NEW DELHI: The 22nd meeting of the Western Zonal Council, a forum for the Centre and the states to cooperate and exchange ideas and experiences on issues related to health, security and social welfare, will be held in Mumbai tomorrow.
The meeting will be chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and chief ministers of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa besides the administrators of the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli will participate in it.
Common interests pertaining to infrastructure, health, security, social welfare, linguistic minorities, border disputes etc., may be discussed and action taken.
Issues related to regional development of infrastructure for giving a boost to urban housing sector, construction of bridges, issuance of biometric identity cards and card-readers to fishermen are likely to be discussed at tomorrow’s meeting.
The states have been divided into five zones and each zone has its council comprising the chief minister, two ministers and the chief secretary of each State. (AGENCIES)
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