RNI Registration

The Office of the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI), Issues Certificate of Registration to the newspapers published under valid declaration;

If you are willing to start a newspaper or magazine in India, then you need RNI Registration. Basically, this is a statutory body of Government of India. This body came into existence in the year 1956 and since then it looks after registration newspapers and magazines in India. RNI Ensures that newspapers or magazine are published in accordance with the provisions of the Press and Registration of Books Act 1867 and the Rules made there under.

The growing pace of publishing industry makes it necessary for the owners of the company to have legally approved system in place. Thus it becomes mandatory for the publishing houses to get themselves registered. EmpressaLegal can help you with the registration process and get approval from RNI. If you wish to know more about RNI registration, you can connect with us today.

Following word are not to be used for title option:

1. Book
2. Channel
3. Gazette
4. Abbreviations of words
5. Names of Prominent National Leaders
6. Heads of the Government functionary
7. Name same or similar to any national emblem
8. Words sounding absurd or meaningless
9. Religious overtones
10. Obscene or offending to public sense
11. Negative connotations or symbols
12. Any other object which may not be in public interest/taste

There are three steps for Registration of Title:

Step 1:

Authentication Declaration:

After verification of Title is done, the next step is to file declaration of the publisher/printer, and forward RNI. Each page of the declaration should be authenticated clearly with reference number, signature, full name and seal of the authenticating authority concerned i.e. (DM/DC/SDM/DCP/JCP/CMM etc.)

Step 2:

Publication Of Volume/Year-1 Issue-1:

1. If periodicity is daily or weekly, publication of volume should be brought within 42 days of authentication of declaration. If periodicity is fortnightly or above, publication of volume should be brought out within 90 days of authentication of declaration.
2. The publication should only be printed in the press that is mentioned in the declaration and should primarily contain news/views/articles etc.
3. The title, page number, and date/month/year of publication should be displayed at each page

Step 3:

Submission Of Documents To RNI For Registration:

Following documents should be submitted to RNI office along with application for Registration Certificate, completely filled and signed by publisher for obtaining registration number and registration certificate:

1. Copy of the Title Verification Letter
2. Declaration duly authenticated by authority concerned i.e, (DM/DC/SDM/DCP/JCP/CMM etc.).
3. If the printer and publisher of a newspaper making a declaration is not owner thereof, an authorization letter in favour of the applicant from the owner of printer and publisher authorizing the applicant as publisher and printer shall be required.
4. An Affidavit duly signed by Publisher and Notarized is required, in case there is no foreign tie-up.
5. Copy of first issue of the newspaper published.
6. Signed copy of Printer agreement either Original or attested along with attested copy of printing press. The documents shall be signed by both publisher/owner and keeper/owner of printing press. It can be either on stamp paper or on plain paper.