Composition of Zonal Council

Composition of Zonal Council:

Zonal Councils shall be composed of the following high level functionaries of the Union and State Governments and UT Administration:

1. Chairman : A Union Minister to be nominated by the President

2. Vice Chairman : Chief Ministers of the States included in each zone act as Vice-Chairman of the Zonal Council for that zone by rotation, each holding office for a period of one year at a time.

3. Members: Chief Minister and two other Ministers as nominated by the Governor from each of the States and two members from Union Territories included in the zone as nominated by the President. If there is no Council of Ministers in any such State, three members from that State to be nominated by the President.

4. Advisers : One person nominated by the Planning Commission for each of the Zonal Councils, Chief Secretaries and another officer/Development Commissioner nominated by each of the States included in the Zone.

The President has nominated Union Home Minister to be Chairman of all the Zonal Councils. The North Eastern Council is constituted under the North Eastern Council Act, 1971 and is governed by the provisions of that Act.