{"id":3534,"date":"2026-10-07T12:12:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T06:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=3534"},"modified":"2026-10-07T14:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:08:57","slug":"what-is-the-press-council-of-india-pci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-the-press-council-of-india-pci\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Council of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Press Council of India Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, it was observed that the Press Council of India (PCI), has been operating at half its sanctioned strength for nearly a year now and without a single working journalist or newspaper editor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Press Council of India<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>statutory quasi-judicial <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">autonomous authority, <\/span><b>re-established in 1979<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the <\/span><b>Press Council Act, 1978.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Objectives<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preserving the freedom of the press.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintaining and improving the standards of newspapers and news agencies in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Composition of Press Council of India<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Chairman:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Chairman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, typically <\/span><b>a retired Supreme Court judge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is nominated by a committee that includes the <\/span><b>Chairman of the Rajya Sabha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>Speaker of the Lok Sabha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and an <\/span><b>elected representative from the 28 members.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Other Members:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Of the <\/span><b>28 members,<\/b> <b>13<\/b> <b>represent working journalists<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which include <\/span><b>six editors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>seven other working journalists<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, other than editors of newspapers.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>6 members<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> represent newspaper owners or managers, with two each <\/span><b>from large, medium, and small newspapers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>One member<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comes from the news agency sector.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, the Press Council of India comprises <\/span><b>5<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> representatives from Parliament\u2014<\/span><b>3 nominated by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>2 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by the <\/span><b>Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>3 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">members representing education, law, and literature are nominated by the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/university-grants-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\">University Grants Commission<\/a>, Bar Council of India, and Sahitya Akademi.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Powers of Press Council of India<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Helping newspapers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to maintain their independence;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Building up a code of conduct for journalists<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and newspapers according to high professional standards;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reviewing any develop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ment which is likely to restrict the supply and dissemination of news of public interest and importance;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reviewing such cases where assistance has been received by any newspaper or news agency in India from foreign sources, as referred to it by the Central Government;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>adjudicates the complaints<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> either against the Press for violation of journalistic ethics or by the Press for interference with its freedom.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/press-council-of-india-half-strength-journalist-newspaper-editor-10909934\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Council of India is a statutory quasi-judicial autonomous authority, re-established in 1979 under the Press Council Act, 1978. 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