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Book's First PageInter-State Council The provision for setting up an Inter-State Council is mentioned in Article 263 of the Constitution. In pursuance of the recommendation made by the Sarkaria Commission on Centre- State Relations, the Inter-State Council was set up in 1990. The Inter-State Council (ISC) is a recommendatory body and has been assigned the duties of investigating and discussing such subjects, in which some or all of the states or the union territories and one or more of the states have a common interest, for better coordination of policy and action with respect to that subject. It also deliberates upon such other matters of general interests to the states as may be referred by the Chairman to the Council. The Prime Minister is the Chairman of the Council. Chief Ministers of all the states and union territories having legislative assemblies, administrators of union territories not having legislative assemblies, governors of states under President’s rule and six ministers of cabinet rank in the Union Council of Ministers, nominated by the Chairman of the Council, are members of the Council. Relevant Website: www.interstatecouncil.nic.in Zonal Council Five zonal councils viz., Northern Zonal Council, Central Zonal Council, Eastern Zonal Council, Western Zonal Council and Southern Zonal Council were set up vide Part-III of the States Re-organisation Act, 1956 with the objectives of bringing out national integration; arresting the growth of acute state consciousness, regionalism, linguism and particularistic tendencies; enabling the centre and the states to cooperate and exchange ideas and experiences; and establishing a climate of co-operation amongst the states for successful and speedy execution of development projects. Composition of Zonal Councils Zonal Council Members States/Union Territories Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu & Northern Zonal Council Kashmir, National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Chandigarh Central Zonal Council Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh Eastern Zonal Council Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and the Union Territories of Dadra & Western Zonal Council Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana and Southern Zonal Council the Union Territory of Puducherry Organizational Structure of Zonal Councils The Union Home Minister is the Chairman of all the zonal councils. The Office of the Vice- Chairman is held by the Chief Minister of the Member State of the respective zonal council by annual rotation, each holding office for a period of one year at a time. Two other ministers of each member state are also members of each Zonal Council. The Chief Secretary of the Member State function as the Secretary of respective Zonal Council by annual rotation and another