Amit Shah Chairs Meeting Of Western Zonal Council In Diu

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday chaired a meeting of the Western Zonal Council, comprising the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
The meeting is being held after a gap of two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Home Minister will be apprised about the details related to boundary issues between the concerned states, security-related matters, law and order, and infrastructure like road, transport, industries, water and power, said a top government official.
In the over two hours long meeting, officials concerned with all the states participating in the meeting will show presentations to the Home Minister, and the outcome of the meeting will be implemented for better coordination and work, said the official.
The Zonal Councils provide an excellent forum where irritants between the Centre and States and amongst the States are resolved through free and frank discussions and consultations.
Being advisory bodies, there is full scope for a free and frank exchange of views in their meetings. Though there are a large number of other fora like the National Development Council, Inter-State Council, Governor’s and Chief Minister’s Conferences and other periodical high-level conferences held under the auspices of the Union Government, the Zonal Councils are different, both in content and character.
They are regional fora of cooperative endeavour for States linked with each other economically, politically and culturally. Being compact high-level bodies, specially meant for looking after the interests of respective Zones, they are capable of focusing attention on specific issues taking into account regional factors while keeping the national perspective in view.