COMPOSITION OF THE SOUTHERN ZONAL COUNCIL 

 

CHAIRMAN           : SHRI AMIT SHAH, UNION HOME MINISTER

 

VICE-CHAIRMAN : SHRI PINARAYI VIJAYAN, CHIEF MINISTER, KERALA

 

(W.E.F. 5TH FEBRUARY, 2022 TO 4TH FEBRUARY, 2023)  

 

 

Name of the State Members of the Council 

Nominated under Section

16(1)(b) of S.R. Act

Advisers of the Council 

nominated under Section

16(4) of S.R. Act

KERALA 1. Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, 

Chief Minister

(Vice-Chairman, Southern Zonal Council)

1. Shri V.P.Joy, 

Chief Secretary

(Secretary, Southern Zonal Council)

2. Shri K. Rajan, 

Minister for Revenue & Housing

2. Shri T.K. Jose, 

Addl. Chief Secretary,

Home & Vigilance Deptt.

3. Shri K.N. Balagopal, 

Minister for Finance

 
ANDHRA PRADESH 1. Shri Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, 

Chief Minister

1. Shri Aditya Nath Das, 

Chief Secretary

2. Sh. Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy, 

Minister for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, Mines & Geology

2. Shri L. Premachandra Reddy, 

Ex-officio Principal Secretary,

General Administration(SR) Department

3. Shri Buggana Rajendranath, 

Minister for Finance & Planning,

Legislative Affairs

 
KARNATAKA 1. Shri Basavaraj Bommai, 

Chief Minister

1. Ms. Vanditha Sharma, 

Chief Secretary

2. Shri Govind Karjol, 

Minister for Major and Medium Irrigation

2. Additional Chief Secretary & 

Development Commissioner and Agriculture Production Commissioner

3. Shri K.S. Eshwarappa, 

Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj

 
TAMIL NADU 1. Shri M.K. Stalin, 

Chief Minister

1. Shri V. Irai Anbu, 

Chief Secretary

2. Shri Thangam Thennarasu, 

Minister for Industries

2. Shri S.K. Prabakar, 

Addl. Chief Secretary,

Home, Prohibition and Excise Department

3. Shri P.K. Sekarbabu, 

Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments

 
TELANGANA 1. Shri K. Chandrasekhara Rao, 

Chief Minister

1. Shri Somesh Kumar, 

Chief Secretary

  Nomination awaited 2. Nomination awaited
2. Nomination awaited  
PUDUCHERRY 1. Shri N. Rangasamy, 

Chief Minister

1. Shri Ashwani Kumar, 

Chief Secretary

2. Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan, 

Lt. Governor

 
ANDMAN & NICOBAR 

ISLANDS

  1. Adml.(Retd.) D.K. Joshi, 

Lt. Governor

(Special Invitee)

LAKSHADWEEP   1. Shri Praful Patel, 

Administrator

(Special Invitee)

NITI AAYOG   1. Additional Secretary
INTER STATE COUNCIL 

SECRETARIAT

  1. Ms. Anuradha Prasad, 

Secretary

(Permanent Invitee)