INS membership comprises the owners, proprietors and publishers of print media who discusses and suggest various measures to the government regarding the problems related to the newspaper industry.

The executive committee of INS represents 990 members, ranging from newspapers and journals to periodicals and magazines.

On 27 February 2014, the society marked its platinum jubilee with a celebration at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.

The President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, was chief guest and gave away commemorative plaques to extant founding members – Bombay Chronicle, The Hindu, The Hindustan Times, The Pioneer, The Statesman, The Times of India and The Tribune.

Priced at Rs 399, the book chronicles the accomplishments of and challenges faced by the society and is vital reading for media practitioners and policy makers.