Inter-State Council

Q.  Which of the following is/are true?

1) There have been only 10 Inter-State Council meetings.
2) The 10th meeting focussed on Disaster Management (Preparedness of States to Cope With Disaster).

- Published on 19 Jul 16

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: Only 1
 
The Tenth Meeting of the Inter-State Council held on 9.12.2006 discussed Atrocities on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and status of implementation of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. This year 11th meeting took place. It focussed on following points -
  • Consideration of the recommendations of the Punchhi Commission on Centre-State relations,
  • Use of Aadhaar as an identifier and use of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for providing subsidies, benefits and Public services,
  • Improving quality of school education with focus on improving learning outcomes, incentivising better performance, and Internal security

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