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10/07/22 05:54 AM IST

Northern Zonal Council

In News 
  • Union Home and Cooperation Minister  Amit Shah presided over the 30th meeting of the Northern Zonal Council in Jaipur.
Details 
  • The regional councils have a long history in the development of the country.
  • These councils provide an important forum for discussions in cordial atmosphere between the Center and the State, settlement of disputed inter-State issues through unanimous agreement, enhancing regional cooperation between States and issues of common national importance to be implemented across the country.
  • The Northern Zonal Council discussed the growing threat of cybercrime and strategies for its prevention.
Zonal Councils 
  • 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.
  • While forming these zones, several factors have been taken into account which include:
  • The natural divisions of the country.
  • The river systems and means of communication.
  • The cultural and linguistic affinity.
  • The requirements of economic development, security and law and order.
Source- PIB 

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