Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah will chair the 28th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Panaji, the capital of Goa, on Monday, September 7, 2026

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah will chair the 28th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Panaji, Goa, on September 7, 2026. Established under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the Western Zonal Council includes Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The source notes that Zonal Councils serve as advisory platforms promoting cooperative federalism, resolving center-state and inter-state disputes, and discussing national issues such as fast-track special courts, emergency response systems, banking facilities, and digital infrastructure.