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The Inter-State Council was set up under Article-263 of

the Constitution of India by the President in 1990.

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If at any time it appears to the President that the public

interests would be served by the establishment of a
Council charged with the duty of-

a. inquiring into and

advising upon disputes which may have

arisen between States;

b. 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; or

c.

making recommendations upon any such subject and, in

particular, recommendations for the better co-ordination
of policy and action with respect to that subject, it shall be
lawful for the President by order to establish such a
Council, and to define the nature of the duties to be
performed by it and its organisation and procedure.

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Prime Minister is the head of the ISC and the

composition includes

six

Ministers of Cabinet rank in the Union Council of

Ministers to be nominated by the Prime Minister

two

Ministers of Cabinet rank in the Union Council of

Ministers to be nominated by the Prime Minister as
permanent invitees.

Chief Ministers of all States

Chief Ministers of Union
Assemblies

Administrators

territories having Legislative

of Union territories not having Legislative

Assemblies
Governors of States under Presidents Rule
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The idea of creation of Zonal Councils was mooted by the

first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru in
1956 when during the course of debate on the report of
the States Re-organisation Commission.
He suggested that the States proposed to be reorganised
may be grouped into four or five zones having an
Advisory Council to develop cooperative working among
these States.

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The Northern Zonal Council, comprising the States of

Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab,
Rajasthan, NCT of Delhi and U.T of Chandigarh;

The

Central Zonal Council, comprising the States of

Chhatisgarh, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya
Pradesh;

The

Eastern Zonal Council, comprising the States of

Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Sikkimand West Bengal;

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The

Western Zonal Council, comprising the States of

Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra and the Union Territories of
Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli; and

The

Southern Zonal Council, comprising the States of

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the
Union Territory of Pondicherry.

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The Zonal Council for each zone consists of the following

members

the Chief Minister of each of the States included in the

zone and two other Ministers of each such State
nominated by the Governor;
where any Union Territory is included in the zone, two
members from each such territory nominated by the
President;

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Further the Zonal Council for each zone has the following
persons as Advisers to assist the Council in the
performance of its duties

One person nominated by the Planning Commission

Chief Secretaries of the States included in the Zone
Development Commissioners of States included, in the
zone.

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National integration
Balancing regionalism with federalism
Enabling the Centre and the States to co-operate and
exchange ideas and experiences; and

Establishing a climate of co-operation amongst the States

for successful and speedy execution of development
projects.

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