Contrary to the increasing perception of degrowth in print medium, the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI) said that the registered publications witnessed a growth rate of 3.58 per cent in 2016-17. The total claimed circulation of publications during the year was 48,80,89,490 where in Hindi was at 23,89,75,773; English was at 5,65,77,000 and Urdu was at 3,24,27,005.
RNI, in its ‘Press in India 2016-17’ report, said that the largest number of publications registered in any Indian language was Hindi followed by English. There were 4007 new publications registered across the country during 2016-17. Uttar Pradesh topped the list of largest number of registered publications followed by Maharashtra.
Dainik Bhaskar was the largest circulated multi-edition daily with 47,36,785 copies in 2016-17 while The Times of India was close second with 42,68,703 copies, according to the annual RNI report.
The largest circulated daily was ‘Ananda Bazar Patrika’, Bengali, Kolkata with 11,16,428 copies while the second largest circulated daily was ‘The Times of India’, English, Delhi with 9,56,054 copies. The largest circulated Hindi daily was ‘Punjab Kesari’, Jalandhar with 7,14,888 copies.
The largest circulated periodical was ‘The Sunday Times of India’, English/Weekly edition, Delhi with 8,35,269 copies. The largest circulated periodical in Malayalam was ‘Vanitha’, Malayalam/Fortnightly edition, Kottayam with 6,47,104 copies.
The important numbers in a glance:
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1
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The Total Number of Registered Publications
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1,14,820
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i) Newspaper category (Daily, Tri/Bi-weekly periodicities)
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16,993
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ii) Periodicals category (other periodicities)
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97,827
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2
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The number of new publications registered during 2016-17
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4,007
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3
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Number of publications ceased during 2016-17
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38
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4
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Percentage of growth of total registered publications over the previous year
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3.58%
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5
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The largest number of publications registered in any Indian language (Hindi)
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46,587
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6
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The second largest number of publications registered in any language other than Hindi (English)
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14,365
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7
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The State with the largest number of registered publications (Uttar Pradesh)
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17,736
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8
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The State with the second largest number of registered publications (Maharashtra)
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15,673
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9
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The number of publications which submitted Annual Statements
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31,028
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(This figure includes 1,472 Misc. publications)
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10
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The total claimed circulation of publications during 2016-17
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48,80,89,490
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i) Hindi Publications
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23,89,75,773
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ii) English Publications
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5,65,77,000
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iii) Urdu Publications
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3,24,27,005
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11
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The largest number of publications that submitted Annual Statements in any Indian language (Hindi).
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15,596
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12
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The second largest number of publications that submitted Annual Statements in any language (English).
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2,317
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13
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The largest circulated Daily: “Ananda Bazar Patrika”, Bengali, Kolkata.
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11,16,428
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14
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The Second largest circulated Daily: “The Times of India” English, Delhi.
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9,56,054
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15
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The largest circulated Hindi Daily: “Punjab Kesari”, Jalandhar
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7,14,888
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16
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The largest circulated Multi-edition Daily: “Dainik Bhaskar”, Hindi. (46 editions)
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47,36,785
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17
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The second largest circulated Multi-edition Daily: “The Times of India”, English. (33 editions)
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42,68,703
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18
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The largest circulated Periodical: “The Sunday Times of India”, English/Weekly edition, Delhi.
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8,35,269
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19
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The largest circulated Periodical in Malayalam: “Vanitha”, Malayalam/Fortnightly edition, Kottayam.
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6,47,104
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20
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Total Title Applications Received
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20,555
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i) Titles Approved
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9,278
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ii) Titles Deblocked
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6,506
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