Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired a meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Gandhinagar where nine issues out of the 17 were resolved.
The Western Zonal Council comprises Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, an official release said.
Shah also inaugurated an e-Resource web portal https://iscs-eresource.gov.in of Inter State Council Secretariat under the Union Home Ministry. This portal will facilitate functioning of Zonal Councils.
The meeting was attended by Chief Ministers of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and other ministers, Chief Secretaries from the States in the Western Zone, Union Home Secretary, Secretary, Inter-State Council Secretariat and other senior officers from the States and Central Ministries and Departments.
In his remarks, the Union Home Minister said that in the last nine years, with his foresight, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not only given a new direction to India’s space sector, but has made a time-bound program and framework to take India to the forefront of the world in the field of space by year 2030, an official release said. On the Home Minister’s call, all members of the Western Zonal Council applauded the entire team of scientists behind Chandrayaan Mission.
During the meeting, a total of 17 issues, out of which nine issues were resolved and remaining issues, including those concerning national interest, were kept for monitoring after in-depth discussion.