Examine the role of the Inter-state Council in promoting vertical (Centre-State) and horizontal (Inter-State) Intergovernmental cooperation and coordination.

Recently, Government announced revival of Article 263 to create Inter-state council (also recommended by general Commissions like Sarkaria Commission). Promote vertical coordination: 6. Inter-state council will be led by Prime Minister with presence of Home Minister and another Union Ministers and chief Ministers of each state. This creates platform for raising federal concerns 6. It can be used for suggestions on laws of concurrent list subjects 6. Contentious issues like CAD jurisdiction, BSF enforcement (beyond co-tnics), IAS cadre rules can be discussed here Challenges of fiscal federalism and demand of grants be raised here: 6. Governance appointment can to dare with bi-partisan consensus 6. Pending state laws (bill be approved (eg: NEET bill in TN)) Horizontal coordination: 6. State-state disputes including boundary 2 mixed dispute be addressed with mediation of states 6. Asymmetric federalism concerns be addressed 6. Regionalism can be prevented with common mobility regime (facilitate migrant movement eg: Bihar migrant in J Tamil Nadu).

6. Challenges of fiscal federalism and demand of grants be raised here 6. Governance appointment can to dare with bi-partisan consensus 6. Pending state laws (bill be approved (eg: NEET bill in TN)) Article 263 should be made a permanent body with permanent Secretariat independent