Press Communiqué

• A Press Communiqué is a formal, signed official statement issued by a Government of India Ministry/Department to authoritatively convey decisions, appointments, or policy positions to the media and public.
• Distinct from a routine press release: communiqués carry higher formality and are typically used for constitutional appointments (judges, governors), diplomatic understandings, and inter-governmental decisions.
• Disseminated via the Press Information Bureau (PIB), the nodal agency under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
• UPSC relevance: tests Polity (judicial appointments), Governance (communication architecture), and current affairs reading of PIB outputs.