North-Eastern Council Act,1971
Act No : 84
Section :
Functions of the Council.
4. Functions of the Council. (1) The Council shall be an advisory body and may discuss any matter in which some or all of the States represented in that Council, or the Union and one or more of the States represented in that Council, have a common interest and advise the Central Government and the Government of each State concerned as to the action to be taken on any such matter, and, in particular, may discuss and make recommendations with regard to,-- (i) any matter of common interest in the field of economic and social planning; (ii) any matter concerning inter-State transport and communications; (iii) any matter relating to power or flood control projects of common interest. (2) For securing the balanced development of the north-eastern area, the Council shall forward proposals,-- (a) formulating for the States represented in the Council a unified and co-ordinated regional plan (which will be in ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Clause (c) omitted by Act 29 of 1975, s. 14 (w.e.f. 15-8-1975). 2. Subs. by s. 14, ibid., for certain words (w.e.f. 15-8-1975). 1136A addition to the State Plan) in regard to matters of common importance to that area; (b) regarding the priorities of the projects and schemes included in the regional plan and the stages in which the regional plan may be implemented; and (c) regarding the location of the projects and schemes included in the regional plan, to the Central Government for its consideration. 1137 (3) The Council shall-- (a) review, from time to time, the implementation of the projects and schemes included in the regional plan and recommend measures for effecting co-ordination among the Governments of the States concerned in the matter of implementation of such projects and schemes; (b) where a project or scheme is intended to benefit two or more States, recommend the manner in which,-- (i) such project or scheme may be executed or implemented and managed or maintained; or (ii) the benefits therefrom may be shared; or (iii) the expenditure thereon may be incurred; (c) on a review of progress of the expenditure, recommend to the Central Government the quantum of financial assistance to be given, from time to time, to the State or States entrusted with the execution or implementation of any project or scheme included in the regional plan; (d) recommend to the Government of the State concerned or to the Central Government the undertaking of necessary surveys and investigation of projects in any State represented in the Council to facilitate consideration of the feasibility of including new projects in the regional plan. (4) The Council shall review from time to time the measures taken by the States represented in the Council for the maintenance of security and public order therein and recommend to the Governments of the States concerned further measures necessary in this regard.
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