The Schedule
[See Sections 4(II) and 41(1)]
| Zone-I | National Capital Territory of Delhi, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Union Territory of Chandigarh. |
| Zone-II | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttaranchal and Jharkhand. |
| Zone-III | Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa. |
| Zone-IV | Assam, West Bengal, Tripura, Manipur, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland And Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. |
| Zone-V | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and Union Terriories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. |
| Zone-VI | Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Union Territories of Pondicherry and Lakshadweep. |
