Northern Zonal Council

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Northern Zonal Council is a zonal council that comprises the states and union territories of Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Rajasthan .

The States have been grouped into six zones having an Advisory Council to foster cooperation among these States. Five Zonal Councils were set up vide Part-III of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. The North Eastern States' special problems are addressed by another statutory body - The North Eastern Council, created by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971.^[1] The present composition of each of these Zonal Councils is as under:^[2]

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Northern Zonal Council

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