Question

Consider the following statements about the Southern Zonal Council:

1. It includes Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu.

2. Its headquarters is in Chennai.

3. The council has the power to pass binding resolutions.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 1 only
• D. 1, 2, and 3

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 1 only

Southern Zonal Council

• The Southern Zonal Council comprises the following states and union territories: Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andhra Pradesh.

• Telangana is part of the Central Zonal Council, not the Southern Zonal Council.

• The headquarters of the Southern Zonal Council is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

• Zonal Councils are advisory bodies established by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.

• They aim to promote inter-state coordination and cooperation on various issues of common interest.

• The Zonal Councils cannot pass binding resolutions; their recommendations are advisory in nature and need to be considered by the concerned state governments and the Union government.

• The Union Home Minister is the ex-officio chairman of all Zonal Councils.

• The Chief Ministers and two other cabinet ministers of the states included in each zone act as members of their respective Zonal Council.