Provisions with respect to an inter-State Council
If at any time it appears to the President that the public interests would be served by the establishment of a Council charged with the duty of— (a) inquiring into and advising upon disputes which may have arisen between States; (b) investigating and discussing subjects in which some or all of the States, or the Union and one or more of the States, have a common interest; or (c) making recommendations upon any such subject and, in particular, recommendations for the better co -ordination of policy and action with respect to that subject, it shall be lawful for the President by order to establish such a Council, and to define the nature of the duties to be performed by it and its organisation and procedure. PART XII FINANCE, PROPERTY, CONTRACTS AND SUITS CHAPTER I.— FINANCE
The President may set up an Inter-State Council to talk through disputes and coordination between States, and between the Union and the States.
This wording has been in force since 1950 on this desk.