National Integration Council

National Integration Council
राष्ट्रीय एकता परिषद
AbbreviationNIC
Formation1961
TypeGovernment advisory body
Legal statusActive
PurposeAddress the problems of communalism, casteism and regionalism
Region served
India
Membership
147
Official language
Hindi
Chairman
Prime Minister of India

The National Integration Council (NIC) is a group of senior politicians and public figures in India that looks for ways to address the problems of communalism, casteism and regionalism.[1] Council members include cabinet ministers, entrepreneurs, celebrities, media heads, chief ministers, and opposition leaders. The 2013 council was chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and its members included movie star Jaya Bachchan, cardinal Baselios Cleemis, news editors: Shobhana Bhartia, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aroon Purie, Barkha Dutt, political leaders; Rajnath Singh, Kumari Mayawati, Bhim Singh, Sonia Gandhi, and billionaires; Anand Mahindra, Rajashree Birla, Cyrus Mistry, and Azim Premji.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hindu20100413 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "List of Members of The National Integration Council, 2013" (PDF). Government of India.