Jammu, Sept. 7 -- Share Tweet Share Panaji, Sep 7 (KNS): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the western region is extremely important for the country's economy, describing it as India's largest economic, industrial and financial centre. Shah made the remarks while chairing the 28th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Panaji, which was attended by Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Praful K Patel, besides senior officials. Shah said the Indian economy recorded a growth rate of 7.8 per cent in the first quarter of the financial year 2026-27 despite global economic turbulence, and cre...