Zonal Councils
Zonal Councils is a Polity concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2017, 2018). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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खालील विमाने विचारात घ्या : अ. विभागीय परिषदा या घटनात्मक संस्था आहेत. ब. पंतप्रधान हे सर्व विभागीय परिषदांचे अध्यक्ष म्हणून कार्य करतात. क. प्रत्येक मुख्यमंत्री हा आळीपाळीने विभागीय परिषदेचा उपाध्यक्ष म्हणून कार्य करतो. ड. दोन किंवा अधिक विभागीय परिषदांच्या संयुक्त बैठकींचे अध्यक्षस्थान केंद्रीय गृहमंत्री भूषवितो.
(a)Zonal Councils are the constitutional bodies.
(b)The Prime Minister acts as the Chairman of all Zonal Councils.
(c)Each Chief Minister acts as the Vice-Chairman of the Zonal Council by rotation.
(d)Joint meetings of two or more Zonal Councils are presided over by the Union Home Minister.
Zonal Councils are statutory bodies (created under States Reorganisation Act, 1956), not constitutional bodies. The Union Home Minister acts as the Chairman of all Zonal Councils, not the Prime Minister. Hence statements 'a' and 'b' are incorrect, while 'c' and 'd' are correct.
विभागीय परिषदांदर्भात खालीलपैकी कोणते विधाने बिनूक नाहीत ? / Which of the following statements about Zonal Councils are not correct ?
(a)विभागीय परिषदा ह्या घटनात्मक संस्था आहेत. / The Zonal Councils are the constitutional bodies.
(b)1956 च्या राज्यपुनर्रचना कायद्यानुसार त्यांची निर्मिती झाली आहे. / They are established by the States Reorganisation Act of 1956.
(c)केंद्रीय गृहमंत्री हा विभागीय परिषदांचा अध्यक्ष असतो. / Home Minister of the Central Government is the Chairman of Zonal Councils.
(d)भारतात एकूण सात विभागीय परिषदा देशातील एकूण सात विभागांसाठी निर्माण करण्यात आल्या आहेत. / India is divided into seven zones and provided a Zonal Council for each zone.
Zonal Councils are statutory bodies established under the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, not constitutional bodies. India is divided into five zones (Northern, Central, Eastern, Western, Southern), not seven.