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State of Odisha - Section

Section 14 in Orissa News Media Accreditation Rules, 2006

14. The maximum number of news representatives from Print Media & Electronic Media who may be accredited.

(1)The maximum number of news representatives for Print Media & Electronic Media who may be granted accreditation by the State Government at the State, District, Subdivision & Block levels shall be kept within such reasonable limit as may be determined periodically by the Government.The maximum number of State Level Representatives to be based either at Cuttack or at Bhubaneswar that may be accredited on behalf of a newspaper including a newspaper published from more than one place in Orissa shall be determined on the basis of its circulation as follows :
(1) Dailies Maximum number of Accredited Journalist
  (a) Circulation from 10,000 to 75,000 Two
  (b) Circulation from 75,001 to 1,50,000 Three
  (c) Circulation from 1,50,001 onwards Four
(2) Weeklies/fortnightlies  
  (a) Circulation from 10,000 to 50,000 One
  (b) Circulation above 50,001 to 75,000 Two
Not more than one journalist of English/Hindi/other regional language dailies including dailies published from more than one place from outside the State and with considerable circulation in Orissa shall be given accreditation at the State level to be based either at Cuttack or at Bhubaneswar. The number of State Level accredited journalists of each of the News Agencies shall be limited to two only.
(2)Daily newspapers and news agencies, weeklies and fortnightlies published from Orissa, Oriya dailies, weeklies and fortnightlies published from outside Orissa will be entitled to accreditation at District/Subdivision/Block levels subject to the conditions prescribed in these rules. In exceptional circumstances newspapers published from outside the State with considerable circulation in Orissa and News Agency and News Media Organizations of repute may be given accreditation at the District level.
(3)For granting accreditation in case of weeklies and fortnightlies the main criteria shall be content study of the paper and the material published in the paper shall justify the necessity of its news representatives for day-to-day collection of news from official sources and day-to-day contact with such sources.
(4)Not more than one accredited journalist and one accredited photographer of a newspaper/news agency/news media organization shall claim facilities for attending one official function.