**Report on Amendments to the Inter-State Council Composition and Standing Committee Composition**
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes two notifications from the Inter-State Council Secretariat, both dated May 19, 2022, which amend the composition of the Inter-State Council and its Standing Committee. The primary purpose of these amendments is to update the membership of both bodies, reflecting changes in ministerial portfolios and Chief Ministerial positions across states. The key finding is that these amendments ensure the Inter-State Council and its Standing Committee are composed of current key governmental figures to facilitate effective Centre-State coordination.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of two amendments related to the Inter-State Council, based on the notifications published in the Gazette of India on May 20, 2022. The analysis focuses on the changes introduced to the composition of the Inter-State Council and its Standing Committee.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* These notifications amend the Inter-State Council Secretariats notification No. 172019 ISC, dated the 9th August 2019, and the InterState Council Secretariats notification No. 712014 ISC, dated the 9th August 2019.
* The core objective of the Inter-State Council, as inferred from the context, is to promote and facilitate coordination between the Union and the States. The objective of the Standing Committee is to support the council's objective, specifically on Centre-State Relations. The update in composition suggests an intent to maintain the relevance and effectiveness of these bodies.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
These amendments are likely necessitated by changes in the political landscape, specifically the reassignment of ministerial portfolios and the election/appointment of new Chief Ministers. The amendments ensure that the composition of both the Inter-State Council and its Standing Committee reflects the current leadership at the Union and State levels. This ensures these entities can effectively address inter-state issues. The amendment updates ensure relevant and incumbent leaders are part of the decision-making process within the Inter-State Council framework.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This section details the changes introduced by the amendments:
* **Amendment 1: Inter-State Council Composition:**
* The original policy being amended is the Inter-State Council Secretariats notification No. 172019 ISC, dated the 9th August 2019.
* The new rule/provision involves updating the list of members, including Union Ministers and Chief Ministers. Specifically, it lists the current Prime Minister as Chairman, includes all Chief Ministers of States and Union Territories (with adjustments for states under presidential rule), and names specific Union Ministers with their respective portfolios as members and permanent invitees.
* The effect of this change is to replace the previous members with the current officeholders, ensuring that the Council's composition is up-to-date. This is critical for maintaining the Council's representativeness and legitimacy.
* **Amendment 2: Standing Committee of the Inter-State Council Composition:**
* The original policy being amended is the Inter-State Council Secretariats notification No. 712014 ISC, dated the 9th August 2019.
* The new rule/provision involves updating the list of members. Specifically, it lists the current Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation as Chairman, names specific Union Ministers with their respective portfolios as members, and lists specific Chief Ministers of States as members.
* The effect of this change is to replace the previous members with the current officeholders, ensuring that the Standing Committee’s composition is up-to-date. This ensures the standing committee remains functional in consultation and preparation of issues for consideration of the Council.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The direct target audience and stakeholders are:
* The Prime Minister (as Chairman of the Inter-State Council)
* Union Ministers who are members or permanent invitees to the Inter-State Council.
* Chief Ministers of all States and Union Territories (with legislatures), Governors of States under presidential rule (invited to meetings).
* The Ministries and Departments represented by the Union Ministers.
* State governments and their respective departments.
* Any individual or organization engaged in Centre-State relations.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency/bodies:** The Inter-State Council Secretariat is responsible for implementing these changes.
* There are no specific timelines or procedures for implementation detailed in the *provided text*, besides immediate effect upon notification. The changes involve updating membership lists, which likely requires internal communication and record updates within the Secretariat.
* The amendments likely trigger updates to meeting invitations, communication protocols, and documentation processes within the Inter-State Council framework.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcome of these amendments is to ensure that the Inter-State Council and its Standing Committee are composed of the current relevant stakeholders. This should:
* Enhance the effectiveness of inter-state coordination by including the most relevant Union Ministers and Chief Ministers in the decision-making process.
* Improve the responsiveness of the Council and its Standing Committee to emerging issues and challenges facing the Union and the States.
* Maintain the legitimacy and representativeness of the Council and its Standing Committee, fostering trust and cooperation between the Union and the States.
**9. Conclusion:**
The amendments to the composition of the Inter-State Council and its Standing Committee, as detailed in the notifications of May 19, 2022, are important updates that reflect the changing political landscape. By ensuring that these bodies are composed of current officeholders, the amendments aim to enhance their effectiveness in promoting Centre-State coordination and addressing issues of national importance. These amendments are significant for maintaining the vitality and relevance of the Inter-State Council framework within the Indian federal system.
Key Entities Referenced
InterState Council: A council established to promote and coordinate cooperative federalism in India.
Ministry of Home Affairs: A ministry of the Government of India.
Shri Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India and Chairman of the Inter State Council.
Shri Rajnath Singh: Minister of Defence.
Shri Amit Shah: Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Inter State Council.
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman: Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs.
Shri Narandra Singh Tomar: Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Dr. Virendra Kumar: Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Shri Hardeep Singh Puri: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Housing and Urban Affairs.
Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari: Minister of Road Transport and Highways.
Dr.Subrahmanyam Jaishankar: Minister of External Affairs.
Shri Arjun Munda: Minister of Tribal Affairs.
Shri Piyush Goyal: Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles.
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan: Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
Shri Pralhad Joshi: Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines.
Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw: Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology.
Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: Minister of Jal Shakti.
Shri Kiren Rijiju: Minister of Law and Justice.
Shri Bhupender Yadav: Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Labour and Employment.
Constitution: Refers to the Constitution of India. Mentioned in relation to Article 356.
Andhra Pradesh: A state in India. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh is a member of the Standing Committee of the Inter State Council.
Assam: A state in India. Chief Minister of Assam is a member of the Standing Committee of the Inter State Council.
Bihar: A state in India. Chief Minister of Bihar is a member of the Standing Committee of the Inter State Council.
Gujarat: A state in India. Chief Minister of Gujarat is a member of the Standing Committee of the Inter State Council.
Maharashtra: A state in India. Chief Minister of Maharashtra is a member of the Standing Committee of the Inter State Council.
Odisha: A state in India. Chief Minister of Odisha is a member of the Standing Committee of the Inter State Council.
Punjab: A state in India. Chief Minister of Punjab is a member of the Standing Committee of the Inter State Council.
Uttar Pradesh: A state in India. Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh is a member of the Standing Committee of the Inter State Council.
Standing Committee of the InterState Council: Committee formed to process matters for consideration of the InterState Council.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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गहृ मत्रं ालय
(अन्तराज्ा य पररषद ्सजिवालय)
अजधसिू ना
नई ददल्ली, 19 मई, 2022
सा.का.जन. 361(अ).—अन्तरााज्य पररषद ् सजिवालय की अजधसूिना स ं 1/7/2019-आईएससी ददनांक
09 अगस्ट्त, 2019 के अजधक्रमण में तथा प्रधानमंत्री के अनुमोदन के साथ,अन्तरााज्य पररषद ् की सरं िना जनम्नजलजखत
होगी:-
अध्यक्ष
क्रम स.ं नाम पोर्ाफोजलयो
1. श्री नरेंद्र मोदी प्रधान मंत्री
सदस्ट्य
i) सभी राज्यों के मुख्यमंत्री
ii) जवधानसभा वाले संघ िाजसत प्रदेिों के मख्ु यमंत्री और जवधानसभा रजहत संघ िाजसत प्रदेिों के प्रिासक
iii) िहां कहीं, दकसी राज्य के सबंध में भारत के संजवधान के अनच्ु छेद 356 के अधीन राष्ट्रपजत के द्वारा िारी की
गई कोई उद्घोषणा लागू ह,ै वहााँ उस राज्य के राज्यपाल को पररषद ् की बैठकों में भाग लेने के जलए आमंजत्रत
दकया िाएगा।
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iv) केंद्रीय मत्रं ी
क्रम स.ं नाम पोर्ाफोजलयो
1. श्री रािनाथ ससह रक्षा मंत्री
2. श्री अजमत िाह गृह और सहकाररता मंत्री
3. श्रीमती जनमाला सीतारमण जवत्त और कॉपोरेर् काया मंत्री
4. श्री नरेंद्र ससह तोमर कृजष एवं दकसान कल्याण मंत्री
5. डॉ वीरेंद्र कुमार सामाजिक न्याय और अजधकाररता मंत्री
6. श्री हरदीप ससह पुरी पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस एवं आवासन और िहरी काया
मंत्री
(v) केंद्रीय मत्रं ी स्ट्थायी आमजं त्रत सदस्ट्य के रूप म ें
क्रम स.ं नाम पोर्ाफोजलयो
1. श्री जनजतन ियराम गडकरी सड़क, पररवहन एवं रािमागा मंत्री
2. डॉ सुब्रह्मण्यम ियिंकर जवदेि मंत्री
3. श्री अिुान मुंडा िनिातीय काया मंत्री
4. श्री पीयूष गोयल वाजणज्य एव ं उद्योग, उपभोक्ता मामल,े खाद्य और सावािजनक
जवतरण एव ंवस्त्र मंत्री
5. श्री धमेंद्र प्रधान जिक्षा और कौिल जवकास एव ंउद्यमिीलता मंत्री
6. श्री प्रहलाद िोिी संसदीय काया, कोयला और खान मंत्री
7. श्री अजिनी वैष्णव रेल, संिार और इलेक्ट्रॉजनकी एवं सूिना प्रौद्योजगकी मंत्री
8. श्री गिेंद्र ससह िेखावत िल िजक्त मंत्री
9. श्री दकरेन ररजििु जवजध एवं न्याय मंत्री
10. श्री भूपेन्द्र यादव पयाावरण, वन एव ंिलवायु पररवतान और श्रम एव ंरोिगार मत्रं ी
[फा. सं. 1/7/2019-आईएससी]
अनुराधा प्रसाद, सजिव
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(Inter-State Council Secretariat)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 19th May, 2022
G.S.R. 361(E).—In supersession of the Inter-State Council Secretariat’s notification No. 1/7/2019-
ISC, dated the 9th August 2019, and with the approval of the Prime Minister, the composition of the Inter-
State Council shall be as follows:-
Chairman
S. No. Name Portfolio
1 Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
Members
i) Chief Ministers of all States
ii) Chief Ministers of Union Territories having a Legislative Assembly and Administrators of Union
Territories not having a Legislative Assembly
Where a proclamation has been issued by the President under Article 356 of the Constitution in
iii)
relation to any State; the Governor of that State shall be invited to attend the meetings of the
Council
iv) Union Ministers
S. No. Name Portfolio(s)
1. Shri Rajnath Singh Minister of Defence
2. Shri Amit Shah Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation
3. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs
4. Shri Narandra Singh Tomar Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
5. Dr. Virendra Kumar Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
6. Shri Hardeep Singh Puri Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Housing
and Urban Affairs
v) Union Ministers as Permanent Invitees
S. No. Name Port folio(s)
1. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari Minister of Road Transport and Highways
2. Dr.Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Minister of External Affairs
3. Shri Arjun Munda Minister of Tribal Affairs
4. Shri Piyush Goyal Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer
Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles
5. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Minister of Education and Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship
6. Shri Pralhad Joshi Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines
7. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Minister of Railways, Communications and
Electronics and Information Technology
8. Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Minister of Jal Shakti
9. Shri Kiren Rijiju Minister of Law and Justice
10. Shri Bhupender Yadav Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
and Labour and Employment
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अजधसिू ना
नई ददल्ली, 19 मई, 2022
सा.का.जन. 362(अ).—अन्तराज्ा य पररषद ् सजिवालय की अजधसूिना सं 7/1/2014-आईएससी ददनांक
09 अगस्ट्त, 2019 के अजधक्रमण म ें तथा प्रधानमंत्री के अनुमोदन के साथ, अन्तरााज्य पररषद ् की स्ट्थायी सजमजत की
संरिना जनम्नजलजखत होगी:-
अध्यक्ष
क्रम स.ं नाम पोर्ाफोजलयो
1. श्री अजमत िाह गृह और सहकाररता मंत्री
सदस्ट्य
क्रम सं नाम पोर्ाफोजलयो
1. श्रीमती जनमाला सीतारमण जवत्त और कॉरपोरेर् काया मंत्री
2. श्री नरेंद्र ससह तोमर कृजष एवं दकसान कल्याण मंत्री
3. डॉ वीरेंद्र कुमार सामाजिक न्याय और अजधकाररता मंत्री
4. श्री गिेंद्र ससह िेखावत िल िजक्त मंत्री
5. मुख्य मंत्री आंध्र प्रदेि
6. मुख्य मंत्री असम
7. मुख्य मंत्री जबहार
8. मुख्य मंत्री गुिरात
9. मुख्य मंत्री महाराष्ट्र
10. मुख्य मंत्री ओजडिा
11. मुख्य मंत्री पंिाब
12. मुख्य मंत्री उत्तर प्रदेि
2. स्ट्थायी सजमजत :-
(i) अन्तरााज्य पररषद ्के जविाराथा मामलों पर जनयजमत परामि ाकरेगी तथा उन्हें प्रस्ट्तुत करेगी;
(ii) अन्तरााज्य पररषद ्म ेंजविार से पूवा केंद्र-राज्य संबंधों से िड़ु े सभी मामलों का अध्ययन करके प्रस्ट्तुत करेगी;
(iii) पररषद ्की जसफ़ाररिों पर जलए गए जनणायों के दक्रयान्वयन की जनगरानी करेगी; और
(iv) अध्यक्ष/पररषद ्द्वारा उठाए गए दकसी अन्य मामले पर जविार करेगी।
3. यदद आवश्यक हो, स्ट्थायी सजमजत, संबजन्धत जवषयों पर जविार-जवमिा के दौरान क्षेत्र जविेष के प्रमुख व्यजक्तयों
और जविेषज्ञों के जविारों स ेलाभ लेन े के जलए उन्ह ेंआमंजत्रत कर सकती ह।ै
[फा. सं. 1/7/2019-आईएससी]
अनुराधा प्रसाद, सजिव[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 19th May, 2022
G.S.R. 362(E).—In supersession of the Inter-State Council Secretariat’s notification No. 7/1/2014-
ISC, dated the 9th August 2019, and with the approval of the Prime Minister, it is notified that the
composition of the Standing Committee of the Inter-State Council shall be as follows:-
Chairman
S. No. Name Portfolio
1 Shri Amit Shah Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation
Members
S. No. Name & Designation Portfolio(s)
1. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs
2. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
3. Dr. Virendra Kumar Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
4. Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Minister of Jal Shakti
5. Chief Minister Andhra Pradesh
6. Chief Minister Assam
7. Chief Minister Bihar
8. Chief Minister Gujarat
9. Chief Minister Maharashtra
10. Chief Minister Odisha
11. Chief Minister Punjab
12. Chief Minister Uttar Pradesh
2. The Standing Committee will :-
(i) have continuous consultation and process matters for consideration of the Council;
(ii) process all matters pertaining to Centre-State Relations before they are taken up for
consideration in the Inter-State Council;
(iii) monitor the implementation of decisions taken on the recommendations of the Council and
(iv) consider any other matter referred to it by the Chairman / Council.
3. The Standing Committee may, if necessary, invite experts and persons eminent in specific fields to
have the benefit of their views while deliberating upon the related subjects.
[F. No. 1/7/2019-ISC]
ANURADHA PRASAD, Secy.
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