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Newsprint
Newsprint
is the lifeline of the the newspaper industry, being the primary
raw material constituting 50 to 60% of the total cost of production.
The Newsprint Committee keeps a close watch on all the developments
in this regard and seeks appropriate relief, from time to
time , on the issues affecting the interests of the country.
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Industrial
Relations
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being the central body for newspaper establishments has also
helped members by placing their views as an industry before
the government on the recommendations of the Wage boards for
working journalists and non-journalists employees so that
the Central Government takes a realistic view and the newspaper
industry, despite the onslaught of the electronic media, may
survive and play its role in the democratic process.
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Press
Freedom
The Press Freedom Committee of the Society has always continued
its efforts for maintaining the freedom of the press and takes
up related issues from time to time like attack on newspaper
establishments /journalists, issues concerning entry of foreign
media etc. The Society always puts in its efforts to ensure
that the newspapers could be publishes by the employees without
any for their lives and damage to the assets of the newspaper
establishments. The Society has always decided against the
entry of foreign media in any shape into the country.
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