New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Monday amended the Inter-State Council Order, 1990, to provide for the participation of Governors and Lieutenant Governors in meetings of the Inter-State Council when specified constitutional or statutory provisions are in force in their respective States or Union Territories (UTs).

The amendment was notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs on September 9, mentioning that the President made the order to amend the Inter-State Council Order, 1990, exercising the powers conferred under Article 263 of the Constitution.

The Inter-State Council (Amendment) Order, 2026, came into force with immediate effect soon after the publication of the order.

Under the amended order, the existing proviso...