Which one of the following statements in respect of the North Eastern Council is correct?
Answer: (c)
The North Eastern Council was constituted in 1971 under the North Eastern Council Act, 1971. It originally covered seven states — Sikkim was added as the eighth member state in 2002, not Manipur. The Council is now under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), not MHA. Its composition includes Governors and Chief Ministers of the 8 states plus members nominated by the President, not by the Governors.