Shah is the chairperson of the Northern Zonal Council, and the Chief Minister of Haryana is its vice-chairperson.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, is currently chairing the 32nd meeting of the Northern Zonal Council in Haryana's Faridabad, according to ANI.
The Northern Zonal Council comprises the states and Union Territories of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Chandigarh.
Shah is the chairperson of the Northern Zonal Council, and the Chief Minister of Haryana is its vice-chairperson.
The Chief Ministers of all four member states, including Punjab's Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, along with the Lieutenant Governors and administrators of the four Union Territories, participated in the meeting.
Senior officials from the Central government, state governments, and Union Territories are also participating in the meeting. The meeting began with a brief silence held in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the November 10 Delhi car blast.
The meeting is organized by the Inter-State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, with the Government of Haryana as its host.
Under Sections 15 to 22 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, five Zonal Councils, including the Northern Zonal Council, were established.
The Chief Minister of one member state (rotating every year) acts as the vice-chairperson. From each member state, the Governor nominates two ministers as members of the council. Each Zonal Council has also formed a permanent committee at the level of Chief Secretaries. Issues proposed by the states are initially presented to the permanent committee of the concerned Zonal Council for discussion. After consideration by the permanent committee, the remaining issues are then presented to the Zonal Council meeting for further deliberation.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the vision of TEAM BHARAT, and the Zonal Councils have been significantly contributing in this direction. With the belief that strong states make a strong nation, the Zonal Councils provide a structured mechanism for dialogue and discussion on issues affecting two or more states or the centre and states, and through this, serve as an important platform to enhance mutual cooperation,” an official press release read.
A total of 63 meetings of the various Zonal Councils and their permanent committees have been held in the last eleven years.
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