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Dated 27.8.2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

SUbject: Meeting of Eastern Zonal Council-regarding.

A copy of D.O. letter No. 311/2013-ZCS(E) dated 05.7.2013 of the Additional

Secretary & Advisor, Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs (Inter State Council

Secretariat), New Delhi on the above mentioned subject is enclosed. Requisite informationl

material, if any, with details as per SI. No. (i), (ii) & (iii) of the D.O. may please be provided

to this division by 06.9.2013 positively. Soft copy of the material may also be sent on e-mail

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Encl.: as above. \~~ --=----(P.K. Sinha)

Director (MSME Policy)

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I. ADC(MPS)/DDG(S&D)I IA(NN)I JDC(RP)I JDC(PS)I Director(RM) (Planning/EA)IConsultant(AIA)(DB)lDirector(Chemical)/Director (UCS)I Director (NND)I Director(TR) I Director(SKS)1 Director (SENET) 0/0 DC(MSME).

2. The Director (ARI),(Shri Angshuman Dey),Mo MSME, Room No. 275-D, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi

3. The Joint Director (SME), (Shri Jithesh John),Mo MSME, Room No. 254, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi

4. Director, MSME DI, Patna! Ranchi I Cuttack /Kolkata.

5. Director(SENET), 0/0 DC(MSME) with a request to place the OM with enclosure onthe Official Website and to forward the same along with enclosures to all Directors asper Sl. No.4 above bye-mail.

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Government of IndiaMinistry of Home Affairs

Inter-State Council Secretariat5 July, 2013

3m~~~P. G. DHAR CHAKRABARTI, IASAdditional Secretary & Adviser

Dear Sir,

In the zo" meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council held in Kolkata 0'17 April, 2013, it was decided that the next meeting of the Council shall be held ilOdisha during the current financial year.

2 The Zona! Councils provide a common meeting ground in each zone for~~esc·!ving !SSI u:~~/pr-(_b!et1~S havina inier-State/Centre-State/reqtonal ramif:.::ations 2Sweli as for ensuring rapid and balanced socio-econorruc development of the respectiveregions. Although recommendations of these Councils are not binding, yet byconvention, these have always been accorded high priority by all concerned in so faras their implementation is concerned. Further, being an advisory body, there is fuliscope for free and frank exchange of views at the meetings of these Councils, even oncomplex and intricate issues thereby ultimately often leading to amicable solutions toproblems.

3. The Eastern Zona! Council comprises of the States of Bihar, .Iharkhand,(~~{~ Odisha and ti\!est Bengal. The Chief Minister and two other Ministers from each ofp,o~ the States in the Zone are the members of this Council

~ 4. Before the Zonal Council Secretariat initiates steps to convene the next meetingIV) V' • of the Council, it is necessary that sufficient number of items are sponsored by allS \1- concerned for consideration of the Council. I shall, therefore, be grateful if your\it Ministry could identify important economic, social and developmental issues/problems. \ \ ~aving inter-State a~d Centre-State ramifications ~~ncerning the States ~f the Eas.tern}),~~~~~e~:~~C~~Sl~~~~~:~ Ini~h~h~eY~;~~~n~~: t~~eE:~~~r~ :a~:~Cb~U~~l! 'e~~~~~~~~~

memorandum Indicating :-

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! sue or issues involved with detailed background;Efforts made by the State Government to resolve them; andSpecific points and issues on which recommendations of the Council aresought.

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I would also request that the items identified by your Ministry may kindly besent to us in both in hard and soft copies ( email: dir.iscs@nic.in ) as· soon as each isfinalized, without waiting for the collection of all the items, so as to enable us toscrutinize them expeditiously after inviting comments of the concerned States.

With regards,Yours Sincerely,

(P.G. Dhar Cha

Shri Madhav Lal,Secretary,Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises,Udyog Bhawan, Raf Marq,New Delhi

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ZONAL COUNCILS'SECRETARIAT

MATTERS WHICH CAN BE REFERRED TO THE ZONAL COUNCILS

The Zonal Councils are deliberative and advisory bodies. Broadly.fhese Councilsserve:

(a) to facilitate socio-economic development of the zones especially, powergeneration and distribution, river water disputes, irrigation, road and rail

--- movemeii~lntegrated policy on-tfanspoitatlon, power' .shanng:solC" ,.conservation, land acquisition and resettlement etc.

(b) to deal with matters arising out of the reorganisation of States such asborder disputes integration of services, division' of assets and liabilities,linguistic minorities, inter-States Transport and Roads, etc.

(c) to initiate measures of common interests and benefit to the' people in thefield of social and economic planning and exchange, pool and use to thebest common advantage information, experience and statistics available toeach State.

(d) To evolve as far as possible common policies in regard to :

(i) Fight against poverty and backwardness..----

(ii) Liberalisation of economic and industrial policy"

(iii) Trade, Commerce, Labour and'Industry

(iv) Promotion of exports

(v) Matters relating to development of power resources and irrigationproj ects of inter-State importance

(vi) Manpower planning

(vii) Afforestation

(viii) Administrative Reforms

(ix) Educational, technical, legal, medical and other professions

(x) Safeguards for linguistic minorities and other measures foremotional and national integration

(xi) Schemes for the benefit of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribe,minorities and other weaker sections

(e) to devise uniform policies as far as possible in regard to prohibition so thateven where identical policies are not adopted, the action taken in one Statedoes not prejudice the implementation of the policy adopted in anotherStates.

(f) to devise uniform policies regarding administration of civil and criminal_--"l=-aw~,_M(l..__...~______ ----.------.---..---- -

(g) to deal with common problems like floods, watershed management,drought scarcity, ground water recharge .

. Some of the other items, which can be considered by the Councils with advantageare:

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

Criminal procedure

Preventive detention

Criminal Law

Custody of Prisoners detained for reasons of security• 1',

Police Administration

Prevention of occurrence of communal disturbances

(vii) Measures to prevent inter-State crimes·

(viii) Registration of deed and documents

(ix) Prisons

(x) Reformatories

xi) Prevention of food and drug adulteration

(xii) Family welfare programmes

(xiii) Maternal and child welfare programmes

(xiv) Prevention of AIDS

(xv) Infectious diseases

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(xvi) Trade Unions

(xvii) Social Security and Social Insurance

(xviii) Labour Welfare

(xix) Vocational and technical training

(xx) Shipping and navigation of inland waterways

(xxi) Recovery in a State of Claim in respect of taxes and revenue due toanother State

(xxii) Local self Government Institutions

(xxiii) Sustainable development with special reference to agriculture, animalhusbandry, horticulture & organic farming

(xxiv) Rural Credit

(xxv) Land Acquisition

(xxvi) Organic food

(xxvii) Conservation of biodiversity

(xxviii)Land Revenue

(xxix) Agricultural Income Tax and Taxes on land andbuildings

(xxx) Rules relating to functions of Public Service Commission

(xxxi) Joint Public Service Commissions

(xxxii) Pollution

(xxxiii) Bio-technology

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