Ownership (print)

The 1955 Cabinet note on foreign investment in newspaper organisation was reiterated in 2002. But on June 16, 2005 the government relaxed the rules. The present policy on investment in newspaper companies permits investment up to 26% by foreign funds, overseas corporate bodies, non-resident Indians and persons of Indian origin. According to the Business Standard, “to strengthen Indian newspapers, also decided to raise the level of syndicated content in local publications from the present level of 7.5 per cent to 20 per cent.” Exchange4media reporting on the Indian Readership Survey round 1 says: “Press reach has been hovering
around at 24 per cent, TV at 55 per cent, Radio at 21 per cent and Internet at 1.5 per cent at the all India level.