Amit Shah chairs 27th Eastern Zonal Council meeting in Ranchi
On 10 July 2025 in Ranchi, Jharkhand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 27th meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal.
Summary
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 27th meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council in Ranchi, Jharkhand, on 10 July 2025, attended by Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya. The meeting, organised by the Inter State Council Secretariat of the Ministry of Home Affairs with the Jharkhand government, discussed long-pending issues of the Masanjore Dam, Taiyabpur Barrage and Indrapuri Reservoir, and the division of assets and liabilities of PSUs between Bihar and Jharkhand. Shah said 1,580 issues had been discussed at Zonal Council meetings, of which 1,287 (83%) had been resolved. Agenda items of national importance included Fast Track Special Courts for rape cases against women and children, banking access within a set radius of every village, and the Emergency Response Support System.
Key facts
- Meeting
- 27th Eastern Zonal Council, Ranchi, 10 July 2025
- Members
- Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal
- Chair
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- Issues resolved
- 1,287 of 1,580 (83%) across Zonal Council meetings
- Specific issues
- Masanjore Dam, Taiyabpur Barrage, Indrapuri Reservoir; Bihar–Jharkhand PSU asset division
- Zonal Councils (static)
- Five councils set up under Sections 15–22 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956; Union Home Minister chairs all five; a member-state CM is Vice-Chairman by rotation
Practice MCQs 5 questions
Where was the 27th meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council held on 10 July 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Ranchi
MHA: Amit Shah chaired the 27th meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
Consider the following statements: 1. The Eastern Zonal Council comprises Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. 2. Zonal Councils were established under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. 3. The Union Home Minister is the Chairman of all five Zonal Councils. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
All three are correct as per the MHA release: the Council comprises the four states; the five Zonal Councils were set up under Sections 15 to 22 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956; and the Union Home Minister chairs them.
According to Amit Shah at the Eastern Zonal Council meeting of July 2025, what share of issues discussed at Zonal Council meetings had been resolved?
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Correct answer: C — About 83%
MHA: of 1,580 issues discussed, 1,287 (about 83%) had been resolved.
Who serves as the Vice-Chairman of a Zonal Council?
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Correct answer: B — The Chief Minister of one of the member States, by rotation
MHA: the Chief Minister of one State from the member States is the Vice-Chairman by rotation; the Union Home Minister is the Chairman.
Which body organised the 27th meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council along with the Government of Jharkhand?
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Correct answer: A — Inter State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs
MHA: the meeting was organised by the Inter State Council Secretariat under the Ministry of Home Affairs in collaboration with the Government of Jharkhand.