Inter-State Council
| अन्तर्राज्य परिषद | |
 Inter State Council in December, 2014 | |
| Formation | May 28, 1990 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
Chairman | Prime Minister Narendra Modi |
| Website | http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/ |
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states.[2]
Aims
Aims according to Article 263:[1]
- inquiring into and advising upon disputes which may have arisen between States
- investigating and discussing subjects in which some or all of the States, or the Union and one or more of the States, have a common interest
- making recommendations upon any such subject and, in particular, recommendations for the better co ordination of policy and action with respect to that subject
Composition
The Inter-State Council composes of the following members:[3]
- Prime Minister, Chairman.
- Chief Ministers of all states.
- Chief Ministers of the union territories having legislative assemblies.
- Lieutenant Governors and Administratorsof the union territories not having legislative assemblies.
- 6 Union Cabinet Ministers, including Union Home Minister, to be nominated by the Prime Minister.
- Governors of the states being administered under President's rule.
Standing Committee
- Union Home Minister, Chairman
- 5 Union Cabinet Ministers
- 9 Chief Ministers
Meetings
The Council has met 12 times since its inception (1990).[4]
| Sr. No. | Date | Prime Minister |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 October 1990 | V. P. Singh |
| 2 | 15 October 1996 | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| 3 | 17 July 1997 | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| 4 | 28 November 1997 | |
| 5 | 22 January 1999 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 6 | 20 May 2000 | |
| 7 | 16 November 2001 | |
| 8 | 27–28 March 2003 | |
| 9 | 28 June 2005 | Manmohan Singh |
| 10 | 12 December 2006 | |
| 11 | 16 July 2016 | Narendra Modi |
| 12 | 25 November 2017 |
References
- ^ a b "Article 263 in The Constitution Of India 1949". indiankanoon.org. Indian Kanoon. 28 May 1990. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Genesis of the Inter State Council". interstatecouncil.nic.in/. Inter State Council Secretariat. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Composition of the Inter State Council". interstatecouncil.nic.in/. Inter State Council Secretariat. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Meetings of the Inter State Council". interstatecouncil.nic.in/. Inter State Council Secretariat. Retrieved 2 January 2017.