Press Council of India
Indian self-regulatory watchdog for print and broadcast media / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Press Council of India is a statutory, adjudicating organisation in India formed in 1966 by its parliament. It is the self-regulatory watchdog of the press, for the press and by the press, that operates under the Press Council Act of 1978.[1][2] The council has a chairman – traditionally, a retired Supreme Court judge, and 28 additional members of which 20 are members of media, nominated by the newspapers, television channels and other media outlets operating in India.[3][4] In the 28 member council, 5 are members of the lower house (Lok Sabha) and upper house (Rajya Sabha) of the Indian parliament and three represent culture literary and legal field as nominees of Sahitya Academy, University Grant Commission and Bar Council of India .[1]
Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai is chairman of the council as of 2022[update].[5] The predecessor was Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad (2014 – 2022).[6]