INFORMATION RECEIVED FORM STATE DIRECTORS OF INFORMATION, PUBLIC RELATIONS/PUBLICITY REGARDING GOVERNMENT ADVERTISEMENTS INCLUDING OTHER FACILITIES.
(Amount in Rupees)
S.No. Name of State/Union 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73
Territory
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Delhi Admn. : Director
Information & Publicity Delhi
(i) The total amount earmarked
for Government advertisements 20,000 50,000 2,20,000 3,40,000
(ii) Total value of advertis-
ements given in Urdu newspapers
and periodicals 6,055 15,340 37,792 15,456
30.27% 30.68% 15.36% 4.54% $
(iii) Total number of Urdu
newspapers & Periodicals
receiving Govt. advertisements 41 57 139 84 $
2. Haryana-Director, Public
Relations. Haryana, Chandigarh,
Chandigarh
(i) No separate funds are earmarked for Govt. advertisements,
Different Departments release advertisements through Public Relations
Department as and when necessary.
(ii) Total value of advertis-
ements given to Urdu newspapers
and periodicals 36,925.60 47,277.94 47,264.20 ..
(iii) Total Number or Urdu
Newspapers & Periodicals
receiving Govt. advertisements 29 28 22 ..
3. Chandigarh Admn. : Publicity
Officer, Chandigarh Admn. Chandigarh.
Rs. Rs. Rs.
(i) Total amount earmarked for Govt.
Advertisements Figures, 99,330.77 1,52,196.76 1,38,471.97
represent the total amount spent
on such advertisements or say or say or say
1,00,000.00 1,53,000.00 1,39,000.00
(ii)Total value of advertis-
ements given to Urdu newspapers/ 11,989.58 13,462.28 14,529.68
periodicals or say or say or say
12,000.00 13,500.00 14,500.00,
12% 8.82% 10.43%
(iii) Total number of Urdu
newspapers receiving Govt.
advertisements: Names of
approved Urdu newspapers
receiving Union Territory
advertisements 1. Hind Samachar, jullundur, Urdu daily
2. Pratap, Jullundur Urdu daily.
3. Milap. Jullundur, Urdu daily.
4. Pradesh, Jullundur, Urdu Daily,
5. Prabhat, Jullundur, Urdu Daily.
6. Tej, Delhi, Urdu Daily.
7. Local Times, Chandigarh, Urdu Weekly.
In addition to these seven approved newspapers
and periodicals, Union Territory Admn.
releases advertisements on special occasions
to the following local Urdu weeklies:-
1. Awaz-e-Ustad, Urdu Weekly.
2. Balak, Urdu weekly.
3. Chetawani, Urdu Weekly.
The Union Territory have informed that overall
provision of publicity funds is considered to
be inadequate.
4. Gujarat Govt. : Director of information, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar,
Gujarat
Reasons indicated
Nil: (i) Normally Govt. advertisements in Gujarati and
English are given by the Department to newspapers etc.
in the State and outside, but no specific budget
earmarked for Urdu newspapers etc.
(ii) State Language being Gujarati Govt. advertisements
are issued in Gujarati only.
5. Andhra Pradesh : Director, Public Relations & Tourism, Andhra
Pradesh, Hyderabad
Rs. Rs. Rs.
(i) Total amount earmarked for
advertisements 5,00,000.00 8,00,000.00 10,00,000.00
(ii) Total value of advertis-
ements given to Urdu newspapers 72,522.04 1,69,123.65 2,54,572.08
and periodicals. 14.5% 21.14% 25.46%
(iii) Total number of Urdu
newspapers and periodicals
receiving (6 dailies and 72 periodicals
which include weekly,
Govt. advertisements. Fortnightly, and monthlies).
Names of daily Urdu Newspapers.
1. Angarey, Hyderabad.
2. Rehnuma-e-Deccan, Hyderabad.
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3. Siasat, Hyderabad.
4. Milap, Hyderabad.
5. Musheer-e-Deccan, Hyderabad &
6. Naya Karwan, Hyderabad.
Area-wise break down of 72 periodicals
(i) Hyderabad 60 (ii) Nizambad 7
(iii) Mahaboobnagar 1 (iv) Nalgonda. 1
(v) Warangal. 2 (vi) Adilabad 1
6. Maharashtra:-Director of Publicity, Maharashtra, Bombay-2.
Rs. Rs. Rs.
(i) Total amount earmarked for
Govt. advertisements 3,32,150 3,30,450 3,01,350
(ii) Total value of adverti-
sements given to Urdu
newspapers 22,018 30,440 32,670
and periodicals. 6.83% 9.5% 10.84%
(iii) Total number or Urdu
newspapers and periodicals
receiving 8 10 12
Govt. advertisements
Note-
(a) The figures on prepage only relate to
display advertisements by the Director of
Publicity, Bombay.
(b) As the classified advertisements are
released by different departments of
Maharashtra Govt. and are paid by them
directly, figures on this expenditure are not
available.
(c) Grants for the purpose placed at the
disposal of Director of Publicity have been
stated to be inadequate.
7. Goa, Daman & Diu :-Director, Information & Tourism, Department of
Information and Tourism Panaji (Goa).
Rs. Rs. Rs.
(i) Total amount earmarked
for Government advertisements 45,000
(ii) Total value of adverti-
sements given to Urdu newspapers Nil
and periodicals.
(iii) Total number of Urdu
newspapers and periodicals
receiving Govt. advertisements. Nil
The State Government have stated that:-
"This year, however,we propose to give
a few advertisement to some Urdu
papers".
8. Jammu & Kashmir :-Information Officer, Directorate of Information,
J & K Government.
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
(i) Total amount earmarked
for Government advertisement not fixed
(ii) Total value of Govt.
advertisements given to Urdu
newspapers. 1,42,776.25 1,54,756.48 1,30,742.38
(iii) Total number of Urdu
newspapers/periodicals
receiving Govt. About eighty-eight papers local in Jammu &
advertisements. Kashmir State.
9. Uttar Pradesh :-Additional Secretary & Director, Information (G)
Deptt. Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow.
i) Total amount earmarked
for Govt. advertisements No fixed amount However, Rs. 40,000 per
annum have been allocated for display
advertisements through Information Deptt.
of which 10% is spent on advertisements
Urdu newspapers.
(ii)Total value of adverti-
sements given to Urdu
newspapers/ 4,500 4,500 8,000 -
periodicals.
(iii) Total number of Urdu
newspapers/periodicals,
receiving Urdu Dairy newspapers 6
Govt. advertisements. Urdu Weeklies 18
10. Tamil Nadu, Madras:- Director of Information & Public Relations
Officer, Madras.
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
(i) Total amount earmarked
for Government
advertisements 34,626.46 38,117.67 50,000.00 -
(amount spent).
(ii) Total value of adverti-
sement given to Urdu
newspapers/ 6,941.00 1,861.20 4,799.20
periodicals (All Family
Planning advertisements) 20.04% 4.88% 9.6%
(iii) Total number of
Urdu newspapers/receiving
Govt. advertisements Two (i) Ittehad and
(ii) Musalman
11. Pondichery :-Director of Information and Publicity (Home,
Information and Publicity Department, Pondicherry).
(i) Total amount earmarked
for Government advertisements. 6,000 6,000 6,000
(ii) Total value of
advertisements given to
Urdu newspapers/ Nil
periodicals.
(iii) Total number of Urdu
newspapers/periodicals receiving Nil
Govt. advertisements.
NOTE: There is no publication of Urdu newspapers/periodicals in
the Union Territory.
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12. Arunachal Pradesh:
(Director, Public Relations, Shillong) Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
(i) Total amount earmarked for
Government advertisements 2,000 2,000 4,000 3,000
(ii) Total value of advertisements
given to Urdu newspapers/ Nil
periodicals
(iii) Total number of Urdu
newspapers/Periodicals receiving Nil
Govt. advertisements.
NOTE : It has been stated that the present budget provisions for
release of advertisements is totally inadequate.
13. Assam: The message is as below :
Message from Information Officer,
PIB,Assam, Gauhati "As no Urdu paper is
published from this
region, no advertisement
is given by Assam
Government Department to
Urdu Newspapers/
Periodicals. The Director
of Information has
however, been requested
to send a formal reply".
14. Madhya Pradesh:
Message from Information Officer, The message from PIB &
PIB, Bhopal in Hindi Roman later confirmation reply from
confirmed through DO from Shri H. R. Director of Information and
Tiwari, Director of Information & publicity is below :
Publicity, M. P. Bhopal. (1) Separate amount for Govt.
advertisements is not
earmarked Expenditure on
Govt advertisement is made as
and when necessary
2. Total value of advts. given
to Urdu Newspapers/Periodicals 4,480.82 17,276.32 28,354.58 -
3. There are only three Urdu dailies in Madhya Pradesh and
advertisements are being released to all of them.
15. Government of Mysore : Department of Information & Tourism,
Bangalore - 1
Reply in a statement is as below :
(i) Total amount earmarked for
Govt. advertisements 22,00,000 23,00,000 28,000 -
(ii) Total value of advts.
given to Urdu Newspapers/
periodicals 50,745.55 57,618.80 29,225.60 -
2. 31% 2.5% 1.76% -
(iii) Total number of Urdu
newspapers/periodicals
receiving 6 6 6 -
Govt. advertisements.
NOTE : The present provision is considered to be adequate.
16. Government of Meghalaya: Nil
Message from PIB, Information
officer, Shillong The Director of
Information & Public
Relations was contacted
by Information Officer,
PIB, who asked him to
convey that the
information called for
may be treated as nil
17. Andaman Nicobar Administration Reply is as below:
Chief Commissioner's Secretariat,
Port Blair 1 That total amount is
not earmarked Hence reply
is nil.
2 As regards total value
of Govt advertisements to
Urdu newspapers/
periodicals etc. is
concerned, the reply is:
"There are no Urdu
newspapers/ periodicals
in this territory"
3 The question of
receiving of Govt
advertisements by Urdu
Newspapers/Periodicals
does not arise in view of
reply in (2) above
18. Government of Tripura:
Director of Public Instructions
& Tourism, Government of In reply it has been
Tripura, Agartala stated that there is no
Urdu Newspaper in Tripura
at present. So the
information may be
treated as nil.
19. Government of West Bengal:
Reply is as below :
Information & Public Relations
Department, Calcutta. - - - -
(1) Total amount earmarked
for Govt. advertisements 20,38,519.00 21,00,000.00 27,52,000.00 -
(2) Total value of advts to - - - -
(a) Urdu Newspapers: 14,281.05 15,251.59 32,904.03 -
(b) Urdu Periodicals 382.50 1,719.49 578.00 -
0.72% 0.81% 1.22%
(3) Total number of Urdu Newspapers
/Periodicals receiving (a) News-Papers =4
Govt. advertisements (b) Periodicals =5
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Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
20. Government of Punjab:
Deputy Director (Press) The reply is as below:
Directorate of Information and
Publicity, Punjab, Chandigarh Display advertisements:
(1) Total amount earmarked for
Govt. advertisements. 25,000 31,000 82,000 -
(2) Total value of advts. given
to Urdu Newspapers/periodicals 18,000 19,053.01 21,008.08 -
72% 61.46% 25.62%
(3) Total number of Urdu Newspapers/Periodicals receiving
Approximately 40
Govt. advertisements.
NOTE : (1) A fair share of total government
advertisements is issued to Urdu newspapers. In case
total provision is increased, Urdu newspapers would
surely benefit.
(2) Classified advertisements are routed by various
departments through Director of Information & Publicity,
Punjab, and the payments are made by them. However, the
percentage fixed by Punjab Government for release of
classified advertisements to different languages
newspapers etc. is as below :
(a) English - 27% (b) Punjabi - 45 %
(c) Hindi - 14% (d) Urdu - 14%
21. Government of Bihar:
Public Relations Dept Patna
(reply received in Hindi) Reply is as below :
(1) Total amount earmarked
for government advertisements: There is a provision of Rs.
30,000/- for press adverti-
sements of the Public
Relations Department
(2) Total value of advts. given
to Urdu Newspapers/Periodicals One third of the above
provision is spent for release
of advertisements of Urdu
newspapers etc.
(3) Total No. of Urdu News-papers/
Periodicals receiving 5. dailies, 12 weeklies and 1
Govt. advertisements monthly Patna and 1 weekly
each from Delhi, Purnea
(Pulwari Shrief and
Muzzafarpur) and 2 weeklies
from Gaya.
22. Government of Orissa:- It has been stated that during
1969-70 and 1970-71 and 1971-72
Name (Public Relations) Deptt. no government advertisement
Education has been released to Urdu
Newspapers/Periodicals. Even
no Editor of any Urdu
Newspapers etc. has approached
the government in the matter.
23. Government of Rajasthan:
Directorate of Public Relations,
Govt of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Reply seriatim. is as under:
(Letter received in Hindi)
(1) Total amount earmarked
for Govt. advertisements There is no separate amount
earmarked by the Directorate
of Public Relations for
release of Govt. advts. to
newspapers etc.
(2) Total value of advts. given
to Urdu Newspapers Periodicals According to the needs of the
Govt of Rajasthan,
Advts. are being released to
Urdu newspapers.
(3) Total number of Urdu Newspapers
/ Periodicals receiving, During the years 1969-70,
Govt. advts. 1970-71 and 1971-72
the advts. have been given to
the following Urdu
Newspapers/Periodicals:
(a) Basharat, fortnightly, Jaipur
(b) Badla Hua Zamana, Weekly,
(this weekly was not approved
one during the above period)
(c) Sultan-e-Ullah Hind, Monthly
Ajmer (was not approved during
1969-70 and 1970-71)