How to Apply for RNI Registration Certification
RNI Registration means registration to the newspapers. As we all know that now a day there is a wide circulation of the newspaper all across and daily some new news paper come up. The Registrar of Newspaper (RIN) is a statutory body came into existence on 1st July 1956. It has headquarters at New Delhi and Regional offices are at Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai.
It is somewhat similar to registration of a company as it is mandatory for all the company to get registered likewise it is important for the newspaper industry to get registered. So in order to start a newspaper or periodical or printed publication in India, RNI registration from the registrar of the newspaper is essential.
However in certain condition this certificate is not been granted are
- If the title is similar to any foreign title or the title in any other language that cannot get RIN registration
- If the title is similar to any news channel or any coaching institution etc
Procedure to RNI Registration Certificate
Step 1:
You will have to get the title for your newspaper get verified by the registrar of the newspaper for India
Step 2:
You have to give an application regarding the title of the newspaper to the DM of that state and you have to give him option for the title, and language, place of publication and name, address, contact number and email id of the owner of the newspaper proposed i.e. applicant.
Even you can fill the application form by your own by online form which is given on the RNI registration website and after filling you can get is print out and affix the recent passport size photograph to the form and then you have to submit to the DM and the title will only get verified only if the hard copy of the form will be submitted to the DM.
Step 3:
After the DM is satisfied that the all the detail mentioned in the form are correct then forward to the RNI will check the title availability and after that the title has to get verified after verification is done then title gets approved.
Step 4:
RNI will inform the DM and the publisher of the paper about the availability of the paper and then issue the letter of verification.
Step 5:
The publisher after that has to give a declaration to the DM in the format prescribed and thereafter can start publishing the newspaper.
Step 6:
When the 1st issue of the newspaper is published, then the application for registration can be submitted to RNI along with the certain documents such as:
- Copy of Title verification letter
- attested copy Authenticated declaration
- An affidavit claiming no foreign tie-up
- First issue and latest issue of the publication
- Certificate intimating talking about the appointment of the printer
Step 7:
After this last step is that the newspaper must contain various things:
- Issue number and volume must be mentioned,
- date line and page number on all pages is mandatory,
- title prominently displayed on the cover page and all pages,
- an imprint line containing the name of printer, publisher, owner and editor,
- address of the place of publication
- Name and address of the printing press of the newspaper.
These are the certain things required for the RNI registration is required before starting the publishing the new newspaper.
Other recommended registrations/Licences to start Newspaper publication business:
- Registration of Legal Entity i.e. Private Limited Company, One Person Company Registration, Sole Proprietorship
- Trademark Registration for the name of Newspaper
- Copyright of Content/Articles
- ISO Certificate
- GST Registration
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Author: This blog is written by Ms. Ayushi Mehrotra, student of Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University New Law College, Pune, a passionate blogger & intern at Aapka Consultant.
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