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{{Short description|Indian government ministry responsible for affirmative action}}
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| deputyminister1_name = [[Sanjay Bansode]]
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The '''Ministry of Water Supply''' is a ministry of the [[Government of Maharashtra]]. It is responsible for water supply and management of water resources in [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="about">{{Cite web|title=About us: Department of Water Supply and Sanitation|url=https://mjp.maharashtra.gov.in/en/about-us|url-status=live|website=[[Government of Maharashtra]]}}</ref>

The Ministry is headed by a [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet level]] minister. [[Gulab Raghunath Patil|Gulabrao Patil]] is current Minister of Water Supply.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Jun 25|first1=TNN / Updated|last2=2021|last3=Ist|first3=13:43|title=Experts: First divert water from west-flowing rivers {{!}} Aurangabad News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/experts-first-divert-water-from-west-flowing-rivers/articleshow/83820193.cms|access-date=2021-07-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=author/lokmat-english-desk|date=2021-06-17|title=Minister orders MJP to apply GPS technology on city's water distribution system {{!}} english.lokmat.com|url=https://english.lokmat.com/aurangabad/minister-orders-mjp-to-apply-gps-technology-on-citys-water-distribution-system/|access-date=2021-07-02|website=Lokmat English|language=en}}</ref>

==Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran==
Maharashtra Water Supply and Sewerage Board (MWSSB) came into existence in 1976 as per MWSSB Act 1976. It was renamed as Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP) in 1997.<ref name="about"/> MJP is responsible for providing water supply scheme to each and every town of Maharashtra excluding Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MJP Projects|url=https://mjp.maharashtra.gov.in/en/projects|url-status=live|website=Water Supply Department, [[Government of Maharashtra]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-23|title=Jeevan Pradhikaran to handover water project to PMC for ₹12 crore|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/jeevan-pradhikaran-to-handover-water-project-to-pmc-for-rs-12-crore-101624463023017.html|access-date=2021-07-02|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

===Maharashtra Environmental Engineering Training and Research Academy (MEETRA)===
Nashik Research and Training Centre (NRTC) was renamed as Maharashtra Environmental Engineering Training and Research Academy (MEETRA). Institute was established in 1984 with the help of [[World Bank]]. MEETRA is an autonomous institute of Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maharashtra Environmental Engineering Training and Research Academy (MEETRA)|url=https://mjp.maharashtra.gov.in/en/meetra|url-status=live|website=Water Supply Department, [[Government of Maharashtra]]}}</ref>
<br>Board of Governance looks after MEETRA. Composition of Board :
*Principal Secretary, Water Supply and Sanitation Department (WSSD), GoM and
*Executive Council headed by Member Secretary, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP)
*Management staff under Director of Administration
*Superintending Engineer

==Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency(GSDA)==
GSDA was established in 1972 as a result of agreement between [[International Development Association]] and [[Government of Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=About us|url=https://gsda.maharashtra.gov.in/english/index.php/About_us|url-status=live|website=GSDA, [[Government of Maharashtra]]}}</ref>

== See All Ministry Government of Maharashtra ==

*[[Ministry of Law and Judiciary Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Law and Judiciary (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Home Affairs Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Home Affairs (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Special Assistance (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Planning (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Social Justice (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Forests Department of Maharashtra|Ministry of Forests Department (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Tourism (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Food and Drug Administration (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Department of Animal Husbandry (Maharashtra)| Ministry of Animal Husbandry Department (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Public Health (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Energy, New and Renewable Energy Maharashtra|Ministry of Energy (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Rural Development Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Rural Development (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Urban Development (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of School Education (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Medical Education (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Industries (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Textiles (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Housing (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Marathi Language|Ministry of Marathi Language (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Woman and Child Development Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Woman and Child Development (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Maharashtra)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{officialwebsite|https://mjp.maharashtra.gov.in/en}}
[[Category:Government ministries of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Water supply and sanitation in India]]

Ministry of Water Supply (Maharashtra) - Revision history

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