The Ministry of Jal Shakti was established in May 2019 under the Government of India. Two ministries namely the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, as well as the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, were merged together to form the Ministry of Jal Shakti.This ministry has been formed with the primary objective of tackling India’s prolonged battle against mounting water challenges and water resource related issues that the country has been facing over the past few decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OVERVIEW OF NEW JAL SHAKTI MINISTRY<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Name<\/td>	NEW JAL SHAKTI MINISTRY<\/td><\/tr>
Formed<\/td>	May 2019<\/td><\/tr>
Formed after merger of<\/td>	The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation and The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation<\/td><\/tr>
Minister <\/td>	Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Cabinet Minister Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State Bishweswar Tudu, Minister of State<\/td><\/tr>
Jurisdiction<\/td>	Government of India<\/td><\/tr>
Implementation <\/td>	the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and Jal Jeevan Mission<\/td><\/tr>
Sector<\/td>	Central sector<\/td><\/tr>
Objective<\/td>	tackling India’s prolonged battle against mounting water challenges and water resource related issues that the country has been facing over the past few decades<\/td><\/tr>
Official website<\/td>	https:\/\/jsactr.mowr.gov.in\/<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n OBJECTIVE AND BENEFITS OF NEW JAL SHAKTI MINISTRY <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n The Jal Shakti Ministry focuses on issues such as international and inter-state water disputes, cleaning of the Ganga, its tributaries and sub-tributaries and also aims in providing clean drinking water. The formation of this ministry targets the mounting water challenges faced by India over the past few decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some important schemes\/initiatives\/programmes that are taken care of by the Jal Shakti Ministry are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Jal Jeevan Mission<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Jal Shakti Abhiyan<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Atal Bhujal Yojana<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Namami Gange Programme<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 National Aquifer Mapping Programme<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n EXTERNAL LINKS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Atal Bhujal Yojana<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/ataljal.mowr.gov.in\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Ministry of Jal Shakti was established in May 2019 under the Government of India. 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