The Inter-State Council is a constitutional body constituted under Article 263 of the Constitution. This body was formed on the recommendation of the Sarkaria Commission by a presidential proclamation on 28 May 1990.
The Inter-State Council is a non-permanent government body. The Inter-State Council is constituted for the purpose of defining, resolving and discussing the areas of common interests and differences between the states.
Structure of Inter-State Council:
- Prime Minister.
- Chief Ministers of all the States.
- Chief Ministers of Union Territories with Legislative Assemblies.
- Administrators from all the Union Territories where there is no assembly.
- Governors of the states where the Presidential rule is in force, including 6 Union Cabinet Ministers, Home Ministers.
The Standing Committee is composed of:
- Minister of Home Affairs.
- 5 cabinet ministers.
- Chief Ministers of 9 states.
Important Points to Remember: Inter-State Council
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. The Inter-State Council has met 12 times so far.
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. The first session was chaired by Prime Minister V.P. Singh (October 10, 1990).
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. The last time, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi became the President of the Inter-State Council on the 25th of November 2017.
List of Meetings of Inter-State Council
- 10 October 1990 – Vishwanath Pratap Singh
- 15 October 1996 – H. D. Deve Gowda
- 17 July 1997 – I. K. Gujral
- 28 November 1997 – I. K. Gujral
- 22 January 1999 – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 20 May 2000 – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 16 November 2001 – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 27–28 March 2003 – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 28 June 2005 – Manmohan Singh
- 12 December 2006 – Manmohan Singh
- 16 July 2016 – Narendra Modi
- 25 November 2017 – Narendra Modi
Notes + PDF: Parliament of India – Notes GK
Notes + PDF: Attorney General of India – Notes
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