Odisha is set to raise issues like revision of coal royalty and lack of mobile connectivity and banking services in rural areas at the 24th Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) meeting to be held here on Friday.
The meeting to be held at the Lokseva Bhavan would be chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Besides Patnaik, State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha and Minister of State for Home Dibya Shankar Mishra would represent the State.
The meeting would have representatives from member States Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. Chief Ministers of the remaining three States Nitish Kumar (Bihar), Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal) and Hemant Soren (Jharkhand) would also participate.
The EZC meeting would have discussions on various issues like inter-State water disputes, adoption of postage stamp method for a unified power tariff, Maoist menace, power transmission lines, operation of mines, coal royalty, banking and telecom facilities in rural areas, rail projects and timely release of Central grants.
