New Delhi, June 24 -- A total of 19 issues were discussed in the 25th meeting of the Central Zonal Council, chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Tuesday.

These issues included several matters of national importance, the implementation of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) for the speedy investigation and prompt disposal of rape cases against women and children, provision of brick-and-mortar banking facilities within the designated radius of every village, and implementation of the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS-112), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a statement.

In the meeting, the Home Minister suggested that "all states of the Zonal Council should ensure the eradication of child malnutr...