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PIB accreditation granted only after due Police Verification, concurrence of Home Affairs Ministry: Anurag Thakur

As per the procedure adopted for more than three decades, the Press Information Bureau(PIB), accreditation is granted only after due Police Verification and concurrence of Ministry of Home Affairs. This was stated by the  Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

He further said that the Central Media Accreditation Guidelines, 2022 were formulated after taking into consideration suggestions received by the Press Information Bureau from various stakeholders including members of the erstwhile Central Press Accreditation Committee, Media Associations, and representatives of online media, etc.

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