The Press Council Act, 1965, 34 of 1965, (Rep., Act 24 of 1976) · 111 — 12. (1) The object of the Council shall be to preserve the freedom ? : & ; of the Press and to maintain and improve the standards of news- tiollsof papers in India. the

Section 15. The Central Government may, after due appropriation made

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

15. The Central Government may, after due appropriation made Payments by,qarljament b y - 4 ~ ~ in this behalf, .pay to the Council-in each Eoisl. fiqtycial ,yeqr such . sums as-, may -be considered necessary for -the ,perfpma,nce . - ~ f the functism ,of, the Council under- `tws` &eta `18.` `'(1)` The Council shal1,have Its own Fund; and all such~surqs F u n a d as may, frbm time to time, be paid to it by the Central Government :FCoURaqd .all,grants and advances made to it by any other a~thority~or person shall be credited to the Fund and all paypents by the Counpil shall be made therefrom. ..... (2) .ell m0ye.p .belo$ging to the Fund ,shall he. dep~sited in .such banks or invested in such 'manner as may, ,subjeiit. `$0` the apprq,val of the Central Government, be decided by the CounciL (3) The Council may spend such. s w s ascit? thinks>fitqfgr -per&rming, S~~nctjqns . . . . . . . . . under this Act, and, spch .s,ums .shIall :be ,.treated e~~e$$t$r&,~p~yablp . . put if the Rupd `d` the C ~ L I ~ C ~ L

Source: India Code