How can a publisher initiate the process for obtaining a Certificate of Registration for a periodical under section 7 of the Press and Registration of Periodicals Act, 2023?

The following steps need to be followed to submit an application for registration of a periodical:

1. The title owner creates a profile on the portal.
2. In case, the owner has existing registered tittles, the same are to mapped from the existing database of the RNI.
3. To apply for a new title, the owner fills up details of language, periodicity and proposed place of publication along with title options. Title Allocation Guidelines must be adhered to while filling title options. Application not in accordance with the Guidelines, shall be rejected.
4. The owner invites the appointed publisher on the portal by giving name, email id and mobile number (in case, the owner is also the publisher, the appropriate option may be chosen).
5. The publisher, on receipt of link from the portal, creates his/ her profile and submits application on the portal for registration giving requisite details for registration, makes fee payment (on-line through the BharatKosh) with Aadhaar based e-sign. An application submitted without e-sign will not be entertained.
6. The Press Sewa Portal will generate an acknowledgement along with a unique 10-digit Applicant Reference Number (ARN). The ARN is to be used by the publisher for all future correspondences and references.