Shorts
Modi government hikes advertisement rates by 25 per cent for print media
On January 8, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced its decision to revise the advertisement rates for print media by 25 per cent over and above the existing rate structure. These rates are applicable to advertisements in the print media issued by the Bureau of Outreach and Communication (erstwhile DAVP).
In its press release, the Press Information Bureau stated that the decision will come in effect from today and will be valid for a period of three years. “The last such revision had taken place in 2013 when an increase of 19 per cent had been announced over and above the rates of 2010,” the release stated.
The I&B ministry said, “This decision has been taken based on the recommendations of the 8th Rate Structure Committee constituted by I&B Ministry which took into account several factors, including the increase in the price of newsprint, processing charges and other factors which go into the computation of advertisement rates.”
It added: “The decision will be of great benefit especially to the medium and small newspapers including a large number of such papers in regional and vernacular languages.”
Also Read
-
‘They call us Bangladeshi’: Assam’s citizenship crisis and neglected villages
-
Why one of India’s biggest electoral bond donors is a touchy topic in Bhiwandi
-
‘Govt can’t do anything about court case’: Jindal on graft charges, his embrace of BJP and Hindutva
-
Reporter’s diary: Assam is better off than 2014, but can’t say the same for its citizens
-
‘INDIA coalition set to come to power’: RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav on polls, campaign and ECI