Exp) Option d is the correct answer

Statement a is correct. A North-Eastern Council was created by a separate Act of Parliament– the North-Eastern Council Act of 1971. It is a statutory body with Governors and Chief Ministers of all the eight North Eastern States as its Member – Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura and Sikkim. Sikkim was added as the eighth member of the council by amendment to the act in 2002.

Statement b is correct. North-Eastern Council reviews from time to time the measures taken by the member states for the maintenance of security and public order in the region.

Statement c is correct. North-Eastern Council is an advisory body whose functions are similar to those of the zonal councils, but with few additions. It has to formulate a unified and coordinated regional plan covering matters of common importance. It has to review from time to time the measures taken by the member states for the maintenance of security and public order in the region.

Statement d is incorrect. In 2018, the Union Cabinet approved the proposal of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) for the nomination of the Union Home Minister as ex-officio Chairman of North Eastern Council (NEC). The Cabinet also approved that Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of DoNER would serve as Vice Chairman of the Council.