The Press Information Bureau (PIB), Bengaluru, will organise a ‘Varta’ workshop on the Press and Registration of Periodicals Act, 2023 (PRP Act, 2023) and the Press Sewa Portal on 17 Oct 2026. The workshop will facilitate awareness about the implementation of the Act and address operational issues related to the portal. The workshop will be held at the conference hall of Department of Information & Public Relations (DIPR) in Bengaluru.

Shri Yogesh Kumar Baweja, IIS, Principal Director General, Press Registrar General of India, New Delhi, will chair the session. He will deliver the keynote address to create awareness regarding the Press and Registration of Periodicals Act, 2023 (PRP Act, 2023) and the Press Sewa Portal.

Shri J. Manjunath, IAS, Secretary, DIPR, Government of Karnataka and Shri M.N. Anucheth, IPS, Deputy Inspector General of Police and Commissioner, DIPR, Government of Karnataka will also address the gathering.

The workshop will feature an interactive session for the stakeholders and publishers which will facilitate discussion on their queries, difficulties and issues relating to registration, title verification, filing of applications/returns and other matters connected with the Press Sewa Portal and the provisions of the Press and Registration of Periodicals Act. 2023.

The Press Registrar General of India (PRGI), functioning under the newly enacted Press and Registration of Periodicals (PRP) Act, 2023, is the statutory authority responsible for facilitating the allotment of titles and registration of periodicals, replacing the erstwhile Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI).

The Office of the Press Registrar General of India has developed the Press Sewa Portal (https://presssewa.prgi.gov.in) with a view to ensuring ease of doing business and ease of access for publishers of newspapers and periodicals, as part of the implementation of the Press and Registration of Periodicals Act, 2023.

 

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