Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Index Monitoring Cell (IMC)?
A. The Index Monitoring Cell (IMC) was set up by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry with stakeholders to improve India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index and to evolve an objective yardstick to gauge media freedom.
B. The panel has recommended that consent of the Press Council of India is a prerequisite before filing an FIR against the media or a publication.
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
Explanation:
A committee set up by the Narendra Modi government last year to suggest ways of India improving its ranking in the World Press Freedom Index has concluded that the media is doing well and that India’s poor score – which it says is “not in line with the ground situation” – is the product of “western bias”. The Index Monitoring Cell (IMC) was set up by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry with stakeholders to improve India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index and to evolve an objective yardstick to gauge media freedom. The panel has also recommended that consent of the Press Council of India is a prerequisite before filing an FIR against the media or a publication.
