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

External links

• National Advisory Council