Press Communiqué

• A Press Communiqué is an official, formally-worded notification issued by a Ministry/Department of the Government of India via the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to publicly announce constitutional or statutory acts of the Executive — most commonly appointments, transfers, and removals of constitutional functionaries.
• For UPSC, the instrument is examinable as the visible end-step of constitutional processes under Articles 124, 217, 222, 223, 224 (judicial appointments) and analogous provisions for Governors, CAG, EC, etc..
• Distinguish from press release / press note / press briefing — a communiqué is reserved for high-formality constitutional/diplomatic communications.