# 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

* 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
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| 1 | | | Gurudas Kamat (1954–2018) MP for Mumbai North West (MoS, I/C) | 12 July 2011 | 13 July 2011 | 1 day | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 2 | | | Jairam Ramesh (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 13 July 2011 | 28 October 2012 | 1 year, 107 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 3 | | | Bharatsinh Solanki (born 1953) MP for Anand (MoS, I/C) | 28 October 2012 | 26 May 2014 | 1 year, 210 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 4 | | | Gopinath Munde (1949–2014) MP for Beed | 27 May 2014 | 3 June 2014 (died in office) | 7 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 5 | | | Nitin Gadkari (born 1957) MP for Nagpur | 4 June 2014 | 9 November 2014 | 158 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 6 | | | Birender Singh (born 1946) Rajya Sabha MP for Haryana | 9 November 2014 | 5 July 2016 | 1 year, 239 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 7 | | | Narendra Singh Tomar (born 1957) MP for Gwalior | 5 July 2016 | 3 September 2017 | 1 year, 60 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 8 | | | Uma Bharti (born 1959) MP for Jhansi | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | 1 year, 269 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| Ministry disestablished in 2019 |||||||||||
* ↑ The ministry's competences were transferred to the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

### Jal Shakti

| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| 9 | | | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (born 1967) MP for Jodhpur | 31 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | 5 years, 9 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 10 | | | Chandrakant Raghunath Patil (born 1955) MP for Navsari | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 279 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |

## Ministers of State
### Drinking Water and Sanitation

| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| 1 | | | Upendra Kushwaha (born 1960) MP for Karakat | 26 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 | 167 days | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 2 | | | Ram Kripal Yadav (born 1957) MP for Pataliputra | 9 November 2014 | 5 July 2016 | 1 year, 239 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 3 | | | Ramesh Jigajinagi (born 1952) MP for Bijapur | 5 July 2016 | 30 May 2019 | 2 years, 329 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 4 | | | S. S. Ahluwalia (born 1951) MP for Darjeeling | 3 September 2017 | 14 May 2018 | 253 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| Ministry disestablished in 2019 |||||||||||

### Jal Shakti

| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| 5 | | | Rattan Lal Kataria (1951–2023) MP for Ambala | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 2 years, 37 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 6 | | | Prahlad Singh Patel (born 1960) MP for Damoh | 7 July 2021 | 7 December 2023 | 2 years, 153 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 7 | | | Bishweswar Tudu (born 1965) MP for Mayurbhanj | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 2 years, 338 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 8 | | | Rajeev Chandrasekhar (born 1964) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 7 December 2023 | 9 June 2024 | 185 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 9 | | | V. Somanna (born 1950) MP for Tumkur | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 279 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |
| 10 | | | Dr Raj Bhushan Choudhary MP for Muzaffarpur | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 279 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |