How does the council ensure fair representation of all states in its decision-making processes?
The council ensures fair representation of all states in its decision-making processes by determining the procedure to be followed while performing its functions, and by taking decisions at a meeting by a majority of not less than three-fourths of the weighted votes of the members present and voting. The vote of the Central Government has a weightage of one-third of the total votes cast, while the votes of all the State Governments taken together have a weightage of two-thirds of the total votes cast.