Consider the following statements regarding Zonal Council 1 There are five zonal council in India 2 ...........

Indian Polity Inter-State Relations

Consider the following statements regarding Zonal Council:

1. There are five zonal council in India

2. The Union Home Minister is the Chairman of each of zonal Councils

3. Sikkim is the part of North East zone

Which of the above statements are correct:

1 and 3 only

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only.

1,2 and 3

Zonal Councils are not Constitutional bodies unlike Interstate Council, which is a statutory body established under article 263.
However, since Zonal Councils have been established via the part III of the States Reorganization Act of 1956, they are statutory bodies.
There are five zonal council in India
The Union Home Minister is the Chairman of each of zonal Councils.
Sikkim is the part of east zone.