Registrar of Newspapers
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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.[2][3] 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.[4] The registrar is designated as Press Registrar, and Dhirendra Ojha a 1990 batch senior IIS officer is the current Press Registrar and Head of Department.[5]
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Formation | 1 July 1956; 68 years ago (1956-07-01) |
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Type | Statutory authority |
Legal status | Functional |
Purpose | Registration of Publications of India |
Headquarters | 9th Floor, Soochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 |
Coordinates | 28.59396°N 77.23056°E / 28.59396; 77.23056 |
Region | India |
Services | Registration of publication |
Membership (31 March 2016) | 1,10,851 |
Owner | Government of India |
Press Registrar & Head Of The Department | Shri Dhirendra Ojha [1] |
Deputy Press Registrar | Himani Sarad[1] |
Assistant Press Registrar | Pushpavant[1] |
Parent organization | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India) |
Website | rni |
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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.[6] Online registration system was formally inaugurated in 2004 by the Information and Broadcasting Minister S. Jaipal Reddy.[7]