The 26th Central Zonal Council meeting was held in Jagdalpur (Bastar region, Chhattisgarh) under Union Home Minister.
It was attended by the Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh (Yogi Adityanath), Madhya Pradesh (Mohan Yadav), Uttarakhand (Pushkar Singh Dhami), and Chhattisgarh (Vishnu Deo Sai).
The meeting is being held in Bastar, and even before the meeting, the entire Bastar region has become Naxal-free
This zone stretches from the Himalayan region in the north to the Gangetic plains and further to the plateau regions of central India, which are rich in forests and minerals.
Chhattisgarh connects nearly seven states, which gives the entire Central Zone immense strategic importance.