Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award:
- Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award is presented by the Press Council of India (PCI).
- The award will be presented on November 16 on the occasion of the National Press Day.
- It is named after Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1774–1833) who is considered by many historians as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance." He was a founder of the Brahma Sabha, the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj.
Press Council of India (PCI):
- Origin: The Press Council of India was first set up in the year 1966 by the Parliament on the recommendations of the First Press Commission.
- Status: It is a statutory body functioning under the Press Council Act, 1978.
- Objective: Preserving the freedom of the press and of maintaining and improving the standards of press in India.
- Function: It is a quasi-judicial authority. It adjudicates the complaints against and by the press for violation of ethics and for violation of the freedom of the press respectively.
- Funding:
- The Council is funded by the revenue collected by it as fee levied on the registered newspapers in the country on the basis of their circulation. No fee is levied on newspapers with circulation less than 5000 copies.
- The deficit is made good by way of grant by the Central Government.
- Structure:
- Chairman: The Press Council is headed by a Chairman, who has by convention, been a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India.
- Members: The Council consists of 28 other members of whom
- 20 represent the press and are nominated by the press organisations/news agencies,
- 5 members are nominated from the two Houses of Parliament and
- 3 represent cultural, literary and legal fields as nominees of the Sahitya Academy, University Grants Commission and the Bar Council of India.
- Tenure: The members serve on the Council for a term of three years. A retiring member shall be eligible for re-nomination for not more than one term.
