Public Relations Society of India
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| Formation | 1958 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
Key people | Dr Ajit Pathak |
| Website | https://prsi.org.in/ |
The Public Relations Society of India is a not-for-profit organisation in India for working professionals in the public relations field. It has been in existence since 1958 and later became a formal organisation in 1966. The society has 23 regional chapters who is responsible for electing the national council of the society.
The Society celebrates National Public Relations Day on 21 April and also confers PRSI Awards to deserving individuals and organisations.[1][2]
The first National Council president was Kali H Mody. Since 2006, PRSI national council has been managed by Dr Ajit Pathak as president.[3]
The society began operating in 1958 as an informal body of PR professionals to improve and distribute essential information to the sector. The society was registered and founded in 1966 under the Societies Act 1961 by Kali H. Mody.[4]
Later in 1968, the Public Relations Circle, Kolkata was merged into PRSI to concentrate on the nationwide growth of the society. This had been decided in the First All India PR Conference on April 21, 1968, which happened in New Delhi.[5] After this, the Kolkata chapter of PRSI was also founded in 1969. Following this, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai chapters were founded in the same year.[6]