Meetings

The Inter-State Council has met eleven times. The details of the eleven meetings are given below :

The First Meeting of the Inter-State Council held on 10.10.1990 discussed the following agenda items:

Report of the Sarkaria Commission on Centre-State Relations
Levy of tax on inter-state consignment of goods
Transfer of additional excise duties from man-made fabrics to the textile fibers/yarn stage
Setting up of special courts for speedy trial of economic offences and offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act

Consideration of 179 recommendations of Sarkaria Commission on which there was a consensus in the Sub-committee of the Inter-State Council
Methodology for examination of 44 recommendations of Sarkaria Commission on Centre-State financial relations, 11 recommendations on which there was no consensus in the Sub-committee and one recommendation relating to Centre-State relations in the sphere of education
Methodology for examination of the recommendations of Sarkaria Commission relating to emergency provisions including Article 356
Appointment of High-Level Committee

Action taken on recommendations adopted at the Second meeting of the Inter-State Council held on 15.10.96.
Alternative Scheme of Devolution of Share in Central Taxes to States
Amendments to Article 356
Chapter X of Sarkaria Commission on Centre-State Financial Relations

Chapter X of Sarkaria Commission Report on "Centre-State Financial Relations"
Chapter IV of Sarkaria Commission Report on "Role of Governor"
Chapter XVII of Sarkaria Commission Report on "Inter-State River Water Disputes"
Chapter XI of Sarkaria Commission Report on "Economic & Social Planning"
Chapter XV of Sarkaria Commission Report on "Forests"
Action taken on decisions taken in the Third meeting of the Inter-State Council held on 17th July, 1997

Chapter VI of Sarkaria Commission Report on ‘Emergency Provisions’ (Articles 355 and 356 of the Constitution of India)
Guidelines for Conduct of Business of the Inter-State Council
Economic & Social Planning
Implementation Report on the recommendations endorsed by the Inter-State Council

Chapter III of Sarkaria Commission Report on "Administrative Relations"
Chapter V of Sarkaria Commission Report on "Reservation of Bills"
Chapter X of Sarkaria Commission Report on "Financial Relations"
Chapter XII of Sarkaria Commission Report on "Industries"
Chapter XIV of Sarkaria Commission Report on "Agriculture"
Chapter XVI of Sarkaria Commission Report on "Food and Civil Supplies"
Chapter XVIII of Sarkaria Commission Report on "Trade, Commerce and Intercourse within the Territory of India"
Action Taken Report on the issues decided and raised/discussed in the Fifth meeting of the Inter-State Council held on the 22nd January, 1999
Implementation Report on the decisions taken by Inter-State Council on the recommendations of the Sarkaria Commission
Removal of Restrictions on Movement of Essential Commodities
Post-retirement benefits to Governors

Chapter II of Sarkaria Commission Report on ‘Legislative Relations’
Chapter IV of Sarkaria Commission Report on ‘Role of the Governor’
Chapter VIII of Sarkaria Commission Report on ‘All India Services’
Chapter IX of Sarkaria Commission Report on ‘Inter Governmental Council’
Chapter XIII of Sarkaria Commission Report on ‘Mines & Minerals’
Chapter XIX of Sarkaria Commission Report on ‘Mass Media’
Chapter XX of Sarkaria Commission Report on ‘Miscellaneous matters, Language, UTs and High Court Judges’
Implementation Report on the decisions taken by Inter-State Council in its earlier meetings

Administrative Relations
Chapter VI of Sarkaria Commission Report on ‘Emergency Provisions’
Chapter VII of Sarkaria Commission Report on Deployment of Union Armed Forces
Contract Labour and Contract Appointments
Implementation Report on the decisions taken by Inter-State Council on the recommendations of Sarkaria Commission
Good Governance – An Action Plan

Blue Print of Action Plan on Good Governance
Disaster Management – Preparedness of States to Cope With Disaster
Implementation Report on the decisions taken by Inter-State Council on the recommendations of Sarkaria Commission

Atrocities on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and status of implementation of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

Consideration of the Recommendations of the Punchhi Commission on Centre-State Relations
Use of Aadhaar as an identifier and use of DBT for providing Subsidies, Benefits and Public Services
Improving Quality of School Education with focus on improving learning outcomes, incentivising better performance, etc
Internal Security with focus on intelligence sharing and coordination for combating terrorism / insurgency , police reforms and police modernisation