New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council on August 20 in Tamil Nadu.

The meeting is likely to be attended by the Chief Ministers and Chief Secretaries of the member states of the council, including Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.

Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Secretary of the Inter-State Council Secretariat, and other senior officials of state and Central ministries and departments are also expected to join the meeting.

The 30th Southern Zonal Council meeting, held in Thiruvananthapuram, discussed 26 issues, of which nine were resolved, while 17 were reserved for further consideration.

Of the total issues discussed, nine were relate...