{"id":327666,"date":"2025-02-24T16:11:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T10:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=327666"},"modified":"2025-02-28T17:07:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T11:37:35","slug":"zonal-councils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/zonal-councils\/","title":{"rendered":"Zonal Councils"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Recently, Union Home Minister Amit Shah presided over the 27th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Pune.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-328282 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Zonal-Councils.png?resize=605%2C401&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Zonal Councils\" width=\"605\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Zonal-Councils.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Zonal-Councils.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Zonal-Councils.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Zonal-Councils.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>About Zonal Councils<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru introduced the concept of zonal councils in 1956 during the debate on the States Reorganisation Commission report.<\/li>\n<li>It was introduced as a mechanism to promote inter-state cooperation and resolve issues arising from state linguistic reorganizations.<\/li>\n<li>These councils serve as advisory and cooperative platforms between states and the Centre.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Composition of Zonal Councils<\/h2>\n<p>Each Zonal Council consists of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Union Home Minister \u2013 Chairman of all councils.<\/li>\n<li>Chief Ministers of the states in a zone \u2013 Vice-Chairman (on a rotational basis for one year).<\/li>\n<li>Two Ministers from each state \u2013 Nominated by the respective Governor.<\/li>\n<li>Two representatives from Union Territories in the zone.<\/li>\n<li>One Planning Commission nominee for each council.<\/li>\n<li>Chief Secretaries and senior officials from the states.<\/li>\n<li>Standing Committees\n<ul>\n<li>Each council has a Standing Committee comprising Chief Secretaries of member states.<\/li>\n<li>These committees meet periodically to resolve issues and prepare the groundwork for council meetings.<\/li>\n<li>Representatives from Central Ministries and NITI Aayog attend based on necessity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Functions and Role of Zonal Councils<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It acts as a platform for resolving Centre-State and inter-state disputes.<\/li>\n<li>It facilitates regional cooperation in economic and social planning.<\/li>\n<li>It discusses and resolves issues related to:\n<ul>\n<li>Border disputes.<\/li>\n<li>Linguistic minorities.<\/li>\n<li>Inter-state transport<\/li>\n<li>Other matters under the States Reorganisation Act.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It fosters cooperative and competitive federalism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, Union Home Minister Amit Shah presided over the 27th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Pune. About Zonal Councils Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru introduced the concept of zonal councils in 1956 during the debate on the States Reorganisation Commission report. 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