Registrar of Newspapers for India (original) (raw)

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Office of the Registrar of the Newspapers for India (official name), more popularly known as Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI), is a Government of India statutory body of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for the registration of the publications, such as newspapers and magazines, India. It was established on 1 July 1956, on the recommendation of the First Press Commission in 1953 and by amending the Press and Registration of Books Act 1867. The Office of the Registrar of Newspapers for India is headquartered in New Delhi. RNI regulates and monitors printing and publication of newspapers based on the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 and the Registration of Newspapers (Central) Rules, 1956. The registrar is designated as Press Registrar, and a 1990 batch senior IIS officer is the current Press Registrar and Head of Department. The Press and Registration of Books Act contains the duties and functions of the RNI. On account of some more responsibilities entrusted upon RNI during all these years, the office is performing both statutory as well as some non-statutory functions. Online registration system was formally inaugurated in 2004 by the Information and Broadcasting Minister S. Jaipal Reddy. (en)

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Registration of Publications of India

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Functional

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1956-07-01 (xsd:date)

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Himani Sarad (en)
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Shri Dhirendra Ojha (en)

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Assistant Press Registrar (en)
Deputy Press Registrar (en)
Press Registrar & Head Of The Department (en)

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Registrar of Newspapers for India logo (en)

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Office of the Registrar of the Newspapers for India (en)

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Registration of Publications of India (en)

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India (en)

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Registration of publication (en)

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Functional (en)

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http://rni.nic.in/

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Office of the Registrar of the Newspapers for India (official name), more popularly known as Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI), is a Government of India statutory body of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for the registration of the publications, such as newspapers and magazines, India. It was established on 1 July 1956, on the recommendation of the First Press Commission in 1953 and by amending the Press and Registration of Books Act 1867. The Office of the Registrar of Newspapers for India is headquartered in New Delhi. RNI regulates and monitors printing and publication of newspapers based on the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 and the Registration of Newspapers (Central) Rules, 1956. The registrar is designated as Press Registrar, and a 1990 batch senior IIS off (en)

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