अन्तर्राज्य परिषद | |
![]() Inter State Council in December, 2014 | |
Formation | May 28, 1990 |
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Headquarters | New Delhi |
Chairman | Prime Minister Narendra Modi |
Website | http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/ |
The Constitution of India, under Article 263, [1] provides that an Inter-State Council (ISC) may be established "at any time it appears to the President that the public interests would be served" by such establishment.
The first Inter-State Option was constituted in 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" [1] 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]
According to the Para 4 "Duties of the Council" of President Order dated 28 May 1990, [5] the Council shall be a recommendary body and in that capacity, shall perform the following duties, namely-
The Inter-State Council composes of the following members: [6]
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”. [5] It was setup in 1991.
The secretarial functions of the Zonal Councils have been transferred to the Inter-State Council Secretariat with effect from 1 April 2011. [7]
The Council has met 12 times since its inception (1990). [8]
Sr. No. | Date | Prime Minister |
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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 |