Inter-State Council: Difference between revisions

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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". It was established 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> The present status of the ISC is that of a permanent constitutional body, because once established it cannot be dissolved. The constitution does not say that ISC should be established as a non-permanent body (like India's Finance Commission). 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. It cannot be dissolved and re-established. 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 />