The North Eastern Council (NEC) was established by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971. Subsequent to the amendment of NEC Act in 2002, the Council comprises which of the following members? 1. Governor of the Constituent State 2. Chief Minister of the Constituent State 3. Three Members to be nominated by the President of India 4. The Home Minister of India Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Explanation
Statement 1 is Correct: According to Section 3(1) of the North Eastern Council Act, 1971, as amended by the North Eastern Council (Amendment) Act, 2002, the Governors of the constituent states (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura) are members of the Council.
Statement 2 is Correct: Section 3(1) of the amended Act also includes the Chief Ministers of the constituent states as members of the Council.
Statement 3 is Correct: The 2002 Amendment specifically expanded the Council's composition to include three members to be nominated by the President of India.
Statement 4 is Incorrect: The North Eastern Council (Amendment) Act, 2002, does not include the Union Home Minister in the list of members. While the Union Home Minister was made the ex-officio Chairman of the NEC in June 2018 following a Union Cabinet decision, this was done through a Presidential nomination under the powers provided by the Act, rather than being a statutory membership requirement defined in the 2002 amendment text itself.