3-499: Central Zonal Council is a zonal council that comprises the states of Chhattisgarh , Madhya Pradesh , Uttar Pradesh , and Uttarakhand . The States have been grouped into six zones having an Advisory Council to foster cooperation among these States. Five Zonal Councils were set up vide Part-III of the States Reorganisation Act , 1956. Zonal council Zonal Councils are advisory councils and are made up of
6-587: Is as under:- The Northeastern states are not covered by any of the Zonal Councils and their special problems are addressed by another statutory body, the North Eastern Council at Shillong , created by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971. This council originally comprised Arunachal Pradesh , Assam , Manipur , Meghalaya , Mizoram , Nagaland and Tripura ; later the state of Sikkim
9-447: The states and union territories of India that have been grouped into five zones to foster cooperation among them. These were set up by Part-III of the States Reorganisation Act , 1956. The Union Home Minister is the common chairman of five zonal councils. Each chief minister acts as a vice chairman of the council by rotation, holding office for a period of one year at a time. The present composition of each of these Zonal Councils
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