Who can apply?

Government of Jammu and Kashmir

Directorate of Information & Public Relations, UT, J&K
Media Complex, Polo-ground, Srinagar / Rail Head, Jammu
Tele: 01942476816; 01942485175 (fax) Sgr / 01912479692; 01912479643 (fax) Jammu

APPLICATION FORM FOR ACCREDITATION OF NEWS MEDIA

REPRESENTATIVES UT of JK – 2023-24

The Director Information,

Directorate of Information and Public Relations, J&K,
Media Complex, Jammu/Srinagar

Sir,

I, the news representative of……………………………………….(Name of the Print Media/Electronic Media

Organization) with the particulars appended herewith may kindly be granted accreditation by the Directorate
of Information and PR J&K with my headquarters at ……………………….
Please affix
(1) Name in full (in capital letters):_________________________________________ your recent
passport size
(2) Father’s/Husband’s name in full (in capital letters):__________________________
photograph
(3) (a) Present residential address :_________________________________________ here

(b) telephone/mobile number:___________________________________________

(c) Office address in full: _______________________________________________

(d) Email address:_____________________________________________________
(4) Permanent residential address:___________________________________________

(5) Nationality:___________________________________________________________

(6) Date and place of birth:_________________________________________________

(7) Name of Media Organization: ____________________________________________

(8) Date of joining present media organization: _________________________________

(9) Designation: __________________________________________________________

(10) Area of work: ___________________________________________________

(11) Total Professional Experience (in years): _____________________________

(to be supported with documentary evidence)

(12) Specify whether you are employed on a full-time or part-time basis?

(a) Whether covered under Employees Provident Fund (EPF).

If yes, please attach EPF slip along with salary slip of last one year: _______________
(b) Educational and other qualifications:_____________________________________________

(13) Professional Experience (in chronological order):

Print/electronic Position(s) Period of service Salary drawn

media/Photography where held
salaried positions were held From To

(14) Whether accredited with Central Government/UT Administration:______________________________

If so, please gives details:______________________________________________________________

I hereby agree to abide by the Guidelines for Accreditation of News Media -2022 issued by the
Government of Jammu and Kashmir and as amended from time to time.
I do hereby declare that there are no dues pending against me towards rent of the Government
Quarters, dues of electricity/water charges.

Further, I promise that I will not engage myself in any work other than journalistic. I will also surrender
my accreditation card within seven days of my ceasing to be a news representative of this Print/Electronic
Media Organization.

Certified that the above information is correct to the best of my knowledge.

Yours faithfully,

Dated____________ Signature of the applicant

 Annexure-I

To be submitted on the Letter Head of the News Media Organization

Certified that Mr./Mrs./Ms. __________________________is working with this Media Organization

as____________________________since ______________________________.That he / she is
a regular employee of this organization.

Signature of Editor/Executive Editor with seal

(for Print / Digital Media)

Signature of Channel Head/CEO with seal

(for Electronic Media)

Signature of Director (NEWS) with seal

(for AIR & DD)

Signature of Regional Manager/Manager with designation seal

(for Wire Services)

________________________________________________________________________
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
(for official purpose)

Received the Accreditation Form for the Year 2023-24 from Mr./Mrs./Ms _________________________

_________________________________________of (organization) ____________________________

For Director of Information & Public Relations

UT of Jammu & Kashmir
Documents to be submitted with the Accreditation form as per the
eligibility conditions mentioned in the Rules 6.1 of Schedule-1 of Guidelines
for accreditation of News Media :-
1. Copy of Aadhaar Card/PAN Card/Passport.
2. Recommendation letter from the Editor/ Editor-in-chief/ Executive Editor/
Resident Editor of the organization. Bureau Chief in case of Bureau is
functional in J&K.
3. Copy of the appointment letter of the present organization.
4. Copy of salary slip.
5. Copy of appointment and relieving letter of previous organization.
6. Clippings/photographs with byline of past six months.
7. Residence proof/ electricity bill/rent agreement/telephone bill/ Voter Card, etc.
8. Four Passport Size Photographs.
 ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS
(Rule 6.1) Schedule-1

(A) News Representatives

S.NO Category Conditions

1. Working journalists i. Minimum 5 years professional experience as a full time
(Correspondents/Cameraman working journalist /cameraman in news Organization (s) with
and other categories except documental proof.
freelance) as defined in the ii. Editor/head of the organization should recommend for
Occupational, safety, health his/her accreditation.
and working conditions code, iii. For accreditation on behalf of news organizations, the
2020 engaged in news journalist should be working full-time for the organisation and
gathering/ news bureau of the persons working on honorarium/ retainership/part-time basis
news organization. will not be treated as working journalist for the purpose of
accreditation.
Documents to be submitted:
1. Copy of Aadhaar Card/PAN Card/Passport.
2. Recommendation letter from the Editor/ Editor-in-
chief/ Executive Editor/ Resident Editor of the organization.
Bureau Chief in case of Bureau is functional in J&K.
3. Copy of the appointment letter of the present
organization.
4. Copy of salary slips of last three months.
5. Copy of appointment and relieving letter of previous
organization.
6. Clippings/photographs with byline of past six months.
7. Residence proof electricity bill/rent
agreement/telephone bill/ Voter Card, etc.
8. Two Passport Size Photographs.
2. Freelance working journalists i. Minimum 15 years of professional experience as a full-time
not employed by any news working journalist / Cameraman in news organization (s).
media organization ii. Must have held DIPR accreditation card for at least five years.
Documents to be submitted:
a. Copy of Aadhaar Card/PAN Card/Passport.
b. copy of appointment and relieving letter(s) of previous
organization(s).
c. 20 clippings /Photographs with byline published in past six
months in case of print media. Clippings from in-house journals
will not be excepted.
d. For electronic journalists, links of their journalistic work
numbering at least 20 in the last six months.
e. Two Passport Size Photographs.
 3. Veteran Journalists Director Information in consultation with the JKMAC members
may issue accreditation card to a freelance journalist in the
category of veteran journalists subject to the following
cumulative conditions:
a) Journalist should have attained the age of 65 years.
b) Has a publicly acclaimed distinguished career as a journalist.
c) He/she has been a working journalist-for at least 30 years.
d) The accreditation card will be, eligible for automatic
renewal annually for a period of 5 years from the date of issue
of the accreditation card.
4. Technicians (Electronic Media) The Technicians must be working full time with the
organization, duly recommended by the editor/ authorized
signatory

(B) Eligibility Conditions for Granting Accreditation on Behalf of Organisation/Agencies.

1. Print Media
S.NO Category Conditions
1. Newspapers (Daily) Circulation should not be less than 10,000 copies of 8 full size
pages per publishing day
2. Newspaper Circulation should not be less than 15,000 copies per
(Weekly/fortnightly) (Weekly/fortnightly) publishing day. The newspaper should be
16 pages of tabloid size for weekly & 24 pages of tabloid size
for
fortnightly.
3. Periodicals/Magazines Circulation should not be less than 10,000 copies with a
minimum of32 pages per publishing day.
Additional condition: The publisher should have filed annual statement with RNI for the last three
consecutive years. Documents required: (@) RNI registration certificate (ii) Circulation certificate
from RNI/ABC accompanied by letter from Chartered Accountant certifying the document for
newspapers with circulation above 25,000. (iii) Newspapers whose daily circulation is between 10,000
to 25,000 should submit circulation certificate certified by CAG/RNI empaneled chartered Accountant.
(iii) In case of any issue with regard to· certification of circulation of newspapers, JKMAC is authorized
and empowered to take the decision regarding circulation certification, as and when necessary.
(C) News Organizations (Electronic Media)
S.NO Category Conditions
1. Satellite Channels The Channel should be a News and Current Affairs Channel
(News Current Affairs) having valid permission of the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting under the Uplinking and Downlinking Guidelines
for private satellite TV channels
Documents to be submitted:
1. Copy of permission letter from Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting for uplinking and downlinking as News and
Current Affairs Channel.
2. Copy of renewal permission letter from Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting for uplinking and downlinking as
News and Current Affairs Channel.
3. Copy of permission of new Name/ logo from Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting (if name/logo has been changed).
 (D) News Agencies
S.NO Category Conditions
1 Print and Electronic (a) Should have at least 75 subscribers (list to be attached)
(including photo services) (b) Valid permission of Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting under the uplinking and downlinking guidelines
(in case of electronic news agency)
c) Registration certificate of News Agency.
d) Latest annual revenue statement certified by CA.

Documents required:
(i). Registration Certificate of News Agency; (ii) Latest Annual Revenue Statement Certificate by CA; (iii)
Copy of the latest agreement with subscribers with terms and conditions;

(E) Digital News Publisher

(i) The general terms of accreditation, as mentioned earlier in these guidelines, shall be
applicable to journalists applying within this category as well.
(ii) News aggregators will not be considered for accreditation.
(iii) The news publisher has furnished requisite information to the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting under Rule 18 of the Information Technology. (intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media
Ethics Code), Rules, 2021, and has not violated the rules
(iv) The website must be at least Three-year-old and must be continuously in operation under
the same name (website address) for minimum of Two year. The period shall be calculated backwards
from the date on which the applicant applies for accreditation on behalf of that particular website. This
shall be certified by their domain registration. The domain name of the site should also be registered
for at least next two years from the date of application.
(v) The applicants must report their website's average monthly unique visitor count of last six
months duly certified by the website's CAG-approved/empanelled auditors.
(vi) The journalists should have a minimum of five years' experience of working in media
organizations and should be appointed by the digital news publisher for full time news content
creation.
(vii) The website should have a registered office in India and correspondents should be based in
J&K. The Editor of the news portal should be an Indian national.
(viii) It will be the responsibility of the website owner to comply with extant rules and
regulations as laid down by the Government of India.
(ix) If the website stops functioning, the accreditation granted on its behalf shall be
withdrawn. The same should be communicated to DIPR within 7 days by the applicant as well
as by the organisation owning the website. .
(x) In case the information submitted by the applicant is found to be false/ incorrect in
any manner, the applicant can be suspended and/ or debarred from applying for accreditation
for the next three years.