Rule, 2016

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EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 229] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016/CHAITRA 11 , 1938

MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 30th March, 2016

G.S.R. 377(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 25 of the Press Council Act, 1978 (37 of 1978), the Central Government after consulting the Press Council of India, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Press Council Rules, 1979, namely: -

1. (1) These rules may be called the Press Council (Amendment) Rules, 2016.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Press Council Rules, 1979, in rule 4,-

(a) in sub-rule (1), for clause (iv), the following shall be substituted:- “(iv) In addition to the above, the non-official members shall be entitled to a sitting fee of Rs. 1,000/- per day, subject to a ceiling of Rs. 10,000/- per month and further subject to the condition that such non-official members shall not be employed in any institution or organisation funded by the Government and drawing salary from such institution or organisation.”;

(b) for sub-rule (2), the following shall be substituted,- “(2) Those members of the Council who attend the work of the Council locally, shall be entitled to conveyance charges on actual basis subject to a ceiling of Rs. 800/- per day.”. MIHIR KUMAR SINGH, Jt. Secy.

Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 286, dated the 8th February, 1979 and subsequently amended vide numbers G.S.R. 940, dated the 20th November, 1982,

G.S.R. 622(E), dated the 16th May, 1988 and

G.S.R. 37(E), dated the 27th January, 1997. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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Other instruments under the same Act

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