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The States Reorganisation Act, 1956

Part III — ZONES AND ZONAL COUNCILS

Section 15Establishment of Zonal Councils

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Section 15: Establishment of Zonal Councils

15. Establishment of Zonal Councils

As from the appointed day, there shall be a Zonal Council for each of the following five zones, namely:

(a)

the Northern Zone, comprising the States of [Haryana], [Punjab, Himachal Pradesh], Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir* and the [Union territories] of Delhi, [and Chandigarh];

(b)

the Central Zone, comprising the States of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh;

[(c) the Eastern Zone, comprising the States of Bihar, West Bengal [Orissa and Sikkim];] [(d) the Western Zone, comprising the States of Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra and the Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu; and]

(e)

the Southern Zone, comprising the States of Andhra Pradesh, [ [Tamil Nadu], [Karnataka] and Kerala] [and the Union territory of Pondicherry].

Amendment notes (12)
  1. Subs w.e.f. 1-11-1966 . Subs. by Act 31 of 1966, s. 86, for "Punjab" (w.e.f. 1-11-1966).
  2. Subs w.e.f. 25-1-1971 . Subs. by Act 53 of 1970, s. 47, for "Punjab" (w.e.f. 25-1-1971).
  3. Subs . Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 1) Order, 1956, for "Part C States".
  4. Subs w.e.f. 25-1-1971 . Subs. by Act 53 of 1970, s. 47, for "Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh" (w.e.f. 25-1-1971).
  5. Subs w.e.f. 21-1-1972 . Subs. by Act 81 of 1971, s. 74, for clause (c) (w.e.f. 21-1-1972).
  6. Subs . Subs. by Notification No. S.O. 778(E), dated 8-12-1976, Gazette of India, Pt. II, Sec. 3(ii).
  7. Subs w.e.f. 30-5-1987 . Subs. by Act 18 of 1987, s. 64, for clause (d) (w.e.f. 30-5-1987).
  8. Subs w.e.f. 1-5-1960 . Subs. by Act 11 of 1960, s. 86, for "Madras and Kerala" (w.e.f. 1-5-1960).
  9. Subs w.e.f. 14-1-1969 . Subs. by the Madras State (Alteration of Name) (Adaptation of Laws on Union Subjects) Order, 1970, for "Madras" (w.e.f. 14-1-1969).
  10. Subs w.e.f. 1-11-1973 . Subs. by the Mysore State (Alteration of Name) (Adaptation of Laws on Union Subjects) Order, 1974, for "Mysore" (w.e.f. 1-11-1973).
  11. Ins w.e.f. 13-5-1963 . Ins. by Act 20 of 1963, s. 57 and Second Schedule (w.e.f. 13-5-1963).
  12. . Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.