Zonal Councils of India
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Zonal Councils are advisory councils and are made up of the states of India that have been grouped into six zones to foster cooperation among them. Five Zonal Councils were set up vide Part-III of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. The North Eastern States' special problems are addressed by another statutory body - The North-Eastern Council, created by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971.[1] The present composition of each of these Zonal Councils is as under:[2]
- Northern Zonal Council, comprising Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Rajasthan;
- North-Eastern Zonal Council, comprising Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura; The State of Sikkim has also been included in the North Eastern Council vide North Eastern Council (Amendment) Act, 2002 notified on 23 December 2002.[3]
- Central Zonal Council, comprising the States of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh
- Eastern Zonal Council, comprising Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal;
- Western Zonal Council, comprising Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra;
- Southern Zonal Council, comprising Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep are not members of any of the Zonal Councils.[4] However, they are presently special invitees to the Southern Zonal Council.[5]
List
| Name of Council | Member States/UTs | Headquarter | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Zonal Council | Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Rajasthan | New Delhi | |
| North-Eastern Zonal Council | Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim | Shillong | The State of Sikkim was included in the North Eastern Council vide North Eastern Council (Amendment) Act, 2002 notified on 23 December 2002. |
| Central Zonal Council | Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad | |
| Eastern Zonal Council | Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal | Kolkata | |
| Western Zonal Council | Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra | Mumbai | |
| Southern Zonal Council | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana | Chennai |
See also
- Administrative divisions of India
- Federal district, a similar entity type in Russia
References
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- ^ http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/iscs/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/states_reorganisation_act.pdf
- ^ http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/iscs/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/COMPOSITION-OF-SOUTHERN-ZONAL-COUNCIL.pdf