--- title: "A Bill by Government will soon be released in order to Regulate Digital News Media Industry" description: "Indian Government to bring in legislation to manage the Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019 and it include the Digital New Media industry" author: "Siddhi Shaw" published: 2022-07-16 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1764/a-bill-by-government-will-soon-be-released-in-order-to-regulate-digital-news-media-industry category: "technology" tags: ["technology", "media", "information", "government"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # A Bill by Government will soon be released in order to Regulate Digital News Media Industry The [Government of India](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1720/twitter-is-not-ready-to-accept-the-indian-government-order-as-it-moved-to-indian-court) is ready to bring in legislation to manage the **Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019**. This bill would include the **Digital [News](https://www.mindstick.com/developersection/news) Media industry** for the first time. With this the **Cabinet** has proposed to bring out digital news portals at par with newspapers. ``` HIGHLIGHTS Digital media to be regulated by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting The Bill to replace Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act of 1867 The digital news publishers to apply for registration within 90 days of duration ``` On Friday the **Lok Sabha Secretariat**, has released a list of Bills which would be deemed to introduce and pass it in the upcoming **Monsoon [Session of Parliament](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45341/when-is-the-budget-session-of-parliament-held)**. The [Bill](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1667/us-parliament-may-pass-big-tech-antitrust-bill-soon-despite-amazon-and-google-assent) is supposed to replace the **Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act, 1867** that actually covers the ambit of newspapers and printing [presses](https://www.mindstick.com/news/222/get-your-business-or-clients-in-google-news-using-press-release-distribution) in India. ![A Bill by Government will soon be released in order to Regulate Digital News Media Industry](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/645947/489b1c06-b1e6-4549-b3cf-06197ba170b6/images/8538e609-6e03-4396-9d33-aa4f74bb97e6.jpeg)\ According to [government](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1736/government-and-court-content-have-been-blocking-orders-to-twitter-soar-48-000) sources, the Cabinet which is led by **[Prime Minister Narendra Modi](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/88529/prime-minister-narendra-modi-s-public-appeal-to-revive-work-from-home-wfh)** is probably going to approve this Bill soon. When the idea was first mooted it drew plenty of criticism with assumptions that this Bill would attempt to curtail the **[Freedom of Speech](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40862/was-the-law-that-congress-passed-against-sedition-in-1798-a-violation-of-americans-right-to-freedom-of-speech-why-or-why-not) and Expression** on [digital media](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93513/what-are-the-new-guidelines-by-the-indian-government-for-digital-media-and-ott-media). Well, the detail consultations have already been held with numerous stakeholders regarding the Bill. Till now there has been no such method in which one can register to digital news portals like newspapers. But this Bill has been proposed in order to register them with the **Press Registrar General** which is equivalent of the prevalent **Registrar of Newspapers in India**. The digital news publishers need to apply for registration within the duration of 90 days of the law which is coming into effect, which is being actually proposed. This is basically the first time that digital media in India will be having any regulations. If the Bill is cleared, then the digital media are regulated by the **Ministry of Information and Broadcasting**. Also Read: [Pegasus News: Congress alleges government deceived Parliament, Budget Session](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1317/pegasus-news-congress-alleges-government-deceived-parliament-budget-session) --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1764/a-bill-by-government-will-soon-be-released-in-order-to-regulate-digital-news-media-industry Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.