| Ministry of Jal Shakti | |
| Seal: | Government of India logo.svg |
| Seal Size: | 100px |
| Formed: | May 2019[1] |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of India |
| Budget: | (2023-24 est) |
| Minister1 Name: | C. R. Patil |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Cabinet Minister |
| Minister2 Name: | V. Somanna |
| Minister2 Pfo: | Minister of State |
| Minister3 Name: | Raj Bhushan Choudhary |
| Minister3 Pfo: | Minister of State |
The Ministry of Jal Shakti 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.[2]
The formation of this ministry reflects India's seriousness towards the mounting water challenges the country has been facing over the past few decades.[3] WAPCOS is an Indian multinational government undertaking and consultancy firm wholly owned by Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India.[4] [5] [6] [7]
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.[8] 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.[9] The ministry has also launched its special campaigns on social so that citizens of the country become aware of water conservation.
Under this ministry two departments work, these departments and their offices are as follow:
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.[1] 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.[10]
This department promotes many sanitation missions and programs for public, the main sanitation programs are:
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.[11] [12] [13]
| Portrait | Minister | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||||
| 1 | Gurudas Kamat (MoS, I/C) | 12 July 2011 | 13 July 2011 | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh | ||||
| 2 | Jairam Ramesh | 13 July 2011 | 28 October 2012 | |||||||
| 3 | Bharatsinh Solanki (MoS, I/C) | 28 October 2012 | 26 May 2014 | |||||||
| 4 | Gopinath Munde | 27 May 2014 | 3 June 2014 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | ||||
| 5 | Nitin Gadkari | 4 June 2014 | 9 November 2014 | |||||||
| 6 | Birender Singh | 9 November 2014 | 5 July 2016 | |||||||
| 7 | Narendra Singh Tomar | 5 July 2016 | 3 September 2017 | |||||||
| 8 | Uma Bharti | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | |||||||
| Portrait | Minister | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||||
| 1 | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | 31 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi | ||||
| 2 | Chandrakant Raghunath Patil | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | Modi III | ||||||
| Portrait | Minister | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||||
| 1 | Upendra Kushwaha | 26 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | ||||
| 2 | Ram Kripal Yadav | 9 November 2014 | 5 July 2016 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 3 | Ramesh Jigajinagi | 5 July 2016 | 30 May 2019 | |||||||
| 4 | S. S. Ahluwalia | 3 September 2017 | 14 May 2018 | |||||||
| Portrait | Minister | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||||
| 1 | Rattan Lal Kataria | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi | ||||
| 2 | Prahlad Singh Patel | 7 July 2021 | 7 December 2023 | |||||||
| 3 | Bishweswar Tudu | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | |||||||
| 4 | Rajeev Chandrasekhar | 7 December 2023 | 9 June 2024 | |||||||
| 5 | V. Somanna | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | Modi III | ||||||
| 6 | Dr Raj Bhushan Choudhary | |||||||||