Every year on November 16th, National Press Day is held to honour India’s free and responsible press.<\/p>\n
Highlights:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The Press Council of India began working as a moral watchdog on this day, ensuring that the press maintains high standards and is neither influenced or threatened.<\/p>\n It also marks the establishment of the Press Council of India.<\/p>\n The First Press Commission was established in 1956 with the goal of forming a Press Council to preserve India’s press freedom.<\/p>\n The Press Council of India was created on July 4, 1966. It went into effect on November 16, 1966.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"