Published on March 2, 2011
The Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said that Group of Ministers has been constituted to examine the report on ‘Paid News’ prepared by Press Council of India and to give its views on a comprehensive policy and institutional mechanism to address this phenomenon.
In a written reply to a question raised in Lok Sabha , Mrs. Ambika Soni said that the Council has received 19 complaints from various persons, against newspapers accusing them of publishing paid news.