Which of the following statements on zonal councils is/are correct?

Zonal Councils are the statutory bodies.

They are established under States Reorganization Act of 1956.

Sikkim is not included in the North-Eastern zonal Council.

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Recently, the Minister of Home Affairs chaired the 25^thmeeting of the Western Zonal Council at Diu
Zonal Councils are the statutory (and not the constitutional) bodies. They are established by an Act of the Parliament, States Reorganization Act of 1956.
The act divided the country into five zones- Northern, Central, Eastern, Western and Southern and provided a zonal council for each zone.
In addition to the above-mentioned Zonal Councils, a North-Eastern Council was created by a separate Act of Parliament, the North-Eastern Council Act of 1971. Its members include Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura and Sikkim.
These are advisory bodies that make recommendations with regard to any matter of common interest in the field of economic and social planning between the Centre and States border disputes, linguistic minorities, inter-State transport or matters connected with the reorganisation of States.

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Recently, the Minister of Home Affairs chaired the 25^thmeeting of the Western Zonal Council at Diu
Zonal Councils are the statutory (and not the constitutional) bodies. They are established by an Act of the Parliament, States Reorganization Act of 1956.
The act divided the country into five zones- Northern, Central, Eastern, Western and Southern and provided a zonal council for each zone.
In addition to the above-mentioned Zonal Councils, a North-Eastern Council was created by a separate Act of Parliament, the North-Eastern Council Act of 1971. Its members include Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura and Sikkim.
These are advisory bodies that make recommendations with regard to any matter of common interest in the field of economic and social planning between the Centre and States border disputes, linguistic minorities, inter-State transport or matters connected with the reorganisation of States.