NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will lead discussions on key issues concerning states and the Centre at the Northern Zonal Council’s meeting in Haryana’s Faridabad on Monday.
Under HM Shah’s chairmanship, the 32nd meeting of the Northern Zonal Council may discuss broad issues of national importance, including the speedy investigation of cases of sexual offences against women and children and the implementation of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSC) for their swift disposal.
Issues like providing brick-and-mortar banking facilities within the designated area of every village; implementation of the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS-112); and various regional-level common interest issues such as strengthening nutrition, education, health, electricity, urban planning, and the cooperative system may also come up for discussion, said a statement issued on Sunday.
The Northern Zonal Council comprises the states/UTs of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Chandigarh.