<span style="color: #222222;">The government today reiterated that it does not interfere in the functioning of the press and is committed to uphold its freedom in the country. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today on Press Freedom Index, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said the Government does not subscribe to the views of The World Press Freedom Index published by the foreign NGO. Reporters Without Borders.<br />''<br />'' He said the Centre does agree to the conclusion drawn by the organization for various reasons including very low sample size, low weightage to fundamentals of democracy and adoption of methodology which is questionable and non-transparent.</span><br />