Srinagar: In the already saturated print media space in the state, the Government Tuesday approved empanelment of 99 new newspapers and periodicals for advertisement support taking the total number of empanelled newspapers in the State to 467.
The fresh empanelment has been granted to these publications on the recommendations of the Empanelment Committee in terms of Clause-2 of the Advertisement Policy-2016 and on the approval of the Minister for Information Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali.
The Empanelment Committee headed by the Administrative Secretary Information Department and comprising members from Finance and Home Departments and MERC Srinagar and IIMC Jammu had met in Jammu on 27th March 2017.
The newly empanelled newspapers include 61 dailies, 33 weeklies, one fortnightly, two monthly magazines and two monthly newspapers.
In Jammu division the empanelled newspapers include Early Time Plus, Nai Roshni, Maximum Times, Young Organizer, Rising Kashmir (Jammu), Golden Yug, News Unlimited, Nawai-e-Waqt Azeem, Big News, Suargam, Voice of Trust, JK Reflector, Early Morning, Golden Words, Sadai-e-Kohistan, Takmeel, Jammu Sun, Hill People, Rural Message, Kathua Kesari, Complete News, Jammu Jyoti, Recent News, Mercury Times, Day Today News, State Vision, The Youth Plus, Daily Aasmaan, Refugee Message, Jammu Hours, Morning Today, Zinda Sach, Awami Lehar, Dharti Times, Financial Explorer, Public Times, 29-X-News, Kotli Times, Galaxy News, Jammu Express, Jammu Message, Jammu Views, Express Point, Jammu Diamond, Truth Prevail, North-in-News, Early Post, Jindrah Images, Earth News, Mission Peace, Jammu Josh, Maroof, The Great Indian, Jammu Parisaran, NaWeed, Yuva Tarang, Al-attish, The Border Line, Jammu Chetna, Pardesh Bhumi, Samarkand Express, Ladakh Images, Apna Jammu, Bharat Times, Billawar Kesari, Bahu Bali Times, Job Dot Com, JK News Network, JANDK Ex Servicemen Patrika and Swarrn Smarika in Jammu division.
In Kashmir division, the newly empanelled newspapers include Junoon, Khursheed, Era of Kashmir, Geo Kashmir, Karwan-e-Kashmir, Kashmir Aman, Kashmir Digest, Kashmir Story, Precious Kashmir, Kashmir Glory, The Tribune, Global Post, Nidai-e-Kashmir, Be-Khof Awaaz, Lake City Times, Mashaal Times, Ummat, Gawah Express, Srinagar Samachar, City Reporter, Kashmir Courier, Peace Times Kashmir, Barg-e-Chinar, Shaan-e-Kashmir, News Kashmir, Mansar, Quami Lehar, The Kashmir Magazine and The Counselor.
Pertinently, 368 newspapers and periodicals, including 201 in Jammu and 167 in Kashmir, were already empanelled with the Department of Information for release of official advertisements.
Accreditation facility extended to online news portals
Given the vast growth and reach of the online news media, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has decided to extend accreditation facility to the news media representatives of the online News Portals operating in the State.
The News Media Accreditation Policy-2017 notified by the government on Monday has replaced the two-decade old Press Accreditation Policy which was in vogue since 1997.
Given the phenomenal transformation shaping up in J&Ks fast-changing media scenario, the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) had last year moved a proposal for formulating a new News Media Accreditation Policy for the State.
Accordingly, a proposal was submitted to the Government in this regard with several new initiatives proposed by DIPR to be incorporated in the News Media Accreditation Policy to attune it with the fast-changing media scenario in J&K.
The State News Media Accreditation Policy-2017 was formally notified by the Government on 5 June 2017 with a wide-range of new initiatives having been incorporated in the new policy to be operationalized by DIPR.
In another significant move the Government has decided to extend the accreditation facility also to the Cartoonists working with various news media organizations in the State.
In another new initiative the Information Officers, Assistant Information Officers, Photographers and Videographers of DIPR will be also entitled to accreditation if they join a news media organization after retirement.
The Government has also increased the quota of accreditations to be given to the news representatives of various news media organizations on the basis of their reach and circulation.
Similarly, the quota has been also increased for the newspapers and each newspaper will get accreditation facility for its staff on the basis of the relevant category of the newspaper.
The Government has also decided to extend the tenure of the State Media Accreditation Committee (SMAC) from the present one year to 2 years.
The Minister for Information, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali said that many new initiatives were in the offing for the journalists of the State.
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