Q. With reference to the ‘Northeastern Council’, consider the following statements:
1. It is constituted by the President under the article 263 of the Constitution.
2. It falls under the administrative jurisdiction of the Ministry of Development of the Northeastern Region.
3. The Governors of all the eight north eastern states are the members of the council.
4. Presently, Union Home Minister acts as ex-officio Chairman of the Northeastern Council.
How many of the above given statements are correct?
Exp) Option c is the correct answer answer.
Statement 1 is incorrect: Northeastern Council is a statutory body established by the Government of India in 1971 under the Northeastern Council Act, 197
Statement 2 is correct: Northeastern Council (NEis under the administrative purview of Ministry of Development of the North-Eastern Region (MDoNER). NEC has made significant contributions to the socio-economic development of the Northeastern region, as an Advisory body and as a Planning body.
Statement 3 is correct: The NEC consists of the Governors and Chief Ministers of the eight states of the Northeast region, along with nominated members from the government of India. Statement 4 is correct: In 2018, The Union Cabinet has approved proposal of Ministry of Development of Northeastern Region (DoNER) for nomination of Union Home Minister as ex-officio Chairman of Northeastern Council (NEC).
