Meeting of National Integration Council

The 15th meeting of the National Integration Council (NIC) will be held 10th September, 2011 at New Delhi. The meeting will be chaired by the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. The agenda for the meeting includes measures to curb communalism and communal violence, approach to the Communal Violence Bill, measures to promote communal harmony; measures to eliminate discrimination, especially against minorities and scheduled tribes; how the State and the police should handle civil disturbances; and how to curb radicalization of youth in the name of religion and caste.

The last meeting of the NIC was held in New Delhi on 13th October, 2008. NIC, headed by the Prime Minister, includes Union Ministers, leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha and in the Rajya Sabha, Chief Ministers of all the States and Union Territories which have legislatures, leaders of national political parties and of regional political parties, Chairpersons of National Commissions, eminent public figures and representatives from business, media and women.