Multiple choice

Two or more zonal councils can hold joint meetings. Such meetings are presided over by

  1. the Union Home Minister

  2. the Prime Minister

  3. the Chairman of the Planning Commission

  4. the senior most Governor of the member states
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Explanation

When two or more zonal councils hold joint meetings, the Union Home Minister presides. Zonal councils were established in 1957 to foster cooperation and develop common policies among states in the same zone. The Home Minister is the common chairman for all five zonal councils.

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