In supersession of the previous guidelines issued by this Ministry dated 13th July 2005, the Union Government have decided to allow, with immediate effect: Facsimile editions, in whole or in part(s), of foreign newspapers, by Indian entities, with or without foreign investment, and also by foreign companies owning the original newspaper, provided they get incorporated and registered in India under the Companies Act, 1956.

The key to all-round development of the nation is through Good Governance, or Sushasan.

The 2021 Rules replace the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011. The earlier set of rules which were only applicable to intermediaries. The new Rules also significantly broadened the area of intermediary oversight, as well as bringing online news content and Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms under its purview.

These guidelines will cover campaigns through Bulk SMS and other value added services mentioned above which are executed by BOC from time to time on behalf of the Ministries/ Departments and organizations of Government of India. Such messages are disseminated to raise public awareness.

Scheme to give support to the journalists and their families in extreme hardship in a time bound and transparent manner.

To put in place a policy framework which enables Ministries and BOC to engage with Social Media Platforms on the basis of various criterions, terms & conditions and processes stipulated in these guidelines.