Inter-State Council

{{Short description|Type of non-permanent constitutional body in India}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox organization

| name = Inter-State Council

| native_name = अन्तर्राज्य परिषद

| image = Inter-State Council logo.svg

| image_size = 300px

| alt =

| caption = Inter State Council in December, 2014

| formation = {{start date and age|1990|05|28}}

| logo =

| headquarters = New Delhi

| leader_title = Chairman

| leader_name = Prime Minister Narendra Modi

| website = http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/

}}

The Constitution of India in Article 263,https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1331118/ 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". Therefore, the constitution itself did not establish the ISC, because it was not considered necessary at the time the constitution was being framed, but kept the option for its establishment open. This option was exercised in 1990. Therefore, the ISC was established as a non permanent body (According to the ISC secratariate website)on 28 May 1990 by a presidential order on recommendation of Sarkaria Commission.{{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}}{{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}} 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' https://interstatecouncil.gov.in/isc-formations/ 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" https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1331118/ and

procedure under Article 263. The objective of the ISC is to discuss or investigate policies, subjects of common interest, and disputes among states.