Short Notes on the Inter-state council as mentioned under under Article 263

The proposed inter-state. Council to be set up under Article 263 of the constitution should be called inter-governmental council.

It will consist of a general body comprising the Prime Minister as chairman and all Chief Ministers and all union cabinet ministers as members.

A smaller standing committee should consist of the Prime Minister as chairman and six Chief Ministers, one from each zone, elected annually and six union cabinet ministers to be nominated by the Prime Minister as members.

The general body will meet at least twice a year and the standing committee at least twice a year and the standing committee at least four times.

The council will evolve guide lines for identification and selection of issue to be brought before it and will make sure that only such matters of national importance relating to subjects of common interest are brought before it as would fall within the ambit of Article 263.