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Press Council of India reconstituted; 13 members nominated

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Press Council of India reconstituted; 13 members nominated
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The PCI, a statutory autonomous body, has been set up under the Press Council Act, 1978, mainly to preserve the freedom of the Press and improve the standards of newspapers and news agencies in the country. Credit: PCI website

The government on Wednesday (October 8, 2026) reconstituted the Press Council of India (PCI) with the addition of 13 members, mostly editors and working journalists.

The PCI is headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai (retd) and it has 14 members, including five MPs, six representatives from newspaper owners and three experts from the Bar Council of India (BCI), University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Sahitya Akademi.

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