The Government has set up seven 'Zonal Cultural Centres' (ZCCs) across the country, having headquarters at Patiala, Udaipur, Allahabad, Kolkata, Dimapur, Nagpur and Thanjavur. The main objective of these Centres is the development, preservation, promotion and dissemination of the traditional arts of the country. The States covered by each of these Centres have been detailed in below, and some states are served by two ZCCs.
| Sl No. | Name of the centre | Headquarter | Member States | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Zone Cultural Centre | Patiala | Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Union Territory of Chandigarh | www.culturenorthindia.com |
| 2 | West Zone Cultural Centre | Udaipur | Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Union Territory of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli | www.wzccindia.com |
| 3 | South Zone Cultural Centre | Thanjavur | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Puducherry | www.sczcc.gov.in |
| 4 | South Central Zone Cultural centre | Nagpur | Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra | www.sczcc.gov.in |
| 5 | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre | Kolkata | Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Orissa, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal and Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. | www.ezccindia.org |
| 6 | North Central Zone Cultural Centre | Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and NCT of Delhi. | |
| 7 | North East Zone Cultural centre | Dimapur | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. |
The setting up of these zones is a significant endeavour in linking up the cultural and social practices in the different parts of the country and recognizing them for what they are. The centres are hoped to be the hub themselves for the documentation of conservation and preservation of cultural traditions across the country.