Ministry of drinking water and sanitation - Wikipedia Ministry of drinking water and sanitation Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation Emblem of India Agency overview Formed 2011 Jurisdiction Republic of India Ministers responsible Uma Bharti, Cabinet Minister Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi, Minister of State SS Ahluwalia, Minister of State Website www.mdws.gov.in India This article is part of a series on the politics and government of India Constitution & Law Constitutional amendment Basic structure doctrine Fundamental rights Human rights Uniform civil code Indian Penal Code Law enforcement Union Government President of India Vice-President of India Executive : Prime Minister Union Council of Ministers Cabinet Secretary Secretaries : ( Defence Finance Foreign Home ) Civil services All India Services ( IAS IFS / IFoS IPS ) Parliament : Rajya Sabha ( Chairman ) Lok Sabha ( Speaker ) Judiciary : Supreme Court ( Chief Justice ) High courts District Courts Elections Election Commission : Chief Election Commissioner ( Election commissioners ) General elections : 2009 2014 2019 State elections : 2017 2018 2019 Political parties National parties State parties National coalitions : National Democratic Alliance ( NDA ) United Progressive Alliance ( UPA ) Federalism Administrative divisions State governments Governor Chief minister Chief secretary ( Principal secretaries ) Legislatures : Vidhan Sabha Vidhan Parishad Local governments : Divisional commissioners District magistrates Sub-divisional magistrates Rural bodies : District councils Block panchayats Gram Panchayats Urban bodies : Municipal corporations Municipal councils Nagar panchayats Other countries Atlas The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation is a ministry of the Government of India. 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 was renamed as Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation in 2010 and in 2011, it was conferred the Ministry status, keeping in view the extreme importance given to the sector by the United Progressive Alliance government. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation is the nodal department for the overall policy, planning, funding and coordination of programmes of drinking water and sanitation in the country. Contents 1 Responsibilities 2 Notable Decisions 3 References 4 External links Responsibilities The ministry is 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. Notable decisions The Ministry has 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. References Jump up ^ Swachchh Mission Gallops in Villages Jump up ^ ( PDF ) http://himachal.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/17_l892s/Circular_WATER%20BOTTLED-21798821.pdf. Retrieved 2 September 2016. Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ ( PDF ) http://www.nbsslup.in/assets/uploads/clinks/circular160607_-2.pdf. Retrieved 2 September 2016. Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ ( PDF ) http://aghp.cag.gov.in/pag/sites/pag/files/Avoiding%20use%20of%20bottled%20water%20during%20meetings,%20conferences%20etc...pdf. Retrieved 2 September 2016. 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Question: who is the present minister of drinking water and sanitation
Answer: Uma Bharti