[Mission 2022] QUIZ – 2022: INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ, 27 January 2022 – Polity – INSIGHTSIAS

Solution: a)

A state cannot raise any loan without the consent of the Centre, if there is still out-standing any part of a loan made to the state by the Centre or in respect of which a guarantee has been given by the Centre.

The Central government can make loans to any state or give guarantees in respect of loans raised by any state. Any sums required for the purpose of making such loans are to be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.

Solution: d)

The Inter State Council composes of the following members: Prime Minister, Chairman. Chief Ministers of all states. Chief ministers of UTs with legislative assemblies. Prime Minister is the ex-officio chairman (i.e. chairman by the virtue of him holding of prime minister). He does not need any nomination.

The chairman of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) is not elected solely by the Rajya Sabha. She is elected jointly by Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. In the case of Lok Sabha, the speaker is solely elected by the Lok Sabha.

Solution: c)

The inter-state council is not a permanent constitutional body for coordination between the states and union government. It can be established ‘at any time’ if it appears to the President that the public interests would be served by the establishment of such a council.

The Council is a recommendatory body to investigate and discuss subjects, in which some or all of the states or the union government have a common interest.

Solution: b)

In pursuance of the recommendations of the Sarkaria Commission, the Janata Dal Government established the Inter-State Council in 1990. It consists of the following members:

• Prime minister as the Chairman
• Chief ministers of all the states
• Chief ministers of union territories having legislative assemblies
• Administrators of union territories not having legislative assemblies
• Governors of States under President’s rule
• Six Central cabinet ministers, including the home minister, to be nominated by the Prime Minister.
• Five Ministers of Cabinet rank / Minister of State (independent charge) nominated by the Chairman of the Council (i.e., Prime Minister) are permanent invitees to the Council.

Solution: d)

NEC was established under the North Eastern Council Act, 1971 as an apex level body for securing balanced and coordinated development and facilitating coordination with the States.

The Union Cabinet, in June 2018, 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.

All the Governors and Chief Ministers of North Eastern States will be its Members.