The National Advisory Council of India was setup on June 4, 2004 to monitor the implementation of the United Progressive Alliance's Common Minimum Programme . The Common Minimum Programme has been designated as a Government Scheme .
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi is the chairperson, with the status of a cabinet minister. The other members of this council will be from the allies of the Congress-led Government.
The funds for the functioning of this council will be provided from the budgetary allocation for the Prime Minister's Office.
Members
- Sonia Gandhi
- Jean Drèze
- C.H. Hanumantha Rao
- Aruna Roy
- Jairam Ramesh
- Jayprakash Narayan
- V Krishnamurthy
- N.C. Saxena
- Madhav Chavan
- A.K. Shiva Kumar
- D. Swaminadhan
- Sam Pitroda
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