lok sabha corhigenda to the north-eastern council bill, 1969 (to be/as intr~d~ced in lok sabha) 1 page 2, line 16,-for "sub-section" read "section" --2 page 3, line 44,-after "council" insert " " , 3 in the docket page,-fq£ "setitng" read "setting" new delhi; december 13 1969 agrahayana-~~ib91 (saka) f i·  :  am no 115 of i'" the north-eastern council bill, 1969  a billto pl'ovide for the setting up of a council for the north·eastern greas oj india to be called the north~eastern council and for matters connected therewith be it enacted by parliatpcnt in the twentieth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 (1) this act may be called the north-eastern council act, 1969 short title lad (2) it shall come into force on such date as the centra] government commede,-5 may, by notification in the oftlcial gazette, appoint ment z in ¢is act, unless the context otherwise requlres,--deftni~ (a) "council" means the north-eastern  council under this act; established hons (b) "meghalaya" means the autonomous state known its meghb-10 laya constituted under section 3 of the assam reorganisation (megha· laya) act, 1969: (c) "north-east frontier agency" has the meaning ilssigned to it in the north-east frontier areas (administration) regulation, 1954; and rejulalion 1 of 19m j5 (d) "state" includes meghalaya, the union territories of manipur and tripura and the north-east frontier agency , j 3 there shall be a council to be called the north-eastern council which shall consist of the following members, namely:--(a) the governor of assam, who shall be the chairman thereof; (b) the chief ministers of assam and meghnlaya; ilatablishmentand composition of the· north- rn council (c) a minister each from the state of assam and from megha- 5 laya to be nominated by the governor on the recommendation of the chief minister concerned; (d) the administrators 01 the union territories of manipur and tripura: and 10 (e) the chief ministers of manipur and tripura: provided that if at any time the government of nagaland expresses its desire to be represented on the council, the chief minister of that state and one other minister to be nominated by the governor shall also be members of the council: provided further that if there is no council of ministers in any state is referred to in this sub-section, the president may, if he deems it necessary so to do, nominate not more than one person to represent the state on the council for so long as there is no council of ministers in such state functiol1l of the council 4 (1) the council shall be an advisory body and may discuss any 20 matter in which some or all of the states represented on the council have·a comm()ft,·lnterest and advise the government of each state ('oncerned as to the action to be taken on any such matter (2) in particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1) the council may-3s (a) formulate for the states represented thereon a unified and co-ordinated regional plan in respect of such plan schemes for those states as are of common importance to the north-eastern areas of india, such as schemes relating to inter-state communications, common 'irrigation, powet and flood control projects agricultural 30 production to achieve regional food self-sufficiency find balanced industrial development of the region; (b) review from time to time the implementation of the ~cbe- mes included in the regional plan and recommend measures for effecting co-ordination in implementation of the sl'hemes by the 3s governments of the states concerned~ , (c) discusf; and make recommendations with regard to-(i) any otlier matter of common interest in the field of economic and social planning and (ii) any matter concerning border disputes linguistic minori- 40 ties or inter-state transport  m •• tin, of the council  5 (1) the council shall meet at such time as the chairman of the councu,may appoint in this behalf cmd shall subject to the other provisions of this section, observe such rules of procedllrf' in regard to transaction of business at its meetin~s as it may, with the ~pproval of the 45 central government lay down from -time to tlm€' (2) the chairman or in his absence any other member chosen by the members present from amongst themselves shall preside at a meeting of the council (3) all questions at a meeting of the council shall be decided by a 5 majority of votes of the members present and in the case of an equality of votes the chairman, or, in his absence, any ilther person presidini shall have a second or casting vote (4) the proceedings of every meeting of the council shall be forwarded to the central government and also to the government of each 10 state represented on the council 6 (1) the council shall have the followin, persoras as advisers to adviers assist the council in tho performanc& of its duties jwdely:-(a) one person nominated by the planning commission; and (b) one person nominated by the ministry of the central government dealing wi th finance 15 (2) every adviser to the council shall have the right to take part in the discussions of the council but shall not have a right to vote at a meeting of the council coordination committee 7 (1) there shall be a committee of the council called the co-ordinaao tion committee consisting of-(a) the governor of assam and the chief ministers of aasam and meghalaya; and (b) the administrators and chief ministers of the union territories of manipur and tripura: 2s provided that as and when the state of nagaland is also represented on the council, the chief minister of that state shall be a member of the coinmittee (2) the governor of assam shall be the chairman of the committee (3) it shall be the duty of the co-ordination committee to review 30 from time to time the measures taken by the states represeated·on the council for the maintenance of security and public order therein and to recommend to the governments of the states codcernedfurlher, measure& necessary in this regard (4) the committee shall observe such rules of procedure in regard 35 to transaction of business at its meetings as the, council may, with the approval of the central government, lay down from time to time 8 (1) the cowlcil shall have n secretarial staff consisting of a seeretary, a planning adviser and such other officers and employees as the central govenunent may by order determine oftlce andtaft ot the council 040 (2) the office of the council shall be located at sum place as may be determined by the council (3) the administrative expenses of the said office, includin, the salaries and allowances payable to, or in respect of, members of the secretarial staff of the council shall be borne by the central government out 45 of moneys provided by parliament for the purpose  statement of objects and reasonsthe north-eastern region of our country as a whole occupies an important and vital position which calls for an integrated and well co-ordinated approach towards development as also security of the 'region in order to further this basic objective, it is proposed to provide for the setting up of a high level council consisting of representatives of the states and other administrative units in the north-eastern region the main task of the council would be to identify development schemes which would be of importance to the region as a whole, review their implementation by the governments of the participating units, and also recommend measures for effecting co-ordination the council would also make recommendations regarding matters of common interest to them it is also proposed to pro\'ide for the setting up of a committee of the council which could review from time to time the measures taken by the states represented thereon for maintenance or security and public order in the region and recommend further measures necessary in this regard 2 the bill seeks to achieve the above objects new delhi; the 9th december, 1969 y b chavan  president's recommendation under article 117 of the constitution of india[copy of letter no 24j19/68-sr, dated the 10th december, 1969 from shri y b chavan, minister of home affairs to the secretary, lok sabha] the president having been informed of the subject matter of the bill to provide for the setting up of a council for the north-eastern areas of india to be called the north-eastern council and for matters connected therewith, recommends the consideration of 1 he bill in the lok sabha under article 117(3) of the constitution the bill provides for the formation of the north-eastern council and clause 8 provides for the secretarial staff for the council consisting of a secretary, a planning adviser and such other officers and employees as the central government may -by order determine sub-clause (3) of clause 8 provides that the administrative expenses of the office of the proposed north-eastern council including salaries and allowances payable to the members of the secretarial staff shall be borne by the central government out of moneys provided by parliament for the purpose it is proposed that the secretary and the planning adviser should be senior officers the planning adviser will have, to begin with, three experts and the necessary supporting staff the office of the secretary, at the initial stage, will have a junior officer and a small establishment to assist him the size of the secretariat of the council will have to be determined in the light of experience and the actual needs the set up of the secretariat as at present envisaged will involve approximately a recurring expenditure of rs 3,24,000 per annum and non-recurring expenditure of rs 57,000 on account of purchase of furniture staff-car and office equipment, etc 2 clause 6 of the bill provides that the proposed north-eastern council shall have as advisers one person nominated by the planning commission and another nominated by the ministry of finance as the headquarters of the council is expected to be at shillong, the advisers nominated under the clause will have to undertake journeys for attending meetings of the council the estimated expenditure on account of travelling allowance of officers will be about -rs 8,000 per annum clause 5(1) of the bill empowers the proposed north-eastern council to lay down with the approval of the central government the rules of procedure in regard to transaction of business at the meetings of the council clause 7(4) of the bill empowers the council to lay down with the approval of the central government the rules of procedure which shall 'be obsej'i'ved by the co-ordination committee of the council in regard to transaction of business at the meetings of the committee as the matters in respect of which the council may lay down rules under the afore-mentioned provisions 0: the bill are matters of procedure, the delegation of le~il'lative power is of a normal character  a billto provide for the setitng up of a council for the north-eastern areas of india to be called the nonh-eastern council and for matters lonnectcd ~therewith (shri y b ch(lf)an, minister of home affairs) 