Question

Who chaired the 27^th Southern Zonal Council Meeting held at Thiruvananthapuram on 28^th December, 2016?
1. Pinarayi Vijayan
2. Rajnath Singh
3. Arun Jaitely
4. Kiran Bedi

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Rajnath Singh

The correct answer is Rajnath Singh.

• 27th Southern Zonal Council Meeting
  • The 27th meeting of the Southern Zonal Council held was held on 28 December 2016 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. 
  • The meeting was chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
  • The Southern Zonal Council consists of Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry (UT) and Andhra Pradesh.
  • In the meeting, several important issues were discussed. The council resolved 16 out of 22 items on agenda.
  • The Council assessed the progress of implementation of various recommendations made in the last meeting relating to the Extension of the High-Speed Rail Corridor between Thiruvananthapuram up to Mangalore and Udupi.
  • They also discussed on Peninsular Region Industrial Development Corridor, issues of fishermen, the introduction of peninsular tourism trains in the zone and Amendments to the New Road Transport & Road Safety Bill.
  • The council took up issues related to uniformity in the allocation of funds for scholarships in the proportion of the population of SC/ST for all courses, revision of ceiling on profession tax by Union Government, prevention of communicable diseases, Naxalism, promotion of oilseeds and oil palm cultivation and development of Puducherry Airport.

• Rajnath Singh
  • He is an Indian politician serving as the Defence Minister of India.
  • He is currently the Deputy Leader of the House Lok Sabha.
  • He is the former President of BJP.
  • He has previously served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and as a Cabinet Minister in the Vajpayee Government.
  • He has been a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha two times from Lucknow and once from Ghaziabad.