the owners are registered under the MR.TP Act, if yes,

give details.

(i) Length _ cms

DECLARATION

(ii) W i d t h -— . _cms (iii) No of pages —

I/We hereby declare that the above statements are true and (b) Average number of copies

correct to the best of my/our knowledge and belief.

to be printed (proposed)

(c) Estimated average circulation

S i g n a t u r e— ——

(i) Through sale (ii) Through free distributions

Name — • . — (in block letters)

Date :

(d) The circulation of the parent papfcr in the area to be served by the proposed edition

Designation — ——

ANNEXURE—VI ANNEXTURE VI TO PUBLIC NOTICE NO. l-PR-NP/80 DATED

Statement showing consumption of newsprint for publication of newspapers/periodicals during the year 1979

s,

Consumption of newsprint (in tonnes)

No.

Title of the paper, its language, periodi- city and place of pub- lication

Total

Gras.

Remarks

Nepa

Glazed Rotogravure Unglazed (imported)

9 2

3

"

4

7

5

6

1 1.

3. 4. 5.

Signature of the publisner — —• —

Name (in block letters)-—— •

Place — —— -—• —— —•

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

WILTED BY TBB MANAGER, GOVT. OF INDIA PRESS, RING ROAD, NEW DELHI-110064

AND PUBLISHED BV THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI-110054, 1 9 80