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- The government has appointed former Supreme Court Judge CK Prasad as Chairman of Press Council of India (PCI) for the second
- His nomination was approved by a three-member committee headed by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.
- He was earlier appointed to post in November 2014 after Justice Markanday Katju stepped down.
- PCI is a statutory body with a mandate to act as a watchdog to oversee the conduct of the print media. It derives its mandate from Press Council Act, 1978.
- It is statutory, quasi-judicial body acting as a watchdog of the press.
- It consists of Chairman (who has by convention, been a retired judge of Supreme Court) and 28 other members off whom 20 represent press, five are nominated from two Houses of Parliament and three represent cultural, literary and legal fields.
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