The First Schedule – Food Safety and Standards Act: Zones for Rotational Representation of States and Union Territories

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The First Schedule — Zones for Rotational Representation of States and Union Territories

[See section 5(1)(e)]

Zone I

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Goa
3. Karnataka
4. Kerala
5. Maharashtra
6. Orissa
7. Tamil Nadu

Zone II

1. Haryana
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Jammu and Kashmir
4. Punjab
5. Uttaranchal
6. Uttar Pradesh

Zone III

1. Bihar
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Gujarat
4. Jharkhand
5. Madhya Pradesh
6. Rajasthan
7. West Bengal

Zone IV

1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Assam
3. Manipur
4. Meghalaya
5. Mizoram
6. Nagaland
7. Sikkim
8. Tripura

Zone V

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Chandigarh
3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
4. Daman and Diu
5. Delhi
6. Lakshadweep
7. Pondicherry

Note: One Member is appointed by rotation every three years, one each in seriatim from these five Zones, to represent the States and Union territories on the Food Authority under section 5(1)(e). State and Union territory names, and the Zone V list, reflect the text as originally enacted; several have since been renamed or reorganised (e.g. Orissa is now Odisha, Uttaranchal is now Uttarakhand, and Jammu and Kashmir’s status has changed following the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019).