7th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Western Zonal Council held at Goa 2nd July, 2012

The 7^th meeting of the Standing Committee of Western Zonal Council, comprising of Chief Secretaries of Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra, and Administrator of U.T. of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli was held under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary of Goa in Panaji on 2^nd July, 2012. Senior officers of the member States of the Council, representatives of the concerned central Ministries as well as officers of the Inter State Council Secretariat attended the meeting.

The meeting discussed the various agenda items proposed by the State Governments, UT Administration and Central Ministries for discussion in the next meeting of the Western Zonal Council and finalized the agenda items. Important issues like coastal security, women & child trafficking, sharing of crime information etc figure in the final agenda for the Western Zonal Council which is expected to meet in Goa sometime in September, 2012.