Why in News?
Recent calls to revive the National Integration Council highlight concerns over weakening social cohesion, communal harmony, and the absence of an institutional dialogue mechanism on national integration.
Description:
Key Terms:
- National Integration: Process of fostering unity, social cohesion, and harmony among diverse communities.
- Social Fabric: The network of shared values, trust, and relationships holding society together.
| NIC | Key Facts |
| Nature | High-level advisory body on national integration |
| Objective | Promote national unity, communal harmony, social cohesion |
| Established | 1961 |
| Convened by | Government of India |
| Mandate | Address communalism, regionalism, casteism, separatism; recommend integration measures; promote dialogue |
| Chairperson | Prime Minister of India |
| Members | Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, leaders of major political parties, eminent public figures & civil society |
| Functioning | Consultative & consensus-based; recommendations non-binding |
Key Features:
- Advisory in nature; recommendations are non-binding.
- Functions through periodic meetings, not permanent secretariat-driven operations.
- Focus on consultative dialogue rather than executive action.
Meetings & Status:
- Last meeting: 2013
- Has not met regularly in recent years, raising concerns over institutional neglect.
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