The Constitution of India in Article 263, provided that an Inter-State Council (ISC) may be established "if at any time it appears to the President that the public interests would be served by the establishment of a Council". It was established on 28 May 1990 by a presidential order on recommendation of Sarkaria Commission. The present status of the ISC is that of a non permanent constitutional body.Moreover, the Commission on Centre-State Relations under the Chairmanship of Justice R. S. Sarkaria had recommended that a permanent Inter-State Council called the Inter-Governmental Council (IGC) should be set up under Article 263. The ISC has been established pursuant to this recommendation of the commission. It cannot be dissolved and re-established. The objective of the ISC is to discuss or investigate policies, subjects of common interest, and disputes among states.
