# Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation was the apex body for formulation and administration of rules and regulations relating to the development and regulation of the water resources in India. The Ministry was formed in January 1985 following the bifurcation of the then Ministry of Irrigation and Power, when the Department of Irrigation was re-constituted as the Ministry of Water Resources. In July 2014, the Ministry was renamed to “Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation”, making it the National Ganga River Basin Authority for conservation, development, management, and abatement of pollution in the river Ganges and its tributaries. In May 2019, this ministry was merged with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to form the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

## Organisations

* Bansagar Control Board
* Betwa River Board
* Brahmaputra Board
* Central Ground Water Board
* Central Soil and Materials Research Station
* Central Water and Power Research Station
* Central Water Commission
* Farakka Barrage Project
* Ganga Flood Control Commission
* Narmada Control Authority
* National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
* National Projects Construction Corporation Limited
* National Water Development Agency
* North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM)
* Sardar Sarovar Construction Advisory Committee
* Tungabhadra Board
* Upper Yamuna River Board
* WAPCOS Limited

## CGWB

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), created in 1970 under the Ministry of Water Resources of India, for regulation of ground water development to ensure long-term sustainability. It is responsible for "providing scientific inputs for management, exploration, monitoring, assessment, augmentation and regulation of ground water resources of the country." It is a multi-disciplinary scientific entity comprising Hydrologists, Hydrometeorologists, Hydrogeologists, Geophysicists, Chemists, and Engineers. It is headquartered at NH-19 (old NH-4) in Faridabad in Haryana.
It has following 4 wings:
* Sustainable Management & Liaison (SML)
* Survey, Assessment & Monitoring (SAM)
* Exploratory Drilling & Materials Management (ED&MM)
* Water Quality & Training and Technology Transfer (WQ&TT)

## Cabinet Ministers

Note: MoS (I/C) – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| Minister of Works, Mines and Power ||||||||||
| 1 | | | Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (1896–1966) MCA for Bombay | 15 August 1947 | 26 December 1950 | 3 years, 133 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Minister of Natural Resources and Scientific Research ||||||||||
| 2 | | | Sri Prakasa (1890–1971) | 26 December 1950 | 13 May 1952 | 1 year, 139 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 3 | | | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888–1958) MP for Rampur | 13 May 1952 | 6 June 1952 | 24 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Minister of Irrigation and Power ||||||||||
| 4 | | | Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998) MP for Sabarkantha | 6 June 1952 | 17 April 1957 | 4 years, 315 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 5 | | | S. K. Patil (1898–1981) MP for Mumbai South | 17 April 1957 | 2 April 1958 | 350 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 6 | | | Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim (1889–1968) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 2 April 1958 | 10 April 1962 | 5 years, 85 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 6 | | | Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim (1889–1968) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 10 April 1962 | 26 June 1963 | 5 years, 85 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 7 | | | Kanuri Lakshmana Rao (1902–1986) MP for Vijayawada (MoS) | 19 July 1963 | 27 May 1964 | 326 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 7 | | | Kanuri Lakshmana Rao (1902–1986) MP for Vijayawada (MoS) | 27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 | 326 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda I | Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) |
| 8 | | | H. C. Dasappa (1894–1964) MP for Bangalore | 9 June 1964 | 19 July 1964 | 40 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| (7) | | | Kanuri Lakshmana Rao (1902–1986) MP for Vijayawada (MoS) | 19 July 1964 | 11 January 1966 | 1 year, 189 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| (7) | | | Kanuri Lakshmana Rao (1902–1986) MP for Vijayawada (MoS) | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 | 1 year, 189 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda II | Gulzarilal Nanda (acting) |
| 9 | | | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905–1977) MP for Barpeta | 24 January 1966 | 13 November 1966 | 293 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Indira Gandhi |
| (7) | | | Kanuri Lakshmana Rao (1902–1986) MP for Vijayawada (MoS) | 13 November 1966 | 18 March 1971 | 6 years, 361 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Indira Gandhi |
| (7) | | | Kanuri Lakshmana Rao (1902–1986) MP for Vijayawada (MoS) | 18 March 1971 | 9 November 1973 | 6 years, 361 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 10 | | | K. C. Pant (1931–2012) MP for Nainital | 9 November 1973 | 10 October 1974 | 335 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation ||||||||||
| 11 | | | Jagjivan Ram (1908–1986) MP for Sasaram | 10 October 1974 | 2 February 1977 | 2 years, 115 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 12 | | | Parkash Singh Badal (1927–2023) MP for Faridkot | 28 March 1977 | 17 June 1977 | 81 days | Shiromani Akali Dal | Desai | Morarji Desai |
| 13 | | | Surjit Singh Barnala (1925–2017) MP for Sangrur | 18 June 1977 | 28 July 1979 | 2 years, 40 days | Shiromani Akali Dal | Desai | Morarji Desai |
| 14 | | | Brahm Prakash (1918–1993) MP for Outer Delhi | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 170 days | Indian National Congress (Urs) | Charan | Charan Singh |
| Minister of Irrigation ||||||||||
| 15 | | | A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury (1927–2006) MP for Malda | 16 January 1980 | 8 June 1980 | 144 days | Indian National Congress | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 16 | | | Kedar Pandey (1920–1982) MP for Bettiah | 8 June 1980 | 12 November 1980 | 157 days | Indian National Congress | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 17 | | | Rao Birender Singh (1921–2000) MP for Mahendragarh | 12 November 1980 | 15 January 1982 | 1 year, 64 days | Indian National Congress | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| (16) | | | Kedar Pandey (1920–1982) MP for Bettiah | 15 January 1982 | 29 January 1983 | 1 year, 14 days | Indian National Congress | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 18 | | | Ram Niwas Mirdha (1924–2010) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan (MoS, I/C) | 29 January 1983 | 2 August 1984 | 1 year, 186 days | Indian National Congress | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 19 | | | Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) MP for Indore | 2 August 1984 | 31 October 1984 | 90 days | Indian National Congress | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 20 | | | C. K. Jaffer Sharief (1933–2018) MP for Bangalore North | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 57 days | Indian National Congress | Rajiv I | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 21 | | | B. Shankaranand (1925–2009) MP for Chikkodi | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | 268 days | Indian National Congress | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Minister of Water Resources ||||||||||
| 22 | | | B. Shankaranand (1925–2009) MP for Chikkodi | 25 September 1985 | 22 August 1987 | 1 year, 331 days | Indian National Congress | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| – | | | Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) MP for Amethi (Prime Minister) | 22 August 1987 | 10 November 1987 | 19 days | Indian National Congress | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 23 | | | Ram Niwas Mirdha (1924–2010) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan (MoS, I/C) | 10 November 1987 | 14 February 1988 | 96 days | Indian National Congress | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 24 | | | Dinesh Singh (1925–1995) MP for Pratapgarh | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | 132 days | Indian National Congress | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| (22) | | | B. Shankaranand (1925–2009) MP for Chikkodi | 25 June 1988 | 4 July 1989 | 1 year, 9 days | Indian National Congress | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 25 | | | M. M. Jacob (1926–2018) Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala (MoS, I/C) | 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | 151 days | Indian National Congress | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 26 | | | Manubhai Kotadia (1936–2003) MP for Amreli (MoS, I/C until 5 November 1990) | 6 December 1989 | 5 November 1990 | 334 days | Janata Dal | V. P. Singh | V. P. Singh |
| 26 | | | Manubhai Kotadia (1936–2003) MP for Amreli (MoS, I/C until 5 November 1990) | 21 November 1990 | 26 April 1991 | 156 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | Chandra Shekhar |
| – | | | Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007) MP for Ballia (Prime Minister) | 26 April 1991 | 21 June 1991 | 56 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | Chandra Shekhar |
| 27 | | | Vidya Charan Shukla (1929–2013) MP for Raipur | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1996 | 4 years, 210 days | Indian National Congress | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| – | | | P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Nandyal (Prime Minister) | 17 January 1996 | 7 February 1996 | 21 days | Indian National Congress | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 28 | | | A. R. Antulay (1929–2014) MP for Kolaba | 7 February 1996 | 16 May 1996 | 99 days | Indian National Congress | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| – | | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| – | | | H. D. Deve Gowda (born 1933) Unelected (Prime Minister) | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | 28 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| 29 | | | Janeshwar Mishra (1933–2010) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 345 days | Samajwadi Party | Deve Gowda | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| 29 | | | Janeshwar Mishra (1933–2010) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 21 April 1997 | 9 June 1997 | 345 days | Samajwadi Party | Gujral | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| 30 | | | Sis Ram Ola (1927–2013) MP for Jhunjhunu (MoS, I/C) | 9 June 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 283 days | All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) | Gujral | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| – | | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 208 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 31 | | | Pramod Mahajan (1949–2006) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 13 October 1999 | 22 November 1999 | 40 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 32 | | | C. P. Thakur (born 1931) MP for Patna | 22 November 1999 | 27 May 2000 | 187 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 33 | | | Arjun Charan Sethi (1941–2020) MP for Bhadrak | 27 May 2000 | 22 May 2004 | 3 years, 361 days | Biju Janata Dal | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 34 | | | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (1945–2017) MP for Raiganj | 23 May 2004 | 18 November 2005 | 1 year, 179 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 35 | | | Santosh Mohan Dev (1934–2017) MP for Silchar (MoS, I/C) | 18 November 2005 | 29 January 2006 | 72 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 36 | | | Saifuddin Soz (born 1937) Rajya Sabha MP for Jammu and Kashmir | 29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | 3 years, 113 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 37 | | | Meira Kumar (born 1945) MP for Sasaram | 28 May 2009 | 31 May 2009 | 3 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| – | | | Manmohan Singh (born 1932) Rajya Sabha MP for Assam (Prime Minister) | 31 May 2009 | 14 June 2009 | 14 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 38 | | | Pawan Kumar Bansal (born 1948) MP for Chandigarh | 14 June 2009 | 19 January 2011 | 1 year, 219 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 39 | | | Salman Khurshid (born 1953) MP for Farrukhabad | 19 January 2011 | 12 July 2011 | 174 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| (38) | | | Pawan Kumar Bansal (born 1948) MP for Chandigarh | 12 July 2011 | 28 October 2012 | 1 year, 108 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 40 | | | Harish Rawat (born 1948) MP for Haridwar | 28 October 2012 | 1 February 2014 | 1 year, 96 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 41 | | | Ghulam Nabi Azad (born 1949) Rajya Sabha MP for Jammu and Kashmir | 1 February 2014 | 26 May 2014 | 114 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation ||||||||||
| 42 | | | Uma Bharti (born 1959) MP for Jhansi | 27 May 2014 | 3 September 2017 | 3 years, 99 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| 43 | | | Nitin Gadkari (born 1957) MP for Nagpur | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | 1 year, 269 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| Ministry merged with Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to form Ministry of Jal Shakti ||||||||||

## Ministers of State

| Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| Minister of State for Irrigation and Power |||||||||
| | | O. V. Alagesan (1911–1992) MP for Chengalpattu | 8 May 1962 | 19 July 1963 | 1 year, 72 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Kanuri Lakshmana Rao (1902–1986) MP for Vijayawada | 9 June 1964 | 19 July 1964 | 40 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| | | Kanuri Lakshmana Rao (1902–1986) MP for Vijayawada | 24 January 1966 | 13 November 1966 | 293 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of State for Agriculture and Irrigation |||||||||
| | | Annasaheb Shinde (1922–1993) MP for Kopargaon | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | 2 years, 165 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Shah Nawaz Khan (1914–1993) MP for Meerut | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | 2 years, 165 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Bhanu Pratap Singh (born 1935) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 14 August 1977 | 15 July 1979 | 1 year, 335 days | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai |
| | | Nathuram Mirdha (1921–1996) MP for Nagaur | 4 August 1979 | 25 October 1979 | 82 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan | Charan Singh |
| | | M. V. Krishnappa (1918–1980) MP for Chikballapur | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 163 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan | Charan Singh |
| Minister of State for Irrigation |||||||||
| | | Ziaur Rahman Ansari (1925–1992) MP for Unnao | 19 January 1980 | 29 January 1983 | 3 years, 10 days | Indian National Congress | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Harinath Mishra MP for Darbhanga | 2 August 1984 | 31 October 1984 | 90 days | Indian National Congress | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of State for Water Resources |||||||||
| | | Krishna Sahi (born 1931) MP for Begusarai | 14 February 1988 | 4 July 1989 | 1 year, 140 days | Indian National Congress | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Prem Khandu Thungan (born 1946) MP for Arunachal West | 19 January 1993 | 10 February 1995 | 2 years, 22 days | Indian National Congress | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | P. V. Rangayya Naidu (born 1933) MP for Khammam | 10 February 1995 | 16 May 1996 | 1 year, 96 days | Indian National Congress | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | Sompal Shastri (born 1942) MP for Baghpat | 3 February 1999 | 13 October 1999 | 252 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Bijoya Chakravarty (born 1939) MP for Gauhati | 13 October 1999 | 22 May 2004 | 4 years, 222 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav (born 1954) MP for Munger | 23 May 2004 | 6 November 2005 | 1 year, 167 days | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| | | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav (born 1954) MP for Munger | 24 October 2006 | 22 May 2009 | 2 years, 210 days | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| | | Vincent Pala (born 1968) MP for Shillong | 28 May 2009 | 28 October 2012 | 3 years, 153 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation |||||||||
| | | Santosh Kumar Gangwar (born 1948) MP for Bareilly | 27 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 | 166 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| | | Sanwar Lal Jat (1955–2017) MP for Ajmer | 9 November 2014 | 5 July 2016 | 1 year, 239 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| | | Vijay Goel (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan | 5 July 2016 | 3 September 2017 | 1 year, 60 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| | | Sanjeev Balyan (born 1972) MP for Muzaffarnagar | 5 July 2016 | 3 September 2017 | 1 year, 60 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| | | Arjun Ram Meghwal (born 1953) MP for Bikaner | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | 1 year, 269 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| | | Satya Pal Singh (born 1955) MP for Baghpat | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | 1 year, 269 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| Ministry merged with Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to form Ministry of Jal Shakti |||||||||

## Deputy Ministers

| Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| Deputy Minister of Irrigation and Power |||||||||
| | | Jaisukhlal Hathi (1909–1982) MP for Gujarat (Rajya Sabha), until 1957 MP for Halar, from 1957 | 12 September 1952 | 17 April 1957 | 9 years, 210 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Jaisukhlal Hathi (1909–1982) MP for Gujarat (Rajya Sabha), until 1957 MP for Halar, from 1957 | 17 April 1957 | 10 April 1962 | 9 years, 210 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Shyam Dhar Mishra (1919–2001) MP for Mirzapur | 15 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | 1 year, 223 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| | | Shyam Dhar Mishra (1919–2001) MP for Mirzapur | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 | 1 year, 223 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda II | Gulzarilal Nanda (acting) |
| | | Siddheshwar Prasad (1929–2023) MP for Nalanda | 13 November 1967 | 18 March 1971 | 3 years, 170 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Siddheshwar Prasad (1929–2023) MP for Nalanda | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | 3 years, 170 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Baijnath Kureel (1920–1984) MP for Ramsanehighat | 2 May 1971 | 4 February 1973 | 1 year, 278 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Balgovind Verma (1923–1980) MP for Kheri | 5 February 1973 | 9 November 1973 | 277 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Siddheshwar Prasad (1929–2023) MP for Nalanda | 9 November 1973 | 10 October 1974 | 335 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation |||||||||
| | | Kedar Nath Singh MP for Sultanpur | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | 2 years, 165 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Prabhudas Patel (1914–?) MP for Dabhoi | 23 October 1974 | 14 March 1977 | 2 years, 142 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |

## Projects

* Indian Rivers Inter-link