Who among the following became the first Environment Minister of the country from 1982 to 1984?
A. Digvijaysinh Zala
B. Kedar Pandey
C. Vasant Sathe
D. Buta Singh
Explanation:
Former Union Environment Minister and MLA from Gujarat’s Wankaner Digvijaysinh Zala passed away at the age of 88. The head of the erstwhile princely state of Wankaner in Saurashtra expired following a brief period of illness. Zala was an MLA from Wankaner for the years 1962-67 as an independent candidate and as a member of the Swatantra Party from 1967-71. Establishing the Environment ministry under Prime minister Indira Gandhi, he became the first Environment Minister of the country from 1982 to 1984.
