New Delhi, Nov 5 Aiming to block frivolous and
non-serious publications from coming up in the country,
government is in the process of amending the over 140-years
old Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act.
"Though the Act of 1867 has been amended on earlier
occasions also, there is a need to drastically amend it, and I
admit it should have been done some time ago as its provisions
currently are inadequate," Minister for Information and
Broadcasting Ambika Soni said here today
"By March 31, 2010, we will put up a draft of the
amended Act on the Ministry's website and will then seek
comments from various stakeholders before sending it to
Parliament," she said. - (Agencies)
Nov 05, 2009
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