(a) whether the print media sector in the country has registered any growth;
(b) if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year;
(c) whether the Government has any proposal to encourage the said sector during the 11th
Five Year Plan; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI C. M. JATUA)
(a) & (b): As per 2010 edition of Survey of the Indian Media and Entertainment Industry,
jointly prepared by FICCI and KPMG, the Indian print media sector is estimated to have grown by
Compound Annual Growth rate (CAGR) of 8% during the years 2006-2009. The details regarding the
growth of the print media industry in size during the last three years, as estimated by the
Survey are given below,year wise,
Year Size (in billions of Rs.)
2007 160
2008 172
2009 175
2010 190 (projected)