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In Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu on Thursday Southern Zonal Council The 31st meeting of was held. Union Home Minister Amit Shah Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in this meeting chaired by Victory Raised many important issues to the southern states. They NEET exam, proposed delimitation, Cauvery water sharing and financial justice for states Placed their demands before the Central Government regarding this.

The Southern Regional Council comprises the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.

Big demand from center regarding NEET

Chief Minister Vijay reiterated Tamil Nadu’s long-standing objection to the NEET exam. He said that this national level examination may harm the students of rural areas and socially and economically weaker sections.

recent Student protests over NEET paper leak In the backdrop of this, Vijay demanded the Central Government to allow Tamil Nadu a separate system for admission to state quota medical seats.

He said that the state Admission on the basis of class 12 marks to all state quota seats in MBBS, BDS and AYUSH courses Permission should be given. According to him, this will allow Tamil Nadu to continue its school education based admission system.

Concern of southern states regarding delimitation

Vijay proposed Lok Sabha delimitation The issue of was also raised prominently in the meeting. He expressed concern that the southern states, which have performed better in population control, should not suffer in terms of representation in Parliament in the future.

He demanded a clear legal assurance from the Central Government that success in population stabilization will not result in any state There will be no reduction in the percentage of parliamentary representation.

The central government has earlier said that there will be no loss of seats in any state during the proposed delimitation. However, the bill to delimitation has not yet been passed in Parliament.

The issue of Kaveri water also came up

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister in the meeting DK Shivakumar Vijay in the presence of Kaveri river water Also raised the issue of. Cauvery water sharing between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka has been a sensitive issue for a long time.

Vijay said the legitimate rights of downstream states and the livelihood of people dependent on the river water must be protected.

He also said that Judgments of the Supreme Court, orders of relevant tribunals and statutory mechanisms to river management. should be fully implemented.

Demand for financial justice for southern states

Chief Minister Vijay for the southern states Fiscal Federalism Also raised the issue of. He said that the southern states have contributed significantly to the economic development of the country and they should get their due share of financial benefits.

In the context of the upcoming Finance Commission, he said that in the distribution of financial resources both need and performance should be taken into account.

He said that states which have performed better in the field of development, financial discipline and population control should not suffer because of this.

Vijay clarified that the southern states are not demanding any special or additional facility, but fair and equal treatment want.

Chief Ministers and representatives of southern states were present

Chief Ministers and senior representatives of the states and union territories of South India participated in the meeting of the Southern Regional Council.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is the chairman of this council, while the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu is its vice-chairman. Regional development, coordination among states and various pending issues were discussed in the meeting.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay raised important issues like NEET, delimitation, Cauvery water and fiscal federalism with Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the Southern Regional Council meeting in Mahabalipuram. He demanded admission to state quota seats in NEET on the basis of Class 12 marks, urged protection of representation of southern states in delimitation and stressed on protection of states’ rights in Cauvery water sharing. He also demanded fair financial treatment of the southern states keeping in mind performance parameters like development and population control in the upcoming Finance Commission.