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{{Infobox organization
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| name = Inter-State Council
| name = Inter-State Council
| native_name = '''अन्तर्राज्य परिषद'''
| native_name = '''अन्तर्राज्य परिषद'''
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| caption = Inter State Council in December, 2014
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| formation = {{start date and age|1990|05|28}}
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| leader_title = Chairman
| headquarters = [[New Delhi]]
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| leader_name = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]]
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| leader_name = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]]
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The [[Constitution of India]] in [[Article 263]], provided that an '''Inter-State Council (ISC)''' may be established "if at any time it appears to the President that the public interests would be served by the establishment of a Council". Therefore, the constitution itself did not establish the ISC, because it was not considered necessary at the time the constitution was being framed, but kept the option for its establishment open. This option was exercised in 1990. Therefore, the ISC was established as a permanent body on 28 May 1990 by a [[President of India|presidential order]] on recommendation of [[Sarkaria Commission]].<ref>{{cite web|date=28 May 1990|title=Article 263 in The Constitution Of India 1949|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1331118/|access-date=21 December 2016|website=indiankanoon.org|publisher=Indian Kanoon}}</ref><ref name="genesis">{{cite web|title=Genesis of the Inter State Council|url=http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/iscs/isc-genesis/|access-date=2 January 2017|website=interstatecouncil.nic.in/|publisher=Inter State Council Secretariat}}</ref> Moreover, the Commission on Centre-State Relations under the Chairmanship of Justice R. S. Sarkaria had recommended that a permanent Inter-State Council called the Inter-Governmental Council (IGC) should be set up under Article 263. The ISC has been established pursuant to this recommendation of the commission.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Sharma|first=Chanchal Kumar|date=2015-06-20|title=Reimagining Federalism in India: Exploring the Frontiers of Collaborative Federal Architecture|url=https://escholarship.org/uc/item/48k2w4xr|journal=Asia Pacific Social Science Review|language=en|volume=15|issue=1}}</ref> It cannot be dissolved and re-established. Therefore, the current status of ISC is that of a permanent constitutional body.<ref name=":0" /> The objective of the ISC is to discuss or investigate policies, subjects of common interest, and disputes among [[States of India|states]].<ref name=genesis />
The [[Constitution of India]] in Article 263,<ref>https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1331118/</ref> provided that an '''Inter-State Council (ISC)''' may be established "if at any time it appears to the President that the public interests would be served by the establishment of a Council". Therefore, the constitution itself did not establish the ISC, because it was not considered necessary at the time the constitution was being framed, but kept the option for its establishment open. This option was exercised in 1990. Therefore, the ISC was established as a non permanent body (According to the ISC secratariate website)on 28 May 1990 by a [[President of India|presidential order]] on recommendation of [[Sarkaria Commission]].<ref name=Art263>{{cite web|date=28 May 1990|title=Article 263 in The Constitution Of India 1949|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1331118/|access-date=21 December 2016|website=indiankanoon.org|publisher=Indian Kanoon}}</ref><ref name="genesis">{{cite web|title=Genesis of the Inter State Council|url=http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/iscs/isc-genesis/|access-date=2 January 2017|website=interstatecouncil.nic.in/|publisher=Inter State Council Secretariat}}</ref> Moreover, the Commission on Centre-State Relations under the Chairmanship of Justice R. S. Sarkaria had recommended that a permanent Inter-State Council called the Inter-Governmental Council (IGC) should be set up under Article 263. The ISC has been established pursuant to this recommendation of the commission. The Inter-State Council is 'not a permanent body' <ref>https://interstatecouncil.gov.in/isc-formations/</ref> as it can be established ‘at any time’ if it appears to the President that the public interests would be served by the establishment of such a Council. The Inter-State Council is also 'not a constitutional body' as its source of power is not directly derived from the Constitution. It is for the "President by an order to establish such a Council, and to
define the nature of the duties to be performed by it and its organisation" <ref>https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1331118/</ref> and
procedure under Article 263. The objective of the ISC is to discuss or investigate policies, subjects of common interest, and disputes among [[States of India|states]].<ref name=genesis />


==Aims ==
==Duties ==
According to the Para 4 "Duties of the Council" of President Order dated 28th May 1990,<ref>https://interstatecouncil.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/gazette_1.pdf</ref> the Council shall be a recommendary body and in that capacity, shall perform the following duties, namely-
# Decentralisation of powers to the states as much as possible.
# 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
# More transfer of financial resources to the states.
# making recommendations upon any such subject and, in particular, recommendations for the better co ordination of policy and action with respect to that subject
# Arrangements for devolution in such a way that the states can fulfil their obligations.
# Advancement of loans to states should be related to as ‘the productive principle’.
# deliberating upon such other matters of general interest to the states as may be referred to it by the Chairman
# Deployment of [[Central Armed Police Forces]] in the states either on their request or otherwise.


==Composition==
==Composition==
The Inter-State Council composes of the following members:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/iscs/isc-composition/ |title=Composition of the Inter State Council |publisher=Inter State Council Secretariat |website=interstatecouncil.nic.in/ |access-date=2 January 2017}}</ref>
The Inter-State Council composes of the following members:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/iscs/isc-composition/ |title=Composition of the Inter State Council |publisher=Inter State Council Secretariat |website=interstatecouncil.nic.in/ |access-date=2 January 2017}}</ref>
* [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]], Chairman.
* [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] as the Chairman.
* [[List of current Indian chief ministers|Chief Ministers]] of all states.
* [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Ministers]] of all states.
* Chief Ministers of the [[Union territory|union territories]] having [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|legislative assemblies]].
* Chief Ministers of the [[Union territory|union territories]] having [[State legislative assemblies of India|legislative assemblies]].
* [[Administrator of the government|Administrators]] of the union territories not having legislative assemblies.
* [[List of current Indian lieutenant governors|Lieutenant Governors]] and [[Administrator of the government|Administrators]] of the union territories not having legislative assemblies.
* 6 [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet Ministers]], including [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home Minister]], to be nominated by the Prime Minister.
* 6 [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet Ministers]] to be nominated by the Prime Minister.
* Governors of the states being administered under [[President's rule]].
* [[Governor|Governors]] of the states being administered under [[President's rule]].


'''Standing Committee'''
===Standing Committee===
* Home Minister, Chairman
* Union Home Minister, Chairman
* 5 Union Cabinet Ministers
* 5 Union Cabinet Ministers
* 9 Chief Ministers
* 9 Chief Ministers

===Inter-State Council Secretariat===

Para 6 of the Presidential Order by which the Inter-State Council was established provided that
“there shall be a Secretariat {{sic|comprising |hide=y|of}} such officers and staff as the Chairman may think fit to appoint”.<ref>https://interstatecouncil.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/gazette_1.pdf</ref>
It was setup in 1991.

* It is headed by officer in the rank of Secretary to the Govt. of India and assisted by:
* two advisors in the rank of Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India;
* two directors and three officers in the rank of Deputy and Under Secretary.

The secretarial functions of the Zonal Councils have been transferred to the Inter-State Council
Secretariat with effect from 1st April, 2011. <ref>https://interstatecouncil.gov.in/about-secretariat/</ref>


==Meetings==
==Meetings==
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| 10 October 1990
| 10 October 1990
| [[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]
| [[V. P. Singh]]
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| 17 July 1997
| 17 July 1997
| rowspan=2| [[I. K. Gujral]]
| rowspan=2| [[Inder Kumar Gujral]]
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| 25 November 2017
| 25 November 2017
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==See also==
* [[Constitution of India]]
* [[Federalism in India]]
* [[Union List]]
* [[State List]]
* [[Concurrent List]]
* [[Council of Common Interests]]
* [[Inter-State Commission]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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[[Category:State governments of India]]
[[Category:State governments of India]]
[[Category:Councils of India]]
[[Category:Councils of India]]
[[Category:Federalism in India]]

[[Category:Executive federalism]]

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Latest revision as of 06:14, 9 September 2024

Inter-State Council
अन्तर्राज्य परिषद
FormationMay 28, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-05-28)
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Chairman
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Websitehttp://interstatecouncil.nic.in/

The Constitution of India in Article 263,[1] provided that an Inter-State Council (ISC) may be established "if at any time it appears to the President that the public interests would be served by the establishment of a Council". Therefore, the constitution itself did not establish the ISC, because it was not considered necessary at the time the constitution was being framed, but kept the option for its establishment open. This option was exercised in 1990. Therefore, the ISC was established as a non permanent body (According to the ISC secratariate website)on 28 May 1990 by a presidential order on recommendation of Sarkaria Commission.[2][3] Moreover, the Commission on Centre-State Relations under the Chairmanship of Justice R. S. Sarkaria had recommended that a permanent Inter-State Council called the Inter-Governmental Council (IGC) should be set up under Article 263. The ISC has been established pursuant to this recommendation of the commission. The Inter-State Council is 'not a permanent body' [4] as it can be established ‘at any time’ if it appears to the President that the public interests would be served by the establishment of such a Council. The Inter-State Council is also 'not a constitutional body' as its source of power is not directly derived from the Constitution. It is for the "President by an order to establish such a Council, and to define the nature of the duties to be performed by it and its organisation" [5] and procedure under Article 263. The objective of the ISC is to discuss or investigate policies, subjects of common interest, and disputes among states.[3]

Duties

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According to the Para 4 "Duties of the Council" of President Order dated 28th May 1990,[6] the Council shall be a recommendary body and in that capacity, shall perform the following duties, namely-

  1. 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
  2. making recommendations upon any such subject and, in particular, recommendations for the better co ordination of policy and action with respect to that subject
  3. deliberating upon such other matters of general interest to the states as may be referred to it by the Chairman

Composition

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The Inter-State Council composes of the following members:[7]

Standing Committee

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  • Union Home Minister, Chairman
  • 5 Union Cabinet Ministers
  • 9 Chief Ministers

Inter-State Council Secretariat

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Para 6 of the Presidential Order by which the Inter-State Council was established provided that “there shall be a Secretariat comprising of such officers and staff as the Chairman may think fit to appoint”.[8] It was setup in 1991.

  • It is headed by officer in the rank of Secretary to the Govt. of India and assisted by:
  • two advisors in the rank of Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India;
  • two directors and three officers in the rank of Deputy and Under Secretary.

The secretarial functions of the Zonal Councils have been transferred to the Inter-State Council Secretariat with effect from 1st April, 2011. [9]

Meetings

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The Council has met 12 times since its inception (1990).[10]

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1331118/
  2. ^ "Article 263 in The Constitution Of India 1949". indiankanoon.org. Indian Kanoon. 28 May 1990. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Genesis of the Inter State Council". interstatecouncil.nic.in/. Inter State Council Secretariat. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. ^ https://interstatecouncil.gov.in/isc-formations/
  5. ^ https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1331118/
  6. ^ https://interstatecouncil.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/gazette_1.pdf
  7. ^ "Composition of the Inter State Council". interstatecouncil.nic.in/. Inter State Council Secretariat. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  8. ^ https://interstatecouncil.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/gazette_1.pdf
  9. ^ https://interstatecouncil.gov.in/about-secretariat/
  10. ^ "Meetings of the Inter State Council". interstatecouncil.nic.in/. Inter State Council Secretariat. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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