DOCUMENTS TO BE ATTACHED WITH APPLICATION

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

• Three recent stamp size photographs with name on the back.
• Letter from the Editor/ Head of the Editorial Department to Principal Director General, PIB seeking accreditation of the correspondent/ cameraperson.
• Copy/Copies of appointment letter showing terms and conditions, post, salary etc., issued by the present and previous employers in favour of the applicant.
• Latest Salary Slip.
• Copy of service certificate certifying the period of service of the applicant or a copy of relieving letter/order issued by the previous employers.
• News clippings bearing applicant’s by-line in original covering various years of experience.
• Details of in-built infrastructure of the organization.
• Copies of certificates of educational and professional qualifications.

OTHER DOCUMENTS REQUIRED :

1. Newspapers/ Periodicals
   • Circulation certificate issued by the RNI/ ABC showing the latest circulation of the Newspapers/ periodical.
   • Issues of the newspaper/ periodical as under:-
     1. Last six month’s issues (In case Daily Newspaper)
     2. Last one year’s Issues (In case of Weekly/ Fortnightly)
2. News Agency/ Photo News Agency/ News Feature Agency
   • Latest list of subscribers.
   • Copies of agreement with the subscribers to supply news on regular basis.
   • Details of payments duly verified by Charted Accountant for the annual revenue of the agency earned during the last one year.
   • Clippings of published news/ news-features/ news photos during the last one year bearing the credit-line of the agency.
3. Electronic Media
   • Balance-sheet to show annual revenue of last financial year.
   • Up-linking/telecast permission from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India to ascertain date of commencement of telecast.
   • Permission/Authorization by the Ministry of Telecommunication.
   • Details of News & Current Affairs telecast in day.
   • List of subscribers, C.A.Certificate about revenue during last one year from journalistic programmes. Copies of the proof of monetary transaction with each (for a TV News Agency).
4. Web News Media
   • Balance sheet to show revenue of the web portal in the last financial year.
   • Domain Name Registration Certificate/ Domain name registration confirmation letter (Showing date till which the site name is registered) from the hosting company.
   • Relevant page view documents certified by the Head of your company and hosting company and also give the URL address to check the page view data online.
5. Freelance Journalists:
   • Proof of full time journalistic work for 15 years with news organization/s (such copies of full appointment letter/s, relieving letters, salary certificate etc.)
   • Copies of by-line news clippings of those 15 years.
   • Proof of present freelance work (News clippings, tie-up of freelance works etc.)
   • C.A. certificate showing income from journalistic work during the last one year.
6. Foreign Journalists
   • Apart from the applicable documents mentioned above, copies of Passport and J- Visa.
7. Loss of Card 
   • Copy of Police Report/FIR.
   • Challan of Rs.50 deposited with SBI, North Block, New Delhi.
   • Foreign Media: Media persons applying through Indian Mission Abroad may skip details relating to their place and period of stay at Delhi, at the time of applying. However, residence proof etc must be provided at the time of receiving the accreditation card.

ANY OTHER DOCUMENT/S SOUGHT & CONSIDERED NECESSARY IN SUPPORT OF CLAIMS/EXPERIENCE, ETC.