The Press Registrar General of India (PRGI, erstwhile RNI) is an attached office of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting set up under the Press and Registration of Periodicals {PRP) Act, 2023. The primary function of PRGI is to facilitate the registration of periodicals (print) in the country as per the provisions of PRP Act, 2023. As a statutory establishment under Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, PRGl allots titles to periodicals based on availability and Title Verification Guidelines; issues Certificates of Registration to them; receives the Annual Statements submitted by the publishers of these periodicals; brings out ‘Press in India’ Report with details of the state of affairs of newspapers and other periodicals in the country. PRGI carries out circulation verification of registered periodicals on the basis of requests received from the publishers or based on specific complaints and appeals. PRGI also authenticates self-declaration certificates for import of newsprint by periodicals registered with PRGI.