VARANASI, June 17 -- : Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday reviewed preparations for the Central Zonal Council meeting proposed to be held in Varanasi on June 24.

Union home minister Amit Shah will chair the meeting that will also be attended by the chief ministers of four states - Yogi Adityanath (Uttar Pradesh), Pushkar Singh Dhami (Uttarakhand), Mohan Yadav (Madhya Pradesh) and Vishnu Deo Sai (Chhattisgarh) in Varanasi.

The chief secretaries of these states too will be present at the meeting along with members of the NITI Aayog and the Inter-State Council.

This time, Uttar Pradesh will host the 25th meeting of the Central Zonal Council for which Varanasi has been chosen in line with Adityanath's wishes.

A zonal council is a re...