Amit Shah to chair Western zonal council meeting in Gandhinagar on Aug 28
Union home minister Amit Shah will chair a meeting of the Western Zonal Council on Monday in Gandhinagar where a host of issues such as speedy investigation in cases of sexual offence and rape and matters related to infrastructure and environment will come up for discussion, officials said. The Western Zonal Council comprises Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
The meeting will be attended by chief ministers, ministers, chief secretaries, principal secretaries and senior officers of member states and central government, officials said.
The meeting is likely to discuss issues like speedy investigation in cases of sexual offence and rape against women and children, implementation of Fast Track Special Courts for expeditious disposal of rape and The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act cases.
Facilitation of banks and India Post Payment Bank branches within 5 km in each village, addressing malnutrition among children through Poshan Abhiyan, reducing drop-out rate of school children, participation of government hospitals in Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and issues of general interest at national level will also be discussed at the meeting.
The meeting will discuss issues of common interests in areas of road connectivity, power, industries and other matters, they said.
