Agartala, Mar 12, 2025, TRIPURA TIMES Desk

Agartala, Mar 12: A circular of the Finance department on publication of Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) in newspapers has invited wide criticism from the media community.

According to the circular issued on March 1, 2025, “There is no bar to issuing advertisements if the procuring entities consider them necessary, however, it is no longer mandatory to issue advertisements in newspapers.”

After the controversy erupted on Wednesday, sources said the state government is well aware of the situation and a rejoinder or clarification is likely to be issued very soon.

The issuance of advertisements in newspapers for tender has been a mandatory practice so far. Now, if the revised decision comes into force, it will directly affect the newspaper industry.