<span style="color: #222222;">The government today said that it attaches highest importance to the safety and security of every citizen of the country including journalists and an advisory specifically for the safety of journalists has been issued to states. In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha about the steps taken to check attacks on media people in the country, Union information, and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said that the advisory is about strict enforcement of the law to ensure the safety of media persons.<br />''<br />''In reply to another question, the minister informed the house that at present the total number of registered publications with the Registrar of Newspapers for India till 31 March 2021 is 144520.</span><br />