(a) The 'Press Sewa Portal' (www.presssewa.prgi.gov.in) is the online portal developed by the Press Registrar General for receiving various applications, intimations, and documents required under the PRP Act and Rules. Certificates of Registration of periodicals are also issued on the portal.
(b) Various stakeholders (owner, printer, publisher etc. can register on the portal and create their profiles and request various services available through the portal. The following services are/ will be available on the portal:
i) Intimation by printer of a periodical as specified in Sec 3 of PRP Act.
ii) Application by a publisher for obtaining a new certificate of registration including a facsimile edition of a foreign periodical.
iii) Application form for revision of particulars in certificate of registration like language, periodicity, place of publication, printer/ printing press, editor, publisher, price revision, transfer of ownership etc.
iii) Ceasing of publication.
iv) Filing of Annual statement.
v) Payment of penalties.
vi) Apply for verification of circulation of a periodical.
vii) Submit copy of the periodical for regularity .