The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 145] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY. JULY 24, 1980/SRAVANA 2, 1902
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584 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC I]MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th July, 1980
No. 14/1/80-Pre.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952' (60 of 1952), the Central Government hereby makes thq f l o w- ing further amendments in the notification of the Govern- ment of India in the Ministry of Information and Broad- casting No. 2/1/77-Press, dated the 29th May, 1978, namely :—
In the said notification, for the- paragraph 2 of part I, the
following paragraph shall be substituted, namely :—
"2. The Press Commission shall inquire into the growth and status of the Press since the first Press Commission re- ported and suggest how best it should develop in future.
It shall, in particular, examine and make recommendations
on :
(i) The role of the Press in a dcevloping demcratic
society.
(ii) The present constitutional guarantee with regard to the freedom of speech and expression; whether this is adequate to ensure freedom of the press; adequacy and efficacy of the laws, rules and regulations for maintaining this freedom.
(iii) Constitutional and legal safeguards to protect the
citizen's right to privacy.
(iv) Means of safeguarding the independence ol the Press, againat economic and political pressures and pressu- res from proprietors and management.
(v) Role of the Press and the responsibilities it should
assume in developmental policies.
(vi) The Press as an industry, a social institution and a forum for informed discussion of public affairs.
(vii> Ownership patterns, management practices and financial structures of the Press; their relation to growth, editorial independence and professional in- tegrity,
(viii) Cham newspapers; links with industry, their effect on competition and on the readers' right to objec- tive news and free comments.
(ix) Economics of the newspaper industry; newsprint, printing machinery and other Inputs for newspapers.
0$ Advertising—Government and private, educational
and commercial.
(xl) Government—Press relations and the role o£ official
agencies.
(xii) Relations that should subsist between different ele- ments of the Press, namely, publishers, managers, editors and professional journalists, and others.
(xiii) Growth of small and medium papers and of the
language press.
(xiv) Envelopment of the periodical press and specialised
journals.
(xv) News coverage and news values; structure and func- tioning of news agencies and features agencies; flow of ncwa to and from India,
(xvi) Training of professional manpower; steps to improve professional standards and performance; research to journalism and mass communication.
(xvii) Journalism as a means of better mutual understand- ing in the context of proposals for a new internation- al information order.
(xviit) Perspective of newspaper development,"1
S. L. KAPUR, Jt. Secy.