Index Monitoring Cell Report

Report by Index Monitoring Cell

The Index Monitoring Cell (IMC) in its report recommended,

Decriminalising of defamation
Consent of the Press Council of India is a prerequisite before filing an FIR against the media or a publication.
In the World Press Freedom Index, 2020, India had been ranked 142nd among 180 countries.
In the Freedom in the World Report, 2021, India’s status had been downgraded from a free country to a “partly free” country.

Index Monitoring Cell

It was set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in 2020.
Chaired by Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau
The 15-member committee has 4 journalists and 10 government employees.
It aims to improve India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index of Paris-based Reporters Without Borders.

Source: TH

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