- Home Minister Amit Shah presides over the meeting in the presence of CM Yogi.
- Intensive discussion takes place on various issues at meeting
By Our Correspondent
Dehradun/Lucknow:
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended the 24th meeting of the Central Zonal Council held in Narendra Nagar, Tehri on Saturday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah presided over the meeting in the presence of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan participated in the meeting through a video conference. Additionally, Chhattisgarh’s Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu was present at the meeting as well.
In the meeting, on the call of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Central Zonal Council unanimously passed a proposal to congratulate all the players with applause for winning more than 100 medals for India for the first time in the Asian Games, thereby bringing glory to the country.
The Central Zonal Council also welcomed the splendid success of Chandrayaan-3, the successful organization of the G20 Summit, and the historic Women’s Reservation Bill passed by the Parliament.
In his presidential address, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah stated that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the role of zonal councils has evolved from being advisors to becoming ‘effective platforms for ‘action’.
He emphasized that Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh, which are part of the Central Zonal Council, have made a significant contribution to the GDP and development of the country.
Shah noted that the states in the Council are important centres of agriculture, animal husbandry, grain production, mining, water supply, and tourism. He added that it is impossible to imagine water supply without the contributions of these states.
Amit Shah also mentioned that the states in the Central Zonal Council have implemented Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Team India.
Discussions in the meeting included issues like banking facility to every village within a radius of 5 km, formation of two lakh new Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) in the country, royalty and mining related issues, Kisan Credit Card, Crop Insurance Scheme, Minimum Support Price and Left Wing Extremism-affected issues like creation of basic facilities in the districts.
Additionally, specific discussions were held on topics such as cooperation, school dropout rates among children, and malnutrition.
It’s worth noting that between 2004 and 2014, there were 11 meetings of zonal councils and 14 meetings of standing committees, whereas from 2014 to 2023, there have been 25 meetings of zonal councils and 29 meetings of standing committees.
Moreover, between 2004 to 2014, a total of 570 issues were discussed, out of which 448 were resolved, while between 2014 to 2023, a total of 1315 issues were discussed, out of which 1157 issues were resolved.
On this occasion, the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Durgashankar Mishra, along with the Additional Chief Secretary, Jitendra Kumar, and the Principal Secretary for Home Affairs, Sanjay Prasad, were present. Additionally, the Union Home Secretary, the Secretary of the Inter-State Council Secretariat, and senior officials from all member states were also present at the meeting.
