Eastern Zonal Council

Zonal Councils of India

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Eastern Zonal Council is a zonal council that comprises the states and union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim, and West Bengal.

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. 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]

See also

• Northern Zonal Council
• North-Central Zonal Council
• North-Eastern Zonal Council
• Western Zonal Council
• Southern Zonal Council

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