Which union minister has chaired the first-ever meeting of the newly constituted Islands Development Agency (IDA)?
Q. Which union minister has chaired the first-ever meeting of the newly constituted Islands Development Agency (IDA)?
Answer: Rajnath Singh
Notes: The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the first meeting of the newly constituted Islands Development Agency (IDA) on July 24, 2017. After detailed consultations, ten islands namely Smith, Ross, Aves, Long and Little Andaman in Andaman & Nicobar and Minicoy, Bangaram, Suheli, Cherium and Tinnakara in Lakshadweep have been identified for holistic development in the first phase. The IDA was set up on June 1, 2017 following the Prime Minister’s review meeting for the development of islands.

 

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