(a) whether the circulation of newspapers has increased in the country and also their sale
during the last five years;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(c) the share of main national dailies of advertisement revenue; and
(d) the percentage of advertisement revenue is being spent for Journalists Welfare?
THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)
(a) to (d) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 410 FOR REPLY ON 21.08.2003.
(a) As per Annual Statements filed by newspapers with RNI, the circulation and sale of
newspapers show the following trend during the last five years:
Year (Calendar) No. of Copies sold Free copies Total newspapers distributed circulation from whom claimed Annual statements were received
1997 5204 10,19,77,438 37,30,753 10,57,08,191 1998 6030 12,21,69,089 46,80,411 12,68,49,500 1999 6032 12,41,37,871 59,49,622 13,00,87,493 2000 5915 11,87,33,123 82,30,640 12,69,63,763 2001 4780 10,87,60,394 64,93,554 11,52,53,948