Information and Broadcasting Ministry notifies 13 journalists as Press Council of India members on October 8, 2026

Key facts

• The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting notified the names of 13 journalists as members of the Press Council of India, comprising six newspaper editors and seven working journalists other than editors.
• The Press Council of India operates under the Press Council Act, 1978, and must consist of a chairperson and 28 members, each serving a three-year term.
• Before this notification, only 14 of the 28 PCI members had been appointed: five MPs, three nominees, and six from among newspaper owners and management, aside from the chairperson.
• The gazette notification had been long pending, with the PCI operating at half its sanctioned strength for nearly a year and without a single working journalist or newspaper editor.
• The Editors Guild of India demanded the immediate reconstitution of the 15th Press Council, including prompt filling of all 13 seats reserved for professional journalists.