Deadline extended for newspapers empanelled with DAVP
A government advisory on the matter also says that no publication will be blocked under regularity during the period of lockdown
The Government of India has decided to extend the relaxation in the submission of monthly issues for the month of April 2020 which is scheduled in the month of May 2020 (1st to 15th May 2020) in view of the countrywide lockdown due to COVID-19. No publication will be blocked under regularity during the period of lockdown.
A fresh advisory will be issued in this regard by BOC post the lockdown. This is in reference with clause 13 of Print Media Advertisement Policy of Government of India-2016, in which it is stated that all newspapers empanelled with DAVP shall submit the monthly copies to DAVP on or before 15th of the subsequent month failing which advertisements shall be stopped to that newspaper.
