PRESENT COMPOSITION OF THE SOUTHERN ZONAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN : SHRI AMIT SHAH, UNION HOME MINISTER VICE-CHAIRMAN : SHRI EDAPPADI K. PALANISWAMI CHIEF MINISTER, TAMIL NADU (OCTOBER. 2018 to SEPTEMBER. 2019 Name of the State Members of the Council Advisers of the Council Nominated under Section nominated under Section 16(1)(b) of S.R. Act 16(4) of S.R. Act KERALA 1. Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, 1. Shri Tom Jose, Chief Minister Chief Secretary 2. Shri E. Chandrasekharan, Minister for Revenue & Housing 2. Addl. Chief Secretary, Labour & Skills Deptt. 3. Dr. T.M. Thomas Isaac, _ Minister for Finance & Coir ANDHRA PRADESH 1. Shri Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, 1. Shri L.V. Subramanyam, Chief Minister Chief Secretary 2. Nomination awaited 2. Nomination awaited 3. Nomination awaited - KARNATAKA 1. Shri H.D. Kumaraswamy, 1. Chief Minister Shri T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, Chief Secretary 2. Shri Priyank Kharge, Shri Prasad D.V., Minister for Social Welfare 2. Additional Chief Secretary 3. Shri SA.RA. Mahesh, Minister for Tourism and - Sericulture TAMIL NADU 1. Shri Edappadi K. Palaniswami, 1. Smt. Girija Vaidyanathan, Chief Minister Chief Secretary (Vice-Chairman, Southern (Secretary, Southern Zonal Council) Zonal Council) 2. Shri Dindigul C. Sreenivasan, Dr. Niranjan Mardi, Minister for Forests Principal Secretary, 2. Home, Prohibition and Excise Department 3. Shri K.A. Sengottaiyan, Minister for School Education & - Sports and Youth Welfare TELANGANA 1. Shri K. Chandrasekhara Rao, Shri S.K. Joshi, Chief Minister 1. Chief Secretary Nomination awaited 2. Nomination awaited 2. Nomination awaited - PUDUCHERRY 1. Shri V. Narayanasamy, Shri Ashwani Kumar, 1. Chief Minister Chief Secretary 2. Ms. Kiran Bedi, _ Lt. Governor ANDMAN & NICOBAR Adml.(Retd.) D.K. Joshi, ISLANDS 1. Lt. Governor (Special Invitee) LAKSHADWEEP Shri Farooq Khan, 1. Administrator (Special Invitee) NITI AAYOG - 1. Additional Secretary INTER STATE COUNCIL - Secretary 1. SECRETARIAT (Permanent Invitee) .