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 ==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://himachal.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/17_l892s/Circular_WATER%20BOTTLED-21798821.pdf|access-date=2 September 2016|title=Circular Waste Bottled|website=himachal.nic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbsslup.in/assets/uploads/clinks/circular160607_-2.pdf|access-date=2 September 2016|title=Plastic Bottles|website=nbsslup.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://aghp.cag.gov.in/pag/sites/pag/files/Avoiding%20use%20of%20bottled%20water%20during%20meetings,%20conferences%20etc..pdf|title=Avoiding use of bottled water during meetings|access-date=2 September 2016|website=aghp.gov}}</ref>
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| dissolved = May 2019<ref name="Jal Shakti">{{cite web | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-forms-jal-shakti-ministry-by-merging-water-resources-and-drinking-water-ministries-119053100711_1.html | title=Govt forms 'Jal Shakti' Ministry by merging Water Resources and Drinking Water Ministries | publisher=Business Standard | date=31 May 2019 | access-date=10 July 2019}}</ref>
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{{Politics of India}}
The '''Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation''' was a ministry of the [[Government of India]] formed in 2011. From May 2019, the ministry has been merged with the [[Ministry of Jal Shakti]].<ref name="Jal Shakti"/>

In 1999, the Department of Drinking Water Supply (DDWS) was formed under [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|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. In 2011, it was conferred the Ministry status, keeping in view the extreme importance given to the sector by the [[United Progressive Alliance]] government.{{POV statement|date=July 2019}} The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation was the nodal department for the overall policy, planning, funding and coordination of programmes of drinking water and sanitation in the country.

==Responsibilities==
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swachchh Mission Gallops in Villages|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/todays-newspaper/swachchh-mission-gallops-in-villages.html|access-date=2 September 2016|website=Dailypioneer.com}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://himachal.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/17_l892s/Circular_WATER%20BOTTLED-21798821.pdf|access-date=2 September 2016|title=Circular Waste Bottled|website=himachal.nic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbsslup.in/assets/uploads/clinks/circular160607_-2.pdf|access-date=2 September 2016|title=Plastic Bottles|website=nbsslup.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://aghp.cag.gov.in/pag/sites/pag/files/Avoiding%20use%20of%20bottled%20water%20during%20meetings,%20conferences%20etc..pdf|title=Avoiding use of bottled water during meetings|access-date=2 September 2016|website=aghp.gov}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.mdws.gov.in Official website of the Ministry]

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[[Category:Defunct government ministries of India|Drinking Water and Sanitation]]
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	\| rowspan="3" \|[[Indian National Congress]]		\| rowspan="3" \|[[Indian National Congress]]
	\| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress~~/meta/color~~}}" width="4px" \|		\| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}" width="4px" \|
	\| rowspan="3" \|[[Manmohan Singh]]		\| rowspan="3" \|[[Manmohan Singh]]
	\|-		\|-
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	\|{{Ayd\|26 may 2014\|3 june 2014}}		\|{{Ayd\|26 may 2014\|3 june 2014}}
	\| rowspan="5" \|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]		\| rowspan="5" \|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
	\| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party~~/meta/color~~}}" width="4px" \|		\| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" width="4px" \|
	\| rowspan="5" \|[[Narendra Modi]]		\| rowspan="5" \|[[Narendra Modi]]
	\|-		\|-