Which among the following is are not true about Zonal Councils 1 The Zonal Councils are neither stat...........

Indian Polity Statutory Bodies

Which among the following is/are not true about Zonal Councils?

1) The Zonal Councils are neither statutory nor constitutional bodies.

2) There are 6 zonal councils .

3) The Prime Minister is the common chairman of the five zonal councils.

4) Each chief minister acts as a vice-chairman of the council by rotation, holding office for a period of one year at a time.

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1 only

1&3

1&4

3&4

The Zonal Councils are the statutory (and not the constitutional) bodies. They are established by an Act of the Parliament, that is, States Reorganisation Act of 1956. The act divided the country into five zones (Northern, Central, Eastern, Western and Southern) and provided a zonal council for each zone.
The home minister of Central government is the common chairman of the five zonal councils. Each chief minister acts as a vice-chairman of the council by rotation, holding office for a period of one year at a time.
The zonal councils aim at promoting cooperation and coordination between states, union territories and the Centre. They discuss and make recommendations regarding matters like economic and social planning, linguistic minorities, border disputes, inter-state transport, and so on. They are only deliberative and advisory bodies.