- Source: Ministry of Jal Shakti
The Ministry of Jal Shakti (lit. 'Ministry of Water Resources') is a ministry under Government of India which was formed in May 2019 under the second Modi ministry. This was formed by merging of two ministries; the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
The formation of this ministry reflects India's seriousness towards the mounting water challenges the country has been facing over the past few decades. WAPCOS is an Indian multinational government undertaking and consultancy firm wholly owned by Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India.
Functions
The ministry was incorporated with an aim to clean the river Ganges. They would also encompass any international or national disputes between inter-state water bodies and the rivers which are shared by India along with other neighboring countries. A special project "Namami Gange" project has been launched to clean Ganga and its tributaries to provide safe drinking water to people of the country. The ministry has also launched its special campaigns on social so that citizens of the country become aware of water conservation.
Organisation of Ministry
Under this ministry two departments work, these departments and their offices are as follow:
= Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
=Attached Subordinate offices/ Societies
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) or Namami Gange Programme
Central Water Commission (CWC)
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)
National Water Development Agency (NWDA)
National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD)
Brahmaputra Board
Research/Training Institutions
National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC)
Central Soil And Materials Research Station (CSMRS)
National Institute Of Hydrology (NIH)
Central Water And Power Research Station (CWPRS)
North Eastern Regional Institute Of Water And Land Management (NERIWALM)
PSUs
Water And Power Consultancy Services Ltd (WAPCOS)
National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC)
Water Regulatory Organisations
Narmada Control Authority (NCA)
Farakka Barrage Project (FBP)
Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB)
Ganga Flood Control Commission (GFCC)
Bansagar Control Board (BCB)
Betwa River Board (BRB)
Tungabhadra Board (TB)
Godavari River Management Board
Krishna River Management Board (KRMB)
Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA)
Irrigation Project Funded by MoJS
Polavaram Project Authority
Water Dispute Tribunals
Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal
Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal
Ravi And Beas Water Dispute Tribunal
Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal
Vansadhara Water Dispute Tribunal
= Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
=In 1999, the Department of Drinking Water Supply (DDWS) was formed under Ministry of Rural Development, for focused attention on drinking water and sanitation. Later it was renamed as Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation in 2010.
The department became the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in 2011, keeping in view the extreme importance given to the sector by the United Progressive Alliance government. From May 2019, the ministry has been merged with the Ministry of Jal Shakti. The ministry was responsible for the implementation of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in rural India. It got 8 million toilets constructed surpassing the target of 6 million toilets for the year 2015–16.
This department promotes many sanitation missions and programs for public, the main sanitation programs are:
Jal Jeevan Mission
Swachh Bharat Mission
Notable decisions
The ministry requested various governmental departments to avoid the usage of plastic bottles to provide drinking water during governmental meetings etc., and instead, to make arrangements for providing drinking water that do not result in the generation of plastic waste.
Cabinet Ministers
= Drinking Water and Sanitation
=Note: MoS, I/C – Minister of State with Independent Charge
= Jal Shakti
=Ministers of State
= Drinking Water and Sanitation
== Jal Shakti
=References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Prahlad Singh Patel
- Rattan Lal Kataria
- Daftar penerima penghargaan Padma Bhushan (1960–69)
- Ministry of Jal Shakti
- Jal Jeevan Mission
- Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
- V. Somanna
- NITI Aayog
- List of Water Heritage Sites in India
- Rattan Lal Kataria
- Swachh Bharat Mission
- WAPCOS Limited
- Rajeev Chandrasekhar
