31st Southern Zonal Council Meeting Held in Tamil Nadu

Key facts

• The 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council was held in Chengalpet, Tamil Nadu.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting.
• The meeting was hosted by the Tamil Nadu government at the Taj Fisherman's Cove hotel in Kovalam.
• The Southern Zonal Council comprises Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, along with the Union Territories of Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.
• The council was established under Sections 15 to 22 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay serves as the vice-chairman of the Southern Zonal Council.
• Chief ministers including DK Shivakumar, Chandrababu Naidu, VD Satheesan and Revanth Reddy attended the meeting.
• The meeting discussed issues including Fast Track Special Courts, education, water sharing, civil aviation, the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act and the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin).