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The '''National Advisory Council''' (NAC) of [[India]] was a body set up by the first [[United Progressive Alliance]] (UPA) government to advise the Prime Minister of India [[Manmohan singh]]. [[Sonia Gandhi]] served as its Chairperson for much of the tenure of the UPA.

==History==
The NAC was set up on 4 June 2004 by [[Sonia Gandhi]]'s prime minister [[Manmohan Singh]], during the tenure of the first UPA government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/sonia-gandhi-returns-as-head-of-national-advisory-council-nac-18688.php |title=Sonia Gandhi returns as Head of National Advisory Council (NAC)|publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=29 March 2009|accessdate=25 November 2017}}</ref>

==Organization (2010–2014)==
The NAC - II consisted of a mix of activists, bureaucrats, economists, politicians and industrialists.
* [[Sonia Gandhi]] - Chairperson
* [[Mihir Shah]] - Member, [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://planningcommission.nic.in/aboutus/history/index.php?about=mirishah.htm |title=About Us: Planning Commission, Government of India |publisher=Planningcommission.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2014-02-09}}</ref>
* [[Narendra Jadhav]] - former bureaucrat & Member, Planning Commission
* [[Ashis Mondal]] - Director of Action for Social Advancement (ASA), Bhopal<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nac.nic.in/members/ashis_mondal.htm | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128030906/http://nac.nic.in/members/ashis_mondal.htm |archivedate=28 January 2013 | title=Shri Ashis Mondal, Member NAC | publisher=National Advisory Council, Government of India | accessdate=13 September 2019 }}</ref>
* [[Pramod Tandon|Prof. Pramod Tandon]] - Vice Chancellor, [[North Eastern Hill University]]
* [[Deep Joshi]] - social activist
* [[Farah Naqvi]] - social activist
* [[Dr. N. C. Saxena]] - former bureaucrat
* [[Anu Aga]] - businessperson
* [[A. K. Shiva Kumar]] - economist<ref>{{cite web|author=Smita Gupta |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article452119.ece |title=Manmohan acknowledges key role of NAC |work=The Hindu |date=2010-06-10 |accessdate=2014-02-09}}</ref>
* [[Mirai Chatterjee]] - Coordinator, [[Self-Employed Women's Association of India|SEWA]], [[Ahmedabad]]
* [[Virginius Xaxa]] - Deputy Director, [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences|TISS]], Guwahati Campus

The members who served on the NAC and later resigned are
* [[Aruna Roy]] - former bureaucrat
* [[M.S. Swaminathan|Prof. M.S. Swaminathan]] - agricultural scientist and MP
* [[Dr. Ram Dayal Munda]] - MP
* [[Jean Dreze]] - development economist
* [[Harsh Mander]] - former bureaucrat
* [[Madhav Gadgil]] - ecologist
* [[Jayaprakash Narayan (Lok Satta)]]- former bureaucrat<ref>[[Jayaprakash Narayan (Lok Satta)]]</ref>

==Achievements==
The NAC was responsible for the drafting of several key bills passed by both UPA governments, including the [[Right to Information Act]], [[Right to Education Act]], [[National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005|Employee Guarantee Act]], and the [[National Food Security Act, 2013|Food Security Bill]].

== Criticisms ==
The concept of a NAC has been criticised by opposition parties and some scholars as not being in keeping with India's [[constitution of India|constitution]], because of the possibility that it might emerge as an alternative [[Council of Ministers, India|cabinet]].<ref>[http://go4quiz.com/vincent/2010/india/national-advisory-council-is-unnecessary/ ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922120327/http://go4quiz.com/vincent/2010/india/national-advisory-council-is-unnecessary/ |date=22 September 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Mathew Idiculla |url=http://governancenow.com/views/columns/nac-think-tank-super-cabinet-or-unconstitutional |title=NAC: think tank, super cabinet or unconstitutional? |publisher=GovernanceNow.com |date=2010-06-02 |accessdate=2014-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/formation-of-nac-unconstitutional-sonia-super-pm/110695/ |title=‘Formation Of Nac Unconstitutional; Sonia Super PM’ |work=Financial Express |date=2004-07-19 |accessdate=2014-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/soniabenisthemostpopularpoliticianinindia/597734/ |title=Sonia as NAC head is psuedo-Constitutional [sic] power centre: BJP |work=Indian Express |date=2010-03-30 |accessdate=2016-06-09 | quote=BJP on Tuesday said that Congress President Sonia Gandhi's appointment as Chairperson of National Advisory Council has created a 'psuedo-Constitutional power centre' which would lead to 'redundancy' of the post of Prime Minister.}}</ref> However an alternative view was that the existence of the NAC could deepen democracy by facilitating greater pre-legislative/pre-policy consultation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-seminar.com/2011/624/624_comment.htm |title=624 Comment |publisher=India-seminar.com |date= |accessdate=2014-02-09}}</ref> The NAC also finalised draft recommendations for a mandatory pre-legislative consultative process<ref>[http://nac.nic.in/plp_press.htm ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812235127/http://nac.nic.in/plp_press.htm |date=12 August 2013 }}</ref> which have remarkable potential to democratise lawmaking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/laws-for-citizens-and-by-them-too/1117995/0 |title=Laws for citizens, and by them too |work=Indian Express |date=2013-05-20 |accessdate=2014-02-09}}</ref> It was heavily criticised for drafting the communal violence bill in 2011.<ref>R. Jagannathan, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190406043359/https://www.firstpost.com/politics/9-reasons-why-the-communal-violence-bill-is-itself-communal-17573.html "9 reasons why the Communal Violence Bill is itself communal"], ''Firstpost'', 30 May 2011.</ref> The council ceased to exist when the BJP government took office after the [[2014 Indian general election]]s.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/907061.cms Editorial] in the ''[[Times of India]]'' on NAC.
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040703/nation.htm#4 statement] by George Fernandez, leader of the opposition on the formation of NAC.

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	The '''National Advisory Council''' (NAC) of [[India]] was a body set up by the first [[United Progressive Alliance]] (UPA) government to advise the Prime Minister of India [[Manmohan ~~singh~~]]. [[Sonia Gandhi]] served as its ~~Chairperson~~ for much of the tenure of the UPA.		The '''National Advisory Council''' (NAC) of [[India]] was a body set up by the first [[United Progressive Alliance]] (UPA) government to advise the Prime Minister of India [[Manmohan Singh]]. [[Sonia Gandhi]] served as its chairperson for much of the tenure of the UPA.

	==History==		==History==
	The NAC was set up on 4 June 2004 by ~~[[Sonia Gandhi]]'s~~ prime minister [[Manmohan Singh]], during the tenure of the first UPA government.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/sonia-gandhi-returns-as-head-of-national-advisory-council-nac-18688.php \|title=Sonia Gandhi returns as Head of National Advisory Council (NAC)\|publisher=[[NDTV]] \|date=29 March 2009\|~~accessdate~~=25 November 2017}}</ref>		The NAC was set up on 4 June 2004 by prime minister [[Manmohan Singh]], during the tenure of the first UPA government.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/sonia-gandhi-returns-as-head-of-national-advisory-council-nac-18688.php \|title=Sonia Gandhi returns as Head of National Advisory Council (NAC)\|publisher=[[NDTV]] \|date=29 March 2009\|access-date=25 November 2017}}</ref>

	==Organization (2010–2014)==		==Organization (2010–2014)==
	The NAC - II consisted of a mix of activists, bureaucrats, economists, politicians and industrialists.		The NAC - II consisted of a mix of activists, bureaucrats, economists, politicians and industrialists.
	* [[Sonia Gandhi]] - Chairperson		* [[Sonia Gandhi]] - Chairperson
	* [[Mihir Shah]] - Member, [[Planning Commission (India)\|Planning Commission]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://planningcommission.nic.in/aboutus/history/index.php?about=mirishah.htm \|title=About Us: Planning Commission, Government of India \|publisher=Planningcommission.nic.in \|date= \|~~accessdate~~=2014-02-09}}</ref>		* [[Mihir Shah]] - Member, [[Planning Commission (India)\|Planning Commission]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://planningcommission.nic.in/aboutus/history/index.php?about=mirishah.htm \|title=About Us: Planning Commission, Government of India \|publisher=Planningcommission.nic.in \|date= \|access-date=2014-02-09}}</ref>
	* [[Narendra Jadhav]] - former bureaucrat & Member, Planning Commission		* [[Narendra Jadhav]] - former bureaucrat & Member, Planning Commission
	* [[Ashis Mondal]] - Director of Action for Social Advancement (ASA), Bhopal<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://nac.nic.in/members/ashis_mondal.htm \| ~~archiveurl~~=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128030906/http://nac.nic.in/members/ashis_mondal.htm \|~~archivedate~~=28 January 2013 \| title=Shri Ashis Mondal, Member NAC \| publisher=National Advisory Council, Government of India \| ~~accessdate~~=13 September 2019 }}</ref>		* [[Ashis Mondal]] - Director of Action for Social Advancement (ASA), Bhopal<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://nac.nic.in/members/ashis_mondal.htm \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128030906/http://nac.nic.in/members/ashis_mondal.htm \|archive-date=28 January 2013 \| title=Shri Ashis Mondal, Member NAC \| publisher=National Advisory Council, Government of India \| access-date=13 September 2019 }}</ref>
	* [[Pramod Tandon\|Prof. Pramod Tandon]] - Vice Chancellor, [[North Eastern Hill University]]		* [[Pramod Tandon\|Prof. Pramod Tandon]] - Vice Chancellor, [[North Eastern Hill University]]
	* [[Deep Joshi]] - social activist		* [[Deep Joshi]] - social activist
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	* [[Dr. N. C. Saxena]] - former bureaucrat		* [[Dr. N. C. Saxena]] - former bureaucrat
	* [[Anu Aga]] - businessperson		* [[Anu Aga]] - businessperson
	* [[A. K. Shiva Kumar]] - economist<ref>{{cite web\|author=Smita Gupta \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article452119.ece \|title=Manmohan acknowledges key role of NAC \|work=The Hindu \|date=2010-06-10 \|~~accessdate~~=2014-02-09}}</ref>		* [[A. K. Shiva Kumar]] - economist<ref>{{cite web\|author=Smita Gupta \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article452119.ece \|title=Manmohan acknowledges key role of NAC \|work=The Hindu \|date=2010-06-10 \|access-date=2014-02-09}}</ref>
	* [[Mirai Chatterjee]] - Coordinator, [[Self-Employed Women's Association of India\|SEWA]], [[Ahmedabad]]		* [[Mirai Chatterjee]] - Coordinator, [[Self-Employed Women's Association of India\|SEWA]], [[Ahmedabad]]
	* [[Virginius Xaxa]] - Deputy Director, [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences\|TISS]], Guwahati Campus		* [[Virginius Xaxa]] - Deputy Director, [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences\|TISS]], Guwahati Campus
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	== Criticisms ==		== Criticisms ==
	The concept of a NAC has been criticised by opposition parties and some scholars as not being in keeping with India's [[constitution of India\|constitution]], because of the possibility that it might emerge as an alternative [[Council of Ministers, India\|cabinet]].<ref>[http://go4quiz.com/vincent/2010/india/national-advisory-council-is-unnecessary/ ] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922120327/http://go4quiz.com/vincent/2010/india/national-advisory-council-is-unnecessary/ \|date=22 September 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|author=Mathew Idiculla \|url=http://governancenow.com/views/columns/nac-think-tank-super-cabinet-or-unconstitutional \|title=NAC: think tank, super cabinet or unconstitutional? \|publisher=GovernanceNow.com \|date=2010-06-02 \|~~accessdate~~=2014-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/formation-of-nac-unconstitutional-sonia-super-pm/110695/ \|title=‘Formation Of Nac Unconstitutional; Sonia Super PM’ \|work=Financial Express \|date=2004-07-19 \|~~accessdate~~=2014-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/soniabenisthemostpopularpoliticianinindia/597734/ \|title=Sonia as NAC head is ~~psuedo~~-Constitutional ~~[sic]~~ power centre: BJP \|work=Indian Express \|date=2010-03-30 \|~~accessdate~~=2016-06-09 \| quote=BJP on Tuesday said that Congress President Sonia Gandhi's appointment as Chairperson of National Advisory Council has created a 'psuedo-Constitutional power centre' which would lead to 'redundancy' of the post of Prime Minister.}}</ref> However an alternative view was that the existence of the NAC could deepen democracy by facilitating greater pre-legislative/pre-policy consultation.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.india-seminar.com/2011/624/624_comment.htm \|title=624 Comment \|publisher=India-seminar.com \|date= \|~~accessdate~~=2014-02-09}}</ref> The NAC also finalised draft recommendations for a mandatory pre-legislative consultative process<ref>[http://nac.nic.in/plp_press.htm ] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812235127/http://nac.nic.in/plp_press.htm \|date=12 August 2013 }}</ref> which have remarkable potential to democratise lawmaking.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/laws-for-citizens-and-by-them-too/1117995/0 \|title=Laws for citizens, and by them too \|work=Indian Express \|date=2013-05-20 \|~~accessdate~~=2014-02-09}}</ref> It was heavily criticised for drafting the communal violence bill in 2011.<ref>R. Jagannathan, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190406043359/https://www.firstpost.com/politics/9-reasons-why-the-communal-violence-bill-is-itself-communal-17573.html "9 reasons why the Communal Violence Bill is itself communal"], ''Firstpost'', 30 May 2011.</ref> The council ceased to exist when the BJP government took office after the [[2014 Indian general election]]s.		The concept of a NAC has been criticised by opposition parties and some scholars as not being in keeping with India's [[constitution of India\|constitution]], because of the possibility that it might emerge as an alternative [[Council of Ministers, India\|cabinet]].<ref>[http://go4quiz.com/vincent/2010/india/national-advisory-council-is-unnecessary/ ] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922120327/http://go4quiz.com/vincent/2010/india/national-advisory-council-is-unnecessary/ \|date=22 September 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|author=Mathew Idiculla \|url=http://governancenow.com/views/columns/nac-think-tank-super-cabinet-or-unconstitutional \|title=NAC: think tank, super cabinet or unconstitutional? \|publisher=GovernanceNow.com \|date=2010-06-02 \|access-date=2014-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/formation-of-nac-unconstitutional-sonia-super-pm/110695/ \|title=‘Formation Of Nac Unconstitutional; Sonia Super PM’ \|work=Financial Express \|date=2004-07-19 \|access-date=2014-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/soniabenisthemostpopularpoliticianinindia/597734/ \|title=Sonia as NAC head is {{sic\|psu\|edo-Constitutional\|nolink=y}} power centre: BJP \|work=Indian Express \|date=2010-03-30 \|access-date=2016-06-09 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108051529if_/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/soniabenisthemostpopularpoliticianinindia/597734/\|archive-date=2016-01-08 \|quote=BJP on Tuesday said that Congress President Sonia Gandhi's appointment as Chairperson of National Advisory Council has created a 'psuedo-Constitutional power centre' which would lead to 'redundancy' of the post of Prime Minister.}}</ref> However an alternative view was that the existence of the NAC could deepen democracy by facilitating greater pre-legislative/pre-policy consultation.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.india-seminar.com/2011/624/624_comment.htm \|title=624 Comment \|publisher=India-seminar.com \|date= \|access-date=2014-02-09}}</ref> The NAC also finalised draft recommendations for a mandatory pre-legislative consultative process<ref>[http://nac.nic.in/plp_press.htm ] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812235127/http://nac.nic.in/plp_press.htm \|date=12 August 2013 }}</ref> which have remarkable potential to democratise lawmaking.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/laws-for-citizens-and-by-them-too/1117995/0 \|title=Laws for citizens, and by them too \|work=Indian Express \|date=2013-05-20 \|access-date=2014-02-09}}</ref> It was heavily criticised for drafting the communal violence bill in 2011.<ref>R. Jagannathan, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190406043359/https://www.firstpost.com/politics/9-reasons-why-the-communal-violence-bill-is-itself-communal-17573.html "9 reasons why the Communal Violence Bill is itself communal"], ''Firstpost'', 30 May 2011.</ref> The council ceased to exist when the BJP government took office after the [[2014 Indian general election]]s.

	==References==		==References==