Zonal Councils can solve disputes: Shah

Tirupati: Union Home Minister  Amit Shah on Sunday said though  the Zonal Councils were only advisory bodies in nature, they have been  able to successfully resolve many issues among states.

Shah chaired the 29th meeting of  the Southern Zonal Council at the  Taj Tirupati here. He said the Zonal  Councils provided an opportunity  for interaction at the highest level  among members for resolution of  contentious issues. He said the country was able to administer 111 crore  coronavirus vaccines.

This is a big achievement and  an example of cooperative federalism. It is Prime Minister Narendra  Modi’s vision to leverage cooperative and competitive federalism to  achieve all round growth in the  country, he added.

When pandemic began, it was  said that India would not be able to  cope with it. However, India quickly  ramped up its health infrastructure  as well as domestic production of  vaccines under the Prime Minister’s  leadership and overcame fear about  the pandemic, he noted.

The Union Government would  continue to do everything possible  to cover all states under the vaccination programme, Shah assured. -(PTI)

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