Inter State Council ( India ) - Wikipedia Inter State Council ( India ) Inter State Council अंतरराज्य परिषद Formation May 28, 1990 ; 27 years ago ( 1990 - 05 - 28 ) Chairman Prime Minister Narendra Modi The Inter State Council is an Indian constitutional body set up on the basis of provisions in Article 263 of the Constitution of India. The body was formed by a Presidential Order dated 28 May 1990 on recommendation of Sarkaria Commission. The Council is formed to discussing or investigating policies, subjects of common interest, and disputes, among states. Contents 1 Aims of ISC 2 Composition 3 Meetings 4 References Aims of isc 1. Decentralization of powers to the states as much as possible. 2. More transfer of financial resources to the states. 3. Arrangements for devolution in such a way that the states can fulfil their obligations. 4. Advancement of loans to states should be related to as ' the productive principle '. 5. Deployment of central armed forces in the states either on their request or otherwise. Composition The Inter State Council composes of the following members : Prime Minister, Chairman. Chief Ministers of all states. Chief ministers of UTs with legislative assemblies. Administrators of union territories not having legislative assemblies. Six central cabinet ministers, including home minister, to be nominated by prime minister. Governors of states under president 's rule. STANDING COMMITTEE Home minister 5 members of Cabinet rank 9 members Chief Ministers of state Meetings The Council has met 12 times since its inception ( 1990 ). Sr No Date Prime Minister October 10, 1990 V.P. Singh October 15, 1996 H.D. Deve Gowda July 17, 1997 Inder Kumar Gujral November 28, 1997 January 22, 1999 Atal Bihari Vajpayee 6 May 20, 2000 7 November 16, 2001 8 March 27 -- 28, 2003 9 June 28, 2005 Dr. Manmohan Singh 10 December 12, 2006 11 July 16, 2016 Narendra Modi 12 November 25, 2017 References Jump up ^ `` Article 263 in The Constitution Of India 1949 ''. indiankanoon.org. Indian Kanoon. 28 May 1990. Retrieved 21 December 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Genesis of the Inter State Council ''. interstatecouncil.nic.in/. Inter State Council Secretariat. Retrieved 2 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Composition of the Inter State Council ''. interstatecouncil.nic.in/. Inter State Council Secretariat. Retrieved 2 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Meetings of the Inter State Council ''. interstatecouncil.nic.in/. Inter State Council Secretariat. Retrieved 2 January 2017. This article about government in India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inter_State_Council_(India)&oldid=813074421 '' Categories : Local government in India Indian government stubs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 1 December 2017, at 16 : 26. About Wikipedia

Question: who is empowered to established the interstate council
Answer: Presidential Order