Press council for Maharashtra — CM

AHMEDNAGAR, JANUARY 9: The Maharashtra government will set up a state press council to maintain healthy status of the Marathi journalism, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh announced here on Sunday.

Addressing the concluding function of a two-day convention organised by the Akhil bharatiya Marathi Patrakar Parishad to mark its diamond jubilee, Deshmukh said the council would be set up in consultation with the Parishad.The announcement followed a strong plea by journalists as well as political personalities for setting up of such a state-level body earlier during the convention.

Many participants in the convention felt that there was a need for a board comprising members having no political affiliation and interest to monitor the press.