{ "id": 15422, "slug": "bihar-press-representative-recognition-rules-2008", "title": "Bihar Press Representative Recognition Rules, 2008", "short_title": "Bihar Press Representative Recognition Rules, 2008", "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. Press-312/08......", "act_year": 2008, "act_type": "STATE", "location": "Bihar", "law_status": "unknown", "enactment_date": null, "description": "Bihar Press Representative Recognition Rules, 2008", "preamble": "", "section_label": "Section", "sections": [ { "number": "1", "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 0 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. Definitions.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) \"State\" means the State of Bihar.\n(b) \"Government\" means Government of Bihar.\n(c) \"Director\" means Director, Information and Public Relation, Govt, of Bihar.\n(d) \"Press representative\" means correspondent (if there is no other option, any person of the editorial wing), photographer, movie cameraman, cartoonist, who is a representative of any news paper newsmagazines, news agency, electronic media which publish/ broadcast at least fifty percent news or news analysis, news photo agency TV and radio channels Doordarshan, Akashwani or broadcasting establishment.\n(e) \"News paper\" means regular publications, which includes news or comments or news analysis or public views.\n(f) \"Electronic Media\" means regular Media Organisations such as, which broadcasts news bulletin/current affairs and adheres to the guidelines of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. It includes Doordarshan/Akashwani working under Prasar Bharti.\n(g) \"News Media\" means publisher/broadcaster of news and comments and it includes News Paper/Wire Service, Nonwire Service, News Agency, News Feature Agency, Electronic Media Agencies, News Portal, which publishes/broadcasts news and comments.\n(h) \"News Agency\" means, such agency which transmits minute to minute news to various News papers/Electronic Media.\n(i) \"Editor\" means, the person who is the declared Editor of a News Paper under Press and Book Registration Act, 1867.\n(j) \"State Press Representative Recognition Committee\" referred as Committee hereinafter means the advisory committee constituted to advise the Government on the question of recognition to the press representatives working in the State.\n(k) \"News Portal\" means the News website which broadcasts news and current affairs 24 hours.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 1 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. Constitution of the Committee.", "chapter": null, "content": "4.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 2 }, { "number": "5", "title": "5. Recognition to the headquarter level Press Representatives.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 3 }, { "number": "6", "title": "6. Conditions of recognition.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 4 }, { "number": "1", "title": "1. During the tenure of recognition, the residence of the press representative concerned must be within 25 kilometers from the State headquarter.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 5 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. He/She must have continuous working experience as journalist, cartoonist, photography, movie cameraman and appointed as whole time working journalist as described and defined in Working Journalist (Service Conditions and Legal provisions) Act, 1955, as amended from time to time. In special circumstances, the Government may relax the period of experience.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 6 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. If there is no other option, and if the committee so desires, it may recommend for recognition of any working representative including the Editor of the editorial wing.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 7 }, { "number": "4", "title": "4. Special Circumstances, any free-lancer may be granted recognition on the recommendation of the Committee:", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 8 }, { "number": "7", "title": "7. Temporary recognition.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 9 }, { "number": "8", "title": "8. Determination of the numbers of the recognized press representative.", "chapter": null, "content": "a. Daily News papers published from State headquarter: -\n(1) News paper having circulation upto 10,000     - Two representatives\n(2) News paper having circulation upto 25,000     - Four representatives\n(3) News paper having circulation upto 50,000     - Six representatives\n(4) News paper having circulation upto 1,00,000     - Twelve representatives\n(5) News paper having circulation above one lakh     - Fifteen representatives\nNote. - In case of increase or decrease in circulation, the number of representatives may be increased or decreased according to need and context and on recommendation of the Committee.\nNote.\nb. Maximum six representatives each of news agencies, i.e U.N.I., P.T.I, at headquarter level may be issued the Press Certificate from State headquarter; provided that at least one photographer too will be accommodated.\nc. Maximum four correspondents and four cameramen each of Electronic Media at headquarter level, which broadcast news 24 hours through Satellite, shall be eligible for Press Certificate i.e. Doordarshan, AJTAK, NDTV, STAR TV, ETV, SAHARA TV, CNNIBN, IBN7, ZEE TV etc.\nDoordarshan, AJTAK, NDTV, STAR TV, ETV, SAHARA TV, CNNIBN, IBN7, ZEE TV etc.\nd. Maximum five correspondents and five cameramen each of local Electronic Media, which broadcast news 24 hours through Satellite, shall be eligible for Press Certificate. Four correspondents and four cameramen each of Entertainment channels at the State headquarter, which also broadcast news time to time, shall be eligible for Press Certificate.\ne. Two correspondents and two cameramen each of Electronic News Agencies, e.g, A.N.I, etc shall be eligible for Press Certificate.\nf. One correspondent and one cameraman of recognized News Portal shall be eligible for Press Certificate from State headquarter.\n9.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 10 }, { "number": "10", "title": "10. Effect of the recognition.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 11 }, { "number": "11", "title": "11. Individuality of the recognition.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 12 }, { "number": "12", "title": "12. Press card to Press representatives.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 13 }, { "number": "13", "title": "13. List of recognized press representatives.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 14 }, { "number": "14", "title": "14. Destruction or loss of Press Card.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 15 }, { "number": "15", "title": "15. Revocation of recognition.", "chapter": null, "content": "a. If any recognized press representative utilizes the informations and facilities available for purposes other than Journalism.\nb. If the behaviour and function of the press representive is contrary to the dignity of journalism.\nc. If the allegation of being involved in immoral activities against the correspondent is proved.\nd. If any press representative acts against any of the provisions of the rules of recognition or dispatches any false and malicious and untrue report to evoke sensation and such complain/information is received.\ne. If any press representative gives false information his/her recognition shall be revoked as well as legal action would be taken.The complain in this regard will also be lodged before the Indian Press Council.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 16 }, { "number": "16", "title": "16. Notice of termination of recognition.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 17 }, { "number": "17", "title": "17. Tenure of the recognition.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 18 }, { "number": "18", "title": "18. Representation against a decision.", "chapter": null, "content": "Rules regarding recognition in the District headquarter and Sub divisional Headquarter of Bihar.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 19 }, { "number": "1", "title": "1. These Rules shall be applicable to the press representatives of the State level News papers and News papers/News Agencies/Electronic Media of all India level situated at district/subdivision headquarters.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 20 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. The applications in prescribed Form (Annexure-2) for recognition of Press representatives situated at district/sub-divisional headquarters shall be submitted by the Editor/Employer/Bureau. Chief of the News paper/News Agency/Electronic Media of the relevant district through District Public Relation Officer? The application must be accompanied with two stamp size self attested photographs. The full details regarding the experience of the correspondent or Press representative in journalism, for", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 21 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. For recognition in district/sub-divisional headquarter, the Press representative of a News paper/News Agency/Electronic Media must fulfil the following conditions: -", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 22 }, { "number": "1", "title": "1. During the tenure of the recognition the residence of the Press representative should be in the headquarter of the district/subdivision.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 23 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. His/her whole time or part time profession should be journalism and be an active journalist.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 24 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. He/she should not be an employee of Government offices/local bodies and semi government establishments or corporations governed by a Government.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 25 }, { "number": "4", "title": "4. To recognize the press representatives of daily news papers published from district headquarters, the points of Consideration shall be as follows: -", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) Period of publication.\n(b) Publication of the News paper.\n(c) Circulation of the News paper and its influence.\n(d) for recognition, the substantiated number of subscribers should be at least 10 thousand and the regularly continuing for at least two years.The Certificate of Circulation should, as far as possible, be from Chartered Accountant, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt, of India.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 26 }, { "number": "5", "title": "5. The number of recognized Press representatives for the district, of the News paper published from the district headquarter, shall be determined by the Committee according to the number of circulation of that News paper. In case of increase or decrease in circulation, the number of recognized Press representatives may be increased or reduced accordingly.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 27 }, { "number": "6", "title": "6. Two representatives and one photographer of a daily news paper from the district headquarter, one representative and one photographer from the sub-divisional headquarter and one representative each for News Agencies may be recognized.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 28 }, { "number": "7", "title": "7. One correspondent and one cameraman in each district may be recognized for important Electronic Channel, which broadcasts news 24 hours.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 29 }, { "number": "8", "title": "8. One correspondent and one cameraman of Electronic Media may be recognized in a sub-divisional headquarter.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 30 }, { "number": "9", "title": "9. For the channels legally broadcasting news bulletins through cable in state headquarter and district and sub-divisional headquarter, one correspondent and one photographer may be issued Press Certificate on the recommendation of the District Magistrate. The Committee may consider to issue Press Certificate to the Press representative of the news channel broadcasting news on Doordarshan and Satellite News Channel under sponsored programme and the Press certificate to be issued on the recommend", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 31 }, { "number": "10", "title": "10. Government Media", "chapter": null, "content": "Government Media\n(a) Secretary, Director of the Information and Public Relation Department, all officers of Bihar Information Service/Photographers/Cameramen/all personnel associated with the Press Section, who are actively connected to press and media work shall also be eligible for Press certificate. In addition to those, Public Relation Officers of the other departments of the State Government engaged in press or media work may also be recognized.\n(b) Retired Officers of the Information Service, who are actively engaged in Press work, may also be considered by the Director, Information and Public Relation Department for Press Certificate.\n(c) Press Certificate may be granted to the Officers of the Akashwani and Doordarshan, but their maximum number will be five.\n(d) Press Certificate may be granted to one Officer/Cameraman or photographer, each of Press Information Bureau and News Reel Division of the Government of India.\n(e) Only one Press Certificate may be issued to any representative of the same institution/media:\nProvided that, the Press Certificate to the Officers/ cameraman engaged with Government Media, namely, Information and Public Relation Department, Akashwani, Doordarshan, P.I.B and News Reel will be given only for identity, they cannot avail the facilities or any financial benefit available to the Press representatives due to this Press Certificate.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 32 }, { "number": "11", "title": "11. The power to make amendment/addition to the Rules or to repeal/ cancel any of the provisions of the Rules is reserved with the State Government.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 33 } ], "metadata": { "Act ID": "Last Updated 1st February, 2020 [bh614]", "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. Press-312/08......97 Su.Ja.Sa.Vi. Patna, dated 19.11.08", "Enactment Date": "", "Act Year": "2008", "Short Title": "Bihar Press Representative Recognition Rules, 2008", "Type": "STATE", "Location": "Bihar" }, "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19" }