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New Delhi , Dec 31

THE total circulation of newspapers across the country grew by 24 per cent, from 11.52 crore copies in 2001 to 14.2 crore copies in 2002-03 according to the 47th Press In India report.

This increase can be attributed to the larger number of publishers submitting annual statements. During 2002-03, newspapers in Uttar Pradesh had a total circulation of 2.80 crore copies followed by Delhi with 2.18 crore copies. On March 31, 2003 the total figure for registered newspapers stood at 55,780, an increase of 7.35 per cent over the previous year.

The report was presented by Mr G.D.Beliya, Registrar, Newspapers of India, to Mr Pawan Chopra, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, here.

The report also indicated that among multi-edition dailies, Dainik Bhaskar publishing in Hindi with 18 editions, had the largest claimed circulation of 17.17 lakh copies, followed by The Times of India with 13.94 lakh copies. For single-edition dailies, Hindustan Times an English Daily claimed a circulation of 11.12 lakh copies, while The Hindu came second with a figure of 9.22 lakh copies.

The circulation pattern also revealed that while big publishing houses dominated the metropolises, the medium and small newspapers with their local content influenced small town and rural areas.

Big newspapers claimed a circulation of 5.11 crore copies, while medium newspapers had 5.26 crore copies and small newspapers claimed 3.82 crore copies.

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