Question

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently the Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 26^th conference of the Southern Zonal Council (SCZ)

2. Telangana and Puducherry are also the part of Southern Zonal Council.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. 1 & 2 Both
4. None of the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Only 2

The correct answer is Telangana and Puducherry are also the part of Southern Zonal Council.

• Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy held a meeting with officials on the agenda to be discussed at the 29th Southern Zonal Council scheduled to be held in Tirupati on March 4.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the meeting to be attended by Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and special invitees from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.

• Southern Zonal Council is a zonal council that comprises the states and union territories of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana which is headquartered in the City of Chennai.
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep are not members of any of the Zonal Councils.
• Five Zonal Councils were set up vide Part-III of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.

• The Zonal Council of India are: 
  • The Northern Zonal Council, comprising the States of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, National Capital Territory of Delhi, and Union Territory of Chandigarh.
  • The Central Zonal Council, comprising the States of Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.
  • The Eastern Zonal Council, comprising the States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Sikkim, and West Bengal.
  • The Western Zonal Council, comprising the States of Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and the Union Territories of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
  • The Southern Zonal Council, comprising the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and the Union Territory of Puducherry.