The Constitution of India
Provisions with respect to an inter-State Council
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Provision
- 263
- Source language
- eng+tel
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- in force
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Official sourcePresident that the public interests would be served by the establishment of a Council charged
with the duty of—
(a) inquiring into and advising upon disputes which may have arisen between States;
(b) investigating and discussing subjects in which some or all of the States, or the
Union and one or more of the States, have a common interest; or
(c) making recommendations upon any such subject and, in particular,
recommendations for the better co-ordination of policy and action with respect to that
subject,
it shall be lawful for the President by order to establish such a Council, and to define the
nature of the duties to be performed by it and its organisation and procedure.
160 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
PART- XII
FINANCE, PROPERTY, CONTRACTS AND SUITS
CHAPTER - I. - FINANCE
General
1
[264. Interpretation:- In this Part, “Finance Commission” means a Finance Commission
constituted under article 280.]
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The Constitution of India · legislative.gov.in · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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