Zonal Councils

On 20th August 2026, Union Home Minister chaired the 31st Southern Zonal Council (SZC) meeting in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu.

  • Zonal Councils are high-level advisory bodies that strengthen federal structure by promoting cooperation, dialogue, dispute resolution, and coordinating development and security among states, UTs, and the Union Government.
  • Zonal Councils are statutory bodies, established under Part III of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
  • The Act established five Zonal Councils: Northern, Central, Eastern, Western, and Southern.
  • A separate statutory body, the North Eastern Council, was established later under the North Eastern Council Act, 1971.
  • The Union Home Minister is the common ....
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