Press Council Nepal
Source Passport
NP-R-00003-7
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- Press Council Nepal
- Country
- Nepal
- Type
- Regulator
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Head
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
1 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 6 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name on record, not yet checked
- Who leads it not disclosed
- How it is funded on record, not yet checked
- Legal basis or parent body on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
- Public body
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names
- Not disclosed
- Registration number Pending check
- (Press Council Act 2048 (1992))
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- Nepal Law Commission, Press Council Act 2048 (1992) page, read 2026-10-20 (official title, preamble and amendments of 2057, 2063 and 2066)
- Press Council Act 2048 (1992), English text hosted by IFJ South Asia Media Solidarity Network, read 2026-10-20 (Press Council constituted, s.3; autonomous corporate body, s.4; constituted by the Government of Nepal, which designates the chairperson, s.6(1); four-year term, s.6(2); fund from Government of Nepal amounts and approved foreign grants, s.13; annual report to the Government, s.7(f); liaison through the Ministry of Communication, s.16)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owner or founding authority Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Government of Nepal (constitutes the Council and designates the chairperson, s.6) Direct State or public body - State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Answers to Pending check
- Government of Nepal, through the Ministry of Communication (now Ministry of Communication and Information Technology) (s.16)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- How it is funded
- Not disclosed
- Budget and funding bodies Pending check
Funder Type Government of Nepal (s.13(2)) Government or public body
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Agencies and funds under it
- Not disclosed
- Public-office or party roles of board members
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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