Ministry of Information and Broadcasting nominates 13 journalists to Press Council of India

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has nominated 13 working journalists to the Press Council of India (PCI). The notification, issued via a Central Government gazette on October 7, 2026, updates the composition of the statutory quasi-judicial body.

The new appointments distinguish between two specific sub-categories: six editors and seven non-editor working journalists. The nominated editors include Pradeep Kumar Jain, Sayed Raza Husain Rizvi, Ankur Dua, Aparna Shukla, Raj Parwana/Narender Singh, and Vinod Bajpai. The non-editor category includes Vinod Kohli, Geetartha Pathak, Prajnananda Chaudhuri, Kingshuk Pramanik, C. K. Nayak, Prasanna Kumar Mohanty, and Bijoy Kakchingtabam.

These nominees provide regional representation across various media hubs, including New Delhi, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Imphal, Raipur, Kanpur, Gonda, and Muzaffarnagar. This amendment to the Press Council Act, 1978, follows previous notifications issued in December 2024 and December 2025. The Press Council of India is responsible for maintaining press freedom and improving the standards of newspapers and news agencies.