Overview
- Opening the 32nd NZC session, participants observed a two‑minute silence for victims of the Red Fort blast and the Nowgam police station explosion as Shah pledged the harshest punishment for those responsible.
- Chief ministers and senior representatives from Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and the Chandigarh administration joined central officials for the meeting.
- The agenda prioritized faster investigation and disposal of sexual‑offence cases via expanded Fast Track Special Courts and broader implementation of the ERSS‑112 emergency response system.
- Member states revived unresolved questions over Chandigarh’s status and the Sutlej–Yamuna Link canal and sought continued follow‑up through the council’s permanent committee process.
- Shah highlighted cooperative‑economy initiatives including PACS computerisation, new national‑level cooperative bodies and a proposed cooperative university, as officials noted a post‑2014 surge to 64 zonal council meetings with about 81% of issues resolved.