States Reorganisation Act,1956
Act No : 37
Section :
Establishment of Zonal Councils.
15. Establishment of Zonal Councils. As from the appointed day, there shall be a Zonal Council for each of the following five zones, namely:-- (a) the Northern Zone, comprising the States of 1*[Haryana, 2*[Punjab, Himachal Pradesh], Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir and the 3*[Union territories] of Delhi, 4*[and Chandigarh]]; (b) the Central Zone, comprising the States of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh; 5*[(c) the Eastern Zone, comprising the States of Bihar, West Bengal 6*[Orissa and Sikkim];] 7*[(d) the Western Zone, comprising the States of Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra and the Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu; and] (e) the Southern Zone, comprising the States of Andhra Pradesh, 8*[9*[Tamil Nadu], 10*[Karnataka] and Kerala] 11*[and the Union territory of Pondicherry].
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