Amit Shah to chair Northern Zonal Council assembly in Faridabad on November 17

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Monday (November 17, 2025) chair the thirty second assembly of the Northern Zonal Council in Haryana’s Faridabad, the place points like training, well being, electrical energy, speedy investigation of circumstances of sexual offences in opposition to ladies and youngsters, amongst others, are prone to be mentioned.

The Northern Zonal Council includes the States and Union territories of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Chandigarh. Chief Ministers, Lieutenant Governors, Senior officers from the Central and State governments, and Union territories will take part within the assembly.

The Zonal Councils present a wonderful discussion board for resolving and progressing points and disputes between the Centre and the member States and Union territories, among the many member States and Union territories, and throughout the Zone, an official assertion stated.

“The Zonal Council will talk about broad problems with nationwide significance, together with the speedy investigation of circumstances of sexual offences in opposition to ladies and youngsters and the implementation of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSC) for his or her swift disposal, offering brick-and-mortar banking services throughout the designated space of each village, implementation of the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS-112),” the assertion stated.

Various regional-level frequent curiosity points, comparable to strengthening vitamin, training, well being, electrical energy, city planning, and the cooperative system may also be mentioned within the assembly, which might be held on the outskirts of the nationwide capital.

The Northern Zonal Council is among the many 5 zonal councils established underneath Sections 15 to 22 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.

The Union Home Minister is the chairperson of the Northern Zonal Council, and the Chief Minister of Haryana is its Vice-Chairperson. The Chief Minister of 1 member State (rotating yearly) acts because the Vice-Chairperson.

From every member State, the governor nominates two Ministers as members of the council. Each Zonal Council has additionally fashioned a everlasting committee on the stage of Chief Secretaries.

Issues proposed by the States are initially introduced to the everlasting committee of the involved Zonal Council for dialogue. After consideration by the everlasting committee, the remaining points are then introduced to the Zonal Council assembly for additional deliberation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the imaginative and prescient of ‘TEAM BHARAT’ and the Zonal Councils have been considerably contributing on this path, the assertion stated.

The function of the Zonal Councils is advisory. However, over the previous few years, these councils have confirmed to be an essential think about selling wholesome bonds of mutual understanding and cooperation in numerous fields.

With the cooperation of all State governments, Central Ministries and departments, a complete of 63 conferences of the assorted Zonal Councils and their everlasting committees have been held within the final 11 years, the assertion stated.