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'''Ministry of Jal Shakti''' 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; [[Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation]] and [[Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation]].<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>
The '''Ministry of Jal Shakti''' ({{lit|Ministry of Water Resources}}) is a ministry under the [[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''.<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>


The formation of this ministry reflects India's seriousness towards the mounting water challenges the country has been facing over the past few decades.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://reportsyndication.news.blog/2019/09/25/water-challenges-india-forms-a-new-ministry|title=Water Challenges: India Forms a New Ministry|date=September 25, 2019|website=Report Syndication}}</ref>
The formation of this ministry reflects India's seriousness towards the mounting water challenges the country has been facing over the past few decades.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://reportsyndication.news.blog/2019/09/25/water-challenges-india-forms-a-new-ministry|title=Water Challenges: India Forms a New Ministry|date=25 September 2019|website=Report Syndication}}</ref> [[WAPCOS Limited|WAPCOS]] is an Indian multinational government undertaking and consultancy firm wholly owned by Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WAPCOS {{!}} International Consultants {{!}} Water Resources {{!}} Power & Infrastructure Development|url=http://www.wapcos.gov.in/|access-date=2021-12-19|website=www.wapcos.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-05|title=Nitin Gadkari dubs India as 'goldmine' for ropeways; asks Doppelmayr to tap opportunities|url=https://www.zeebiz.com/india/news-nitin-gadkari-dubs-india-as-goldmine-for-ropeways-asks-doppelmayr-to-tap-opportunities-70356|access-date=2021-12-19|website=Zee Business}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=WAPCOS CMD R K Gupta to remain on turf till 2020|url=https://www.indianmandarins.com/news/wapcos-cmd-r-k-gupta-to-remain-on-turf-till-2020/16675|access-date=2021-12-19|website=IndianMandarins|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Shri R.K. Gupta CMD NPCC visits WAPCOS Limited .|url=https://www.psuconnect.in/news/Shri-R.K.-Gupta-CMD-NPCC-visits-WAPCOS-Limited-./18529|access-date=2021-12-19|website=www.psuconnect.in|date=28 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>


==Functions==
==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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Government forms 'Jal Shakti' Ministry by merging Water Resources and Drinking water Ministry |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/govt-forms-jal-shakti-ministry-by-merging-water-resources-and-drinking-water-ministries/article27378402.ece |website=thehindubusinessline.com |publisher=PTI, New Delhi}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Department of Water Resources RD & GR, Government of India |url=http://mowr.gov.in/ |publisher=Department of Water Resources, Government of India}}</ref> The ministry has also launched its special campaigns on social so that citizens of the country become aware of water conservation.
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Government forms 'Jal Shakti' Ministry by merging Water Resources and Drinking water Ministry |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/govt-forms-jal-shakti-ministry-by-merging-water-resources-and-drinking-water-ministries/article27378402.ece |website=thehindubusinessline.com |date=31 May 2019 |publisher=PTI, New Delhi}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Department of Water Resources RD & GR, Government of India |url=http://mowr.gov.in/ |publisher=Department of Water Resources, Government of India}}</ref> 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:


== Ministers ==
=== Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 700px"
 
!
==== Wings ====
! width="200px" |Name
* Administration, International Cooperation & Ground Water (All matters pertaining to Administration, Establishment, Coordination, Organization & Method, IEC, e-Governance, Parliamentary Matters, International Cooperation,Ground Water and Vigilance).
!Portrait
* Brahmaputra & Barak
! colspan="3" width="100px" |Tenure
* Command Area Development and Water Management
! colspan=2|Political Party
* Economic Advisory
!Prime Minister
* Flood Management
* Finance
* Indus
* Minor Irrigation Statistics
* National Water Mission
* Penisular River
* River Development & Public Policy
* Dam Rehabilitation, Improvement Programme and State Projects.
 
==== 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 ====
* [[WAPCOS Limited|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)
*  National Dam Safety Authority
*  Mahadayi Prawah and Ken Betwa Link Project Authority.
==== 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]]
 
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{{efn|Ministry of National Resources and Scientific Research (1951-52)
Ministry of Irrigation and Power (1952-74; 1985)
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (1974-80)
Ministry of Energy and Irrigation (1980)
Ministry of Irrigation (1980-85)}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation |title=Organizational history of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation |url=http://mowr.gov.in/about-us/history |website=Website of MoWRRDGR |publisher=Government of India |access-date=18 July 2018}}</ref> In May 2019, this ministry was merged with the [[Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation]] to form the [[Ministry of Jal Shakti]].
 
=== Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation ===
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.
 
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.{{POV statement|date=July 2019}} From May 2019, the ministry has been merged with the Ministry of Jal Shakti.<ref name="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.<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>
 
This department promotes many sanitation missions and programs for public, the main sanitation programs are:
* [[Har Ghar Jal|Jal Jeevan Mission]]
* [[Swachh Bharat Mission]]
* Swachh Survekshan Grameen<ref>{{Cite web |title=Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri C R Patil launches India's largest sanitation survey- Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2025 in Delhi |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2132486 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250531124159/https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2132486 |archive-date=2025-05-31 |access-date=2025-07-24 |website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref>
 
====Agencies====
#Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee National Institute of Water and Sanitation
 
====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]].<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>
 
==Cabinet Ministers==
 
*'''Note:''' I/C {{ndash}} Independent Charge
 
=== Minister of Irrigation/Water Resources (1952{{ndash}}1974; 1980{{ndash}}2019) ===
 
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! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|-
! style="width:9em"| From
! style="width:9em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Irrigation and Power
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Gulzarilal Nanda 1.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]'''<br>{{small|(1898{{ndash}}1998)<br>MP for [[Sabarkantha Lok Sabha constituency|Sabarkantha]]}}
| 6 June 1952
| 17 April 1957
| {{ayd|1952|6|6|1957|4|17}}
| rowspan="13"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
| rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="6" style="width:7em"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Miss India Indrani Rehman, S.K. Patil, and two of the sponsors of the contest (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[S. K. Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(1898{{ndash}}1981)<br>MP for [[Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency|Mumbai South]]}}
| 17 April 1957
| 2 April 1958
| {{ayd|1957|4|17|1958|4|2}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Hafiz Mohammad Ibrahim.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim]]'''<br>{{small|(1889{{ndash}}1968)<br>MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 2 April 1958
| 10 April 1962
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1958|4|2|1963|6|26}}
|-
| 10 April 1962
| 26 June 1963
| rowspan="3"| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:O. V. Alagesan Lok Sabha image.gif|70px]]
| '''[[O. V. Alagesan]]'''<br />{{small|(1911{{ndash}}1992)<br />MP for [[Chengalpattu Lok Sabha constituency|Chengalpattu]]}}<br>(Minister of State)
| 26 June 1963
| 19 July 1963
| {{ayd|26 Jun 1963|19 Jul 1963}}
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Kanuri Lakshmana Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1902{{ndash}}1986)<br>MP for [[Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency|Vijayawada]]}}<br>(Minister of State)
| 19 July 1963
| 27 May 1964
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1963|7|19|1964|6|9}}
|-
| 27 May 1964
| 9 June 1964
| [[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:H. C. Dasappa official portrait.gif|70px]]
| '''[[H. C. Dasappa]]'''<br>{{small|(1894{{ndash}}1964)<br>MP for Bangalore}}
| 9 June 1964
| 19 July 1964
| {{ayd|1964|6|9|1964|7|19}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"|  
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Kanuri Lakshmana Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1902{{ndash}}1986)<br>MP for [[Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency|Vijayawada]]}}<br>(Minister of State)
| 19 July 1964
| 11 January 1966
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1964|7|19|1966|1|24}}
|-
|-
!
| 11 January 1966
! colspan="8" |Ministry of Water Resources
| 24 January 1966
| [[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
|-
|-
|1
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[B. Shankaranand]]
| [[File:President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.jpg|70px]]
|
| '''[[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]]'''<br>{{small|(1905{{ndash}}1977)<br>MP for [[Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency|Barpeta]]}}
|25 September 1985  
| 24 January 1966
|22 August 1987
| 13 November 1966
|{{Ayd|25 september 1985|22 august 1987}}
| {{ayd|1966|1|24|1966|11|13}}
| rowspan="6" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2"|[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]
| rowspan="6" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="6" | [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| rowspan="5"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"|
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Kanuri Lakshmana Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1902{{ndash}}1986)<br>MP for [[Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency|Vijayawada]]}}<br>(Minister of State)
| 13 November 1966
| 13 March 1967
| rowspan="3"| {{ayd|13 Nov 1966|9 Nov 1973}}
|-
| 13 March 1967
| 18 March 1971
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| 18 March 1971
| 9 November 1973
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Shri K.C Pant (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[K. C. Pant]]'''<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2012)<br>MP for [[Nainital Lok Sabha constituency|Nainital]]}}<br>(Minister of State)
| 9 November 1973
| 10 October 1974
| {{ayd|1973|11|9|1974|10|10}}
|-
! colspan="10"| {{nobold|''Merged with [[Ministry of Agriculture (India)|Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation]] during this interval''}}
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Irrigation
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Indian Minister Ghani Khan.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2006)<br>MP for [[Malda Lok Sabha constituency|Malda]]}}
| 16 January 1980
| 8 June 1980
| {{ayd|1980|1|16|1980|6|8}}
| rowspan="8"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="6"| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
| rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="6"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Kedar Pandey.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Kedar Pandey]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}1982)<br>MP for [[Bettiah Lok Sabha constituency|Bettiah]]}}
| 8 June 1980
| 12 November 1980
| {{ayd|1980|6|8|1980|11|12}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Birender Singh b1921 2023 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Birender Singh (politician, born 1921)|Rao Birender Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency|Mahendragarh]]}}
| 12 November 1980
| 15 January 1982
| {{ayd|1980|11|12|1982|1|15}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Kedar Pandey.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Kedar Pandey]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}1982)<br>MP for [[Bettiah Lok Sabha constituency|Bettiah]]}}
| 15 January 1982
| 29 January 1983
| {{ayd|1982|1|15|1983|1|29}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Ram Niwas Mirdha (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ram Niwas Mirdha]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2010)<br>MP for [[Rajasthan]] (Rajya Sabha)}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 29 January 1983
| 2 August 1984
| {{ayd|1983|1|29|1984|8|2}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Prakash Chandra Sethi Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1996)<br>MP for [[Indore Lok Sabha constituency|Indore]]}}
| 2 August 1984
| 31 October 1984
| {{ayd|1984|8|2|1984|10|31}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Veteran Leader Ck jaffer Sharief on a Hartal (cropped).JPG|70px]]
| '''[[C. K. Jaffer Sharief]]'''<br>{{small|(1933{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency|Bangalore North]]}}<br/>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 4 November 1984
| 31 December 1984
| {{ayd|1984|11|4|1984|12|31}}
| [[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:B. Shankaranand portrait.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[B. Shankaranand]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2009)<br>MP for [[Chikkodi Lok Sabha constituency|Chikkodi]]}}
| 31 December 1984
| 25 September 1985
| {{ayd|1984|12|31|1985|9|25}}
| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
|-
! colspan="10" |Minister of Water Resources
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:B. Shankaranand portrait.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[B. Shankaranand]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2009)<br>MP for [[Chikkodi Lok Sabha constituency|Chikkodi]]}}
| 25 September 1985
| 22 August 1987
| {{ayd|1985|9|25|1987|8|22}}
| rowspan="6"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="6"| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
| rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="6"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|2
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| [[File:RajivGandhi.jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Rajiv Gandhi (1987).jpg|100x100px]]
| '''[[Rajiv Gandhi]]'''<br>{{small|(1944{{ndash}}1991)<br>MP for [[Amethi Lok Sabha constituency|Amethi]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|22 August 1987
| 22 August 1987
|10 November 1987
| 10 November 1987
|{{Ayd|22 august 1987|10 november 1987}}
| {{ayd|1987|10|22|1987|11|10}}
|-
|-
|3
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Ram Niwas Mirdha]] <br> <small>(Independent Charge)</small>
| [[File:Ram Niwas Mirdha (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Ram Niwas Mirdha (cropped).jpg|100x100px]]
| '''[[Ram Niwas Mirdha]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2010)<br>MP for [[Rajasthan]] (Rajya Sabha)}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
|10 November 1987
| 10 November 1987
|14 February 1988
| 14 February 1988
|{{Ayd|10 november 1987|14 february 1988}}
| {{ayd|1987|11|10|1988|2|14}}
|-
|-
|4
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Dinesh Singh (politician)|Dinesh Singh]]
| [[File:Dinesh Singh Lok Sabha portrait.gif|70px]]
|
| '''[[Dinesh Singh (politician, born 1925)|Dinesh Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}1995)<br>MP for [[Pratapgarh Lok Sabha constituency|Pratapgarh]]}}
|14 February 1988
| 14 February 1988
|25 June 1988
| 25 June 1988
|{{Ayd|14 february 1988|25 june 1988}}
| {{ayd|1988|2|14|1988|6|25}}
|-
|-
|(1)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[B. Shankaranand]]
| [[File:B. Shankaranand portrait.jpg|70px]]
|
| '''[[B. Shankaranand]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2009)<br>MP for [[Chikkodi Lok Sabha constituency|Chikkodi]]}}
|25 June 1988
| 25 June 1988
|4 July 1989
| 4 July 1989
|{{Ayd|25 june 1988|4 july 1989}}
| {{ayd|1988|6|25|1989|7|4}}
|-
|-
|5
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[M. M. Jacob]] <br> <small>(Independent Charge)</small>
| [[File:M.M. Jacob photo.jpg|70px]]
|[[File:M.M. Jacob photo.jpg|103x103px]]
| '''[[M. M. Jacob]]'''<br>{{small|(1926{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Kerala]] (Rajya Sabha)}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
|4 July 1989
| 4 July 1989
|2 December 1989
| 2 December 1989
|{{Ayd|4 july 1989|2 december 1989}}
| {{ayd|1989|7|4|1989|12|2}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |6
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| rowspan="2" |[[Manubhai Kotadia]] <br><small>(Independent Charge)</small>
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Manubhai Kotadia Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Manubhai Kotadia]]'''<br>{{small|(1936{{ndash}}2003)<br>MP for [[Amreli Lok Sabha constituency|Amreli]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C until 5 Nov 1990)
| 6 December 1989
| 6 December 1989
| 5 November 1990
| 5 November 1990
|{{Ayd|6 december 1989|5 november 1990}}
| {{ayd|1989|12|6|1990|11|5}}
| rowspan="1" | [[Janata Dal]]
| [[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
| [[V. P. Singh ministry|V. P. Singh]]
| rowspan="1" | [[V. P. Singh]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[V. P. Singh]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
| 21 November 1990
| 21 November 1990
| 26 April 1991
| 26 April 1991
|{{Ayd|21 november 1990|26 april 1991}}
| {{ayd|1990|11|21|1991|4|26}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="2"| [[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Chandra Shekhar]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Chandra Shekhar]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
|-
|-
|7
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
|[[Chandra Shekhar]]
| [[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|99x99px]]
| '''[[Chandra Shekhar]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2007)<br>MP for [[Ballia Lok Sabha constituency|Ballia]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 26 April 1991
| 26 April 1991
| 21 June 1991
| 21 June 1991
|{{Ayd|26 april 1991|21 june 1991}}
| {{ayd|1991|4|26|1991|6|21}}
|-
|-
|8
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Vidya Charan Shukla]]
| [[File:Vidya Charan Shukla (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|
| '''[[Vidya Charan Shukla]]'''<br>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Raipur Lok Sabha constituency|Raipur]]}}
|21 June 1991
| 21 June 1991
|17 January 1996
| 17 January 1996
|{{Ayd|21 june 1991|17 january 1996}}
| {{ayd|1991|6|21|1996|1|17}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="3"| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
| rowspan="2" | [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency|Nandyal]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 17 January 1996
| 7 February 1996
| {{ayd|1996|1|17|1996|2|7}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:A. R. Antulay with Shivraj Patil (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[A. R. Antulay]]'''<br>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2014)<br>MP for [[Kolaba Lok Sabha constituency|Kolaba]]}}
| 7 February 1996
| 16 May 1996
| {{ayd|1996|2|7|1996|5|16}}
|-
|-
|9
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[A. R. Antulay]]
| [[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg|70px]]
|
| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|17 January 1996
| 16 May 1996
|16 May 1996
| 1 June 1996
|{{Ayd|17 january 1996|16 may 1996}}
| {{ayd|1996|5|16|1996|6|1}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[First Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|-
|10
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[File:H. D. Deve Gowda.jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (cropped).jpg|109x109px]]
| '''[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1933)<br>''Unelected''}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|16 May 1996
| 1 June 1996
|1 June 1996
| 29 June 1996
|{{Ayd|16 may 1996|1 june 1996}}
| {{ayd|1996|6|1|1996|6|29}}
| rowspan="1" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="2"| [[Deve Gowda ministry|Deve Gowda]]
| rowspan="1" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|-
|-
|11
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Party}}"|
|[[I. K. Gujral]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Janeshwar Mishra Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Inder Kumar Gujral 017.jpg|104x104px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Janeshwar Mishra]]'''<br>{{small|(1933{{ndash}}2010)<br>MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|1 June 1996
| 29 June 1996
|29 June 1996
| 21 April 1997
|{{Ayd|1 june 1996|29 june 1996}}
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1996|6|29|1997|6|9}}
| rowspan="1" |[[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Samajwadi Party]]
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="1" |[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|-
|-
|12
| 21 April 1997
|[[Janeshwar Mishra]]
| 9 June 1997
|
| rowspan="2"| [[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]
|29 June 1996
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|9 June 1997
| rowspan="2"| [[Inder Kumar Gujral]]
|{{Ayd|29 june 1996|9 june 1997}}
| rowspan="1" |[[Samajwadi Party]]
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Party/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="1" |[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]<br />[[I. K. Gujral]]
|-
|-
|13
| bgcolor="{{party color|All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)}}"|
|[[Sis Ram Ola]] <br> <small>(Independent Charge)</small>
| [[File:Sis Ram Ola (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Shri Sis Ram Ola in his office after taking over the charge as the Union Minister of Labour & Employment in New Delhi on May 24, 2004.jpg|75x75px]]
| '''[[Sis Ram Ola]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Jhunjhunu Lok Sabha constituency|Jhunjhunu]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
|9 June 1997
| 9 June 1997
|19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
|{{Ayd|9 june 1997|19 march 1998}}
| {{ayd|1997|6|9|1998|3|19}}
| rowspan="1" |[[All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)]]
| [[All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)]]
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="1" |[[I. K. Gujral]]
|-
|-
|(10)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (cropped).jpg|109x109px]]
| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
| 13 October 1999
| 13 October 1999
|{{Ayd|19 march 1998|13 october 1999}}
| {{ayd|1998|3|19|1999|10|13}}
| rowspan="3" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="3" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="4"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Pramod jee.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Pramod Mahajan]]'''<br>{{small|(1949{{ndash}}2006)<br>MP for [[Maharashtra]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 13 October 1999
| 22 November 1999
| {{ayd|1999|10|13|1999|11|22}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:C. P. Thakur PIB 2004 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[C. P. Thakur]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1931)<br>MP for [[Patna Lok Sabha constituency|Patna]]}}
| 22 November 1999
| 27 May 2000
| {{ayd|1999|11|22|2000|5|27}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}"|
| [[File:Arjun Charan Sethi Image.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Arjun Charan Sethi]]'''<br>{{small|(1941{{ndash}}2020)<br>MP for [[Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency|Bhadrak]]}}
| 27 May 2000
| 22 May 2004
| {{ayd|2000|5|27|2004|5|22}}
| [[Biju Janata Dal]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi PIB.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi]]'''<br>{{small|(1945{{ndash}}2017)<br>MP for [[Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency|Raiganj]]}}
| 23 May 2004
| 18 November 2005
| {{ayd|2004|5|23|2005|11|18}}
| rowspan="10"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3"| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
| rowspan="10" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="10"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Santosh Mohan Dev addressing the press conference in New Delhi on November 20, 2008 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Santosh Mohan Dev]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2017)<br>MP for [[Silchar Lok Sabha constituency|Silchar]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 18 November 2005
| 29 January 2006
| {{ayd|2005|11|18|2006|1|29}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Saifuddin Soz in September 2007 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Saifuddin Soz]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1937)<br>MP for [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 29 January 2006
| 22 May 2009
| {{ayd|2006|1|29|2009|5|22}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Meira Kumar in 2013.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Meira Kumar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1945)<br>MP for [[Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency|Sasaram]]}}
| 28 May 2009
| 31 May 2009
| {{ayd|2009|5|28|2009|5|31}}
| rowspan="7"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Manmohan Singh in 2009.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Manmohan Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1932–2024)<br>MP for [[Assam]] (Rajya Sabha)}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 31 May 2009
| 14 June 2009
| {{ayd|2009|5|31|2009|6|14}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:The Union Minister for Railways, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal inaugurating the New Block of Civil Hospital at Manimajra, in Chandigarh on April 07, 2013.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Pawan Kumar Bansal]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency|Chandigarh]]}}
| 14 June 2009
| 19 January 2011
| {{ayd|2009|6|14|2011|1|19}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Salman Khurshid portrait (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Salman Khurshid]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1953)<br>MP for [[Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency|Farrukhabad]]}}
| 19 January 2011
| 12 July 2011
| {{ayd|2011|1|19|2011|7|12}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:The Union Minister for Railways, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal inaugurating the New Block of Civil Hospital at Manimajra, in Chandigarh on April 07, 2013.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Pawan Kumar Bansal]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency|Chandigarh]]}}
| 12 July 2011
| 28 October 2012
| {{ayd|2011|7|12|2012|10|28}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:HarishRawat.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Harish Rawat]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency|Haridwar]]}}
| 28 October 2012
| 1 February 2014
| {{ayd|2012|10|28|2014|2|1}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Ghulam Nabi Azad at Healthcare Skill Summit 2013 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1949)<br>MP for [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 1 February 2014
| 26 May 2014
| {{ayd|2014|2|1|2014|5|26}}
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Uma Bharati in 2014.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Uma Bharti]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1959)<br>MP for [[Jhansi Lok Sabha constituency|Jhansi]]}}
| 27 May 2014
| 3 September 2017
| {{ayd|2014|5|27|2017|9|3}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Shri Nitin Gadkari on March 3, 2023 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Nitin Gadkari]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency|Nagpur]]}}
| 3 September 2017
| 30 May 2019
| {{ayd|2017|9|3|2019|5|30}}
|-
! colspan="10" | {{nobold|''Merged into the Ministry of Jal Shakti''}}
|-
|}
 
=== Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation (2011{{ndash}}2019) ===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|-
! style="width:9em"| From
! style="width:9em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Gurudas Kamat New Delhi on November 15, 2010.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Gurudas Kamat]]'''<br>{{small|(1954{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency|Mumbai North West]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 12 July 2011
| 13 July 2011
| {{ayd|2011|7|12|2011|7|13}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3" style="width:7em"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Jairam ramesh.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Jairam Ramesh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1954)<br>MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 13 July 2011
| 28 October 2012
| {{ayd|2011|7|13|2012|10|28}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Bharatsinh Solanki assuming office as MoS, Railways in January 2011 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Bharatsinh Solanki]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1953)<br>MP for [[Anand Lok Sabha constituency|Anand]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 28 October 2012
| 26 May 2014
| {{ayd|2012|10|28|2014|5|26}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Gopinath Munde (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Gopinath Munde]]'''<br>{{small|(1949{{ndash}}2014)<br>MP for [[Beed Lok Sabha constituency|Beed]]}}
| 27 May 2014
| 3 June 2014{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| {{ayd|2014|5|27|2014|6|3}}
| rowspan="5"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="5"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="5"| [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Shri Nitin Gadkari on March 3, 2023 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Nitin Gadkari]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency|Nagpur]]}}
| 4 June 2014
| 9 November 2014
| {{ayd|2014|6|4|2014|11|9}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Chaudhary Birender Singh with Venkaiah Naidu (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Birender Singh (politician, born 1946)|'''Birender Singh''']]<br>{{small|(born 1946)<br>MP for [[Haryana]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 9 November 2014
| 5 July 2016
| {{ayd|2014|11|9|2016|7|5}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Narendra Singh Tomar addressing a press conference after launching the Swachh Sarvekshan (Gramin)- 2017, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Narendra Singh Tomar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency|Gwalior]]}}
| 5 July 2016
| 3 September 2017
| {{ayd|2016|7|5|2017|9|3}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Uma Bharati in 2014.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Uma Bharti]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1959)<br>MP for [[Jhansi Lok Sabha constituency|Jhansi]]}}
| 3 September 2017
| 30 May 2019
| {{ayd|2017|9|3|2019|5|30}}
|-
! colspan="10"| {{nobold|''Merged into the Ministry of Jal Shakti''}}
|-
|}
{{Notelist}}
 
=== Minister of Jal Shakti (2019{{ndash}}present) ===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|-
! style="width:9em"| From
! style="width:9em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
| [[File:Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in June 2019 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Gajendra Singh Shekhawat]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1967)<br>MP for [[Jodhpur Lok Sabha constituency|Jodhpur]]}}
| 31 May 2019
| 9 June 2024
| {{ayd|2019|5|31|2024|6|9}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
| rowspan="2" style="width:7em"| [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
| [[File:The Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri C.R. Paatil addressing at the Jal Shakti Abhiyan- Catch the Rain Programme, in New Delhi on June 24, 2024 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[C. R. Patil|Chandrakant Raghunath Patil]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1955)<br/>MP for [[Navsari Lok Sabha constituency|Navsari]]}}
| 10 June 2024
| Incumbent
| {{ayd|10 Jun 2024}}
| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|-
|}
 
== Ministers of State ==
 
=== Minister of State for Irrigation/Water Resources (1952{{ndash}}1974; 1980{{ndash}}2019) ===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|-
! style="width:9em"| From
! style="width:9em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of State for Irrigation and Power
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:O. V. Alagesan Lok Sabha image.gif|70px]]
| '''[[O. V. Alagesan]]'''<br>{{small|(1911{{ndash}}1992)<br>MP for [[Chengalpattu Lok Sabha constituency|Chengalpattu]]}}
| 8 May 1962
| 19 July 1963
| {{ayd|1962|5|8|1963|7|19}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="width:7em"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Kanuri Lakshmana Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1902{{ndash}}1986)<br>MP for [[Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency|Vijayawada]]}}
| 9 June 1964
| 19 July 1964
| {{ayd|1964|6|9|1964|7|19}}
| [[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|-
| 24 January 1966
| 13 November 1966
| {{ayd|1966|1|24|1966|11|13}}
| [[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
! colspan="10"| {{nobold|''Merged with [[Ministry of Agriculture (India)|Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation]] during this interval''}}
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of State for Irrigation
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Ziaur Rahman Ansari Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ziaur Rahman Ansari]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}1992)<br>MP for [[Unnao Lok Sabha constituency|Unnao]]}}
| 19 January 1980
| 29 January 1983
| {{ayd|1980|1|19|1983|1|29}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Harinath Mishra.jpg|70px]]
| '''Harinath Mishra'''<br>{{small|MP for [[Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency|Darbhanga]]}}
| 2 August 1984
| 31 October 1984
| {{ayd|1984|8|2|1984|10|31}}
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of State for Water Resources
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Krishna Sahi Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Krishna Sahi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1931)<br>MP for [[Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency|Begusarai]]}}
| 14 February 1988
| 4 July 1989
| {{ayd|1988|2|14|1989|7|4}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Prem Khandu Thungan.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Prem Khandu Thungan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1946)<br>MP for [[Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency|Arunachal West]]}}
| 19 January 1993
| 10 February 1995
| {{ayd|1993|1|19|1995|2|10}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:P. V. Rangayya Naidu (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[P. V. Rangayya Naidu]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1933)<br>MP for [[Khammam Lok Sabha constituency|Khammam]]}}
| 10 February 1995
| 16 May 1996
| {{ayd|1995|2|10|1996|5|16}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|
| '''[[Sompal Shastri]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1942)<br>MP for [[Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency|Baghpat]]}}
| 3 February 1999
| 13 October 1999
| {{ayd|1999|2|3|1999|10|13}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|-
|14
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Pramod Mahajan]]
| [[File:Bijoya Chakravarty in August 2015.jpg|70px]]
|
| '''[[Bijoya Chakravarty]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1939)<br>MP for [[Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency|Gauhati]]}}
|13 October 1999
| 13 October 1999
|22 November 1999
| 22 May 2004
|{{Ayd|13 october 1999|22 november 1999}}
| {{ayd|1999|10|13|2004|5|22}}
| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1954)<br>MP for [[Munger Lok Sabha constituency|Munger]]}}
| 23 May 2004
| 6 November 2005
| {{ayd|2004|5|23|2005|11|6}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="2"| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
| 24 October 2006
| 22 May 2009
| {{ayd|2006|10|24|2009|5|22}}
|-
|-
|15
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[C.P. Thakur]]
| [[File:Vincent Pala distributing awards (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:The Union Minister for SSI & DoNER Dr. C.P.Thakur briefing the Press regarding forthcoming Second North-East Business Summit (20-21 January, 2004) in New Delhi on January 15, 2004.jpg|75x75px]]
| '''[[Vincent Pala]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1968)<br>MP for [[Shillong Lok Sabha constituency|Shillong]]}}
|22 November 1999
| 28 May 2009
|27 May 2000
| 28 October 2012
|{{Ayd|22 november 1999|27 may 2000}}
| {{ayd|2009|5|28|2012|10|28}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|-
|-
|16
! colspan="10"| Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
|[[Arjun Charan Sethi]]
|[[File:Arjun Charan Sethi Image.jpg|75x75px]]
|27 May 2000
|22 May 2004
|{{Ayd|27 may 2000|22 may 2004}}
| rowspan="1" | [[Biju Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Biju Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
|-
|-
|17
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi]]<br><small>(Independent Charge)</small>
| [[File:Santosh Kumar Gangwar (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:The Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Parliament Affairs, Shri Priyaranjan Dasmunsi addressing the media on the completion of UPA Government’s three years in office, in New Delhi on May 23, 2007.jpg|75x75px]]
| '''[[Santosh Kumar Gangwar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Bareilly Lok Sabha constituency|Bareilly]]}}
|23 May 2004
| 27 May 2014
|18 November 2005
| 9 November 2014
|{{Ayd|23 may 2004|18 november 2005}}
| {{ayd|2014|5|27|2014|11|9}}
| rowspan="10" |[[Indian National Congress]]<br><small>([[United Progressive Alliance]])</small>
| rowspan="6"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="10" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="6"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| rowspan="10" |[[Manmohan Singh]]
| rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="6"| [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
|-
|18
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Santosh Mohan Dev]] <br><small>(Independent Charge)</small>
| [[File:Sanwar Lal Jat (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:The Minister of State for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises (Independent Charge), Shri Santosh Mohan Dev addressing the Press in New Delhi on October 14, 2004.jpg|96x96px]]
| '''[[Sanwar Lal Jat]]'''<br>{{small|(1955{{ndash}}2017)<br>MP for [[Ajmer Lok Sabha constituency|Ajmer]]}}
|18 November 2005
| 9 November 2014
|29 January 2006
| 5 July 2016
|{{Ayd|18 november 2005|29 january 2006}}
| {{ayd|2014|11|9|2016|7|5}}
|-
|-
|19
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Saifuddin Soz]]
| [[File:Vijay Goel (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:The Union Minister for Water Resources, Prof. Saifuddin Soz interacting with the Media on important Water Resources related issues, in New Delhi on July 17, 2008.jpg|75x75px]]
| '''[[Vijay Goel (politician)|Vijay Goel]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1954)<br>MP for [[Rajasthan]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|29 January 2006
| 5 July 2016
|22 May 2009
| 3 September 2017
|{{Ayd|29 january 2006|22 may 2009}}
| {{ayd|2016|7|5|2017|9|3}}
|-
|-
|20
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Meira Kumar]]
| [[File:Sanjeev Kumar Balyan.jpg|70px]]
|[[File:The Speaker, Lok Sabha, Smt. Meira Kumar in 2010.jpg|95x95px]]
| '''[[Sanjeev Balyan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1972)<br>MP for [[Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Muzaffarnagar]]}}
|28 May 2009
| 5 July 2016
|31 May 2009
| 3 September 2017
|{{Ayd|28 may 2009|31 may 2009}}
| {{ayd|2016|7|5|2017|9|3}}
|-
|-
|21
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Manmohan Singh]]
| [[File:Arjun Ram Meghwal 2017 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in March 2014.jpg|94x94px]]
| '''[[Arjun Ram Meghwal]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1953)<br>MP for [[Bikaner Lok Sabha constituency|Bikaner]]}}
|31 May 2009
| 3 September 2017
|14 June 2009
| 30 May 2019
|{{Ayd|31 may 2009|14 june 2009}}
| {{ayd|2017|9|3|2019|5|30}}
|-
|-
|22
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Pawan Kumar Bansal]]
| [[File:Satyapal Singh.jpg|70px]]
|[[File:The Union Minister for Railways, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal inaugurating the New Block of Civil Hospital at Manimajra, in Chandigarh on April 07, 2013.jpg|80x80px]]
| '''[[Satya Pal Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Satya Pal Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1955)<br>MP for [[Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency|Baghpat]]}}
|14 June 2009
| 3 September 2017
|19 January 2011
| 30 May 2019
|{{Ayd|14 june 2009|19 january 2011}}
| {{ayd|2017|9|3|2019|5|30}}
|-
|-
|23
! colspan="10" | {{nobold|''Merged into the Ministry of Jal Shakti''}}
|[[Salman Khurshid]]
|[[File:Salman Khurshid portrait (cropped).jpg|97x97px]]
|19 January 2011
|12 July 2011
|{{Ayd|19 january 2011|12 july 2011}}
|-
|-
|(22)
|}
|[[Pawan Kumar Bansal]]
 
|[[File:The Union Minister for Railways, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal inaugurating the New Block of Civil Hospital at Manimajra, in Chandigarh on April 07, 2013.jpg|80x80px]]
=== Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation (2011{{ndash}}2019) ===
|12 July 2011
 
|28 October 2012
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|{{Ayd|12 july 2011|28 october 2012}}
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|-
|-
|24
! style="width:9em"| From
|[[Harish Rawat]]
! style="width:9em"| To
|[[File:HarishRawat.jpg|100x100px]]
! style="width:6em"| Period
|28 October 2012
|1 February 2014
|{{Ayd|28 october 2012|1 february 2014}}
|-
|-
|25
| bgcolor="{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Samta Party}}"|
|[[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
| [[File:Upendra Kushwaha in 2018 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Ghulam Nabi Azad-cropped.JPG|98x98px]]
| '''[[Upendra Kushwaha]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1960)<br>MP for [[Karakat Lok Sabha constituency|Karakat]]}}
|1 February 2014
| 26 May 2014
|26 May 2014
| 9 November 2014
|{{Ayd|1 february 2014|26 may 2014}}
| {{ayd|2014|5|26|2014|11|9}}
| [[Rashtriya Lok Samta Party]]
| rowspan="4"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="4" style="width:7em"| [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
|-
!
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
! colspan="8" |Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvention
| [[File:Ram Kripal Yadav (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ram Kripal Yadav]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency|Pataliputra]]}}
| 9 November 2014
| 5 July 2016
| {{ayd|2014|11|9|2016|7|5}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|-
|26
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Uma Bharati]]
| [[File:Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi taking charge in his office, in the presence of the Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Ananth Kumar, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Uma Bharati in 2014.jpg|100x100px]]
| '''[[Ramesh Jigajinagi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1952)<br>MP for [[Bijapur Lok Sabha constituency|Bijapur]]}}
|26 May 2014
| 5 July 2016
|3 September 2017
| 30 May 2019
|{{Ayd|26 may 2014|3 september 2017}}
| {{ayd|2016|7|5|2019|5|30}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Narendra Modi]]
|-
|-
|27
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Nitin Gadkari]]  
| [[File:SS Ahluwalia, BJP.jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Nitin Gadkari 1 (cropped).JPG|95x95px]]
| '''[[S. S. Ahluwalia]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency|Darjeeling]]}}
|3 September 2017
| 3 September 2017
|30 May 2019
| 14 May 2018
|{{Ayd|3 september 2017|30 may 2019}}
| {{ayd|2017|9|3|2018|5|14}}
|-
|-
!
! colspan="10"| {{nobold|''Merged into the Ministry of Jal Shakti''}}
! colspan="8" |Ministry of Jal Shakti  
|-
|-
|28
|[[Gajendra Singh Shekhawat]]
|[[File:Gajendra Singh Shekhawat addressing at the inauguration of the “National Workshop on Developing a Roadmap for Agriculture Knowledge Management in India”, in New Delhi.jpg|84x84px]]
|30 May 2019
|''Incumbent''
|{{Ayd|30 may 2019|}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Narendra Modi]]
|}
|}


== List of Ministers of State ==
=== Minister of State for Jal Shakti (2019{{ndash}}present) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=" ;"sortable mw-collapsible"
 
|+Ministers of State For Jal Shakti
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! [[Minister of state]]
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan=2| Political party
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="2" | Term
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! Days
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
|-align=center
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|[[Rattan Lal Kataria]]
|-
|[[File:Shri Rattan Lal Kataria taking charge as the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, in New Delhi on May 31, 2019 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
! style="width:9em"| From
|Rowspan=3|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
! style="width:9em"| To
|Rowspan=3 bgcolor=#FF9933|
! style="width:6em"| Period
|30 May 2019
|-
|7 July 2021
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|{{Age in days|2019|05|30|2021|07|07}} days
| [[File:Shri Rattan Lal Kataria taking charge as the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, in New Delhi on May 31, 2019 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|-align=center
| '''[[Rattan Lal Kataria]]'''<br>{{small|(1951{{ndash}}2023)<br>MP for [[Ambala Lok Sabha constituency|Ambala]]}}
|[[Prahlad Singh Patel]]
| 31 May 2019
| 7 July 2021
| {{ayd|2019|5|31|2021|7|7}}
| rowspan="6"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
| rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="6" style="width:7em"| [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Prahlad Singh Patel.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Prahlad Singh Patel]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1960)<br>MP for [[Damoh Lok Sabha constituency|Damoh]]}}
| 7 July 2021
| 7 December 2023
| {{ayd|2021|7|7|2023|12|7}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Shri Bishweswar Tudu.png|70px]]
| '''[[Bishweswar Tudu]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1965)<br>MP for [[Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency|Mayurbhanj]]}}
| 7 July 2021
| 9 June 2024
| {{ayd|2021|7|7|2024|6|9}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Rajeev Chandrasekhar with PM Modi (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Rajeev Chandrasekhar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1964)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Karnataka]]}}
| 7 December 2023
| 9 June 2024
| {{ayd|7 Dec 2023|9 Jun 2024}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:V. Somanna in 2024.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[V. Somanna]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1950)<br/>MP for [[Tumkur Lok Sabha constituency|Tumkur]]}}
| rowspan="2"| 10 June 2024
| rowspan="2"| Incumbent
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|10 Jun 2024}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|
|
|7 July 2021
| '''[[Raj Bhushan Choudhary]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1944)<br/>MP for [[Muzaffarpur Lok Sabha constituency|Muzaffarpur]]}}
|Incumbent
|-
|{{Age in days|2021|07|07}} days
|}
|-align=center
 
|[[Bishweswar Tudu]]
==Deputy Ministers==
=== Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation ===                               
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2"| Ministry
! rowspan="2" style="width:9em" |Prime Minister
|-
!style="width:6em"| From
!style="width:6em"| To
!style="width:6em"| Period
|-
!colspan="9"| Deputy Minister of Irrigation and Power
|-
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Jaisukh lal Hathi.png|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Jaisukhlal Hathi]]'''<br>{{small|(1909{{ndash}}1982)<br>MP for [[Gujarat]] (Rajya Sabha), until 1957<br>MP for Halar, from 1957}}
|{{small|12 September}}<br>1952
|{{small|17 April}}<br>1957
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1952|9|12|1962|4|10}}
|rowspan="9"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
|{{small|17 April}}<br>1957
|{{small|10 April}}<br>1962
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]'''
|-
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Shyam Dhar Mishra]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}2001)<br>MP for [[Mirzapur Lok Sabha constituency|Mirzapur]]}}
|{{small|15 June}}<br>1964
|{{small|11 January}}<br>1966
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1964|6|15|1966|1|24}}
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]'''
|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|-
|-
|{{small|11 January}}<br>1966
|{{small|24 January}}<br>1966
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]'''
|[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]<br>(acting)
|-
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Siddheshwar Prasad]]'''<br>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2023)<br>MP for [[Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency|Nalanda]]}}
|{{small|13 November}}<br>1967
|{{small|18 March}}<br>1971
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1967|11|13|1971|5|2}}
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]'''
|rowspan="4"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|{{small|18 March}}<br>1971
|{{small|2 May}}<br>1971
|rowspan="4" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|'''[[Baijnath Kureel]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}1984)<br>MP for [[Ramsanehighat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ramsanehighat]]}}
|{{small|2 May}}<br>1971
|{{small|4 February}}<br>1973
!{{ayd|1971|5|2|1973|2|4}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|
|7 July 2021
|'''[[Balgovind Verma]]'''<br>{{small|(1923{{ndash}}1980)<br>MP for [[Kheri Lok Sabha constituency|Kheri]]}}
|Incumbent
|{{small|5 February}}<br>1973
|{{Age in days|2021|07|07}} days
|{{small|9 November}}<br>1973
 
!{{ayd|1973|2|5|1973|11|9}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Siddheshwar Prasad Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Siddheshwar Prasad]]'''<br>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2023)<br>MP for [[Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency|Nalanda]]}}
|{{small|9 November}}<br>1973
|{{small|10 October}}<br>1974
!{{ayd|1973|11|9|1974|10|10}}
|-
!colspan="9"| Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|'''[[Kedar Nath Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Kedar Nath Singh]]'''<br>{{small|MP for [[Sultanpur Lok Sabha constituency|Sultanpur]]}}
|{{small|10 October}}<br>1974
|{{small|24 March}}<br>1977
!{{ayd|1974|10|10|1977|3|24}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Prabhudas Patel.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Prabhudas Patel]]'''<br>{{small|(1914{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Chhota Udaipur Lok Sabha constituency|Dabhoi]]}}
|{{small|23 October}}<br>1974
|{{small|14 March}}<br>1977
!{{ayd|1974|10|23|1977|3|14}}
|-
|}
|}


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
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Ministry of Jal Shakti
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Agency overview
FormedMay 2019[1]
JurisdictionGovernment of India
Annual budget₹97,278 crore (US$14 billion) (2023-24 est)
Ministers responsible
Websitejalshakti.gov.in

The Ministry of Jal Shakti (lit. 'Ministry of Water Resources') is a ministry under the 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.[1]

The formation of this ministry reflects India's seriousness towards the mounting water challenges the country has been facing over the past few decades.[2] WAPCOS is an Indian multinational government undertaking and consultancy firm wholly owned by Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India.[3][4][5][6]

Functions[edit | edit source]

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.[7] 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.[8] The ministry has also launched its special campaigns on social so that citizens of the country become aware of water conservation.

Organisation of Ministry[edit | edit source]

Under this ministry two departments work, these departments and their offices are as follow:

Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation[edit | edit source]

Wings[edit | edit source]

  • Administration, International Cooperation & Ground Water (All matters pertaining to Administration, Establishment, Coordination, Organization & Method, IEC, e-Governance, Parliamentary Matters, International Cooperation,Ground Water and Vigilance).
  • Brahmaputra & Barak
  • Command Area Development and Water Management
  • Economic Advisory
  • Flood Management
  • Finance
  • Indus
  • Minor Irrigation Statistics
  • National Water Mission
  • Penisular River
  • River Development & Public Policy
  • Dam Rehabilitation, Improvement Programme and State Projects.

Attached Subordinate offices/ Societies[edit | edit source]

Research/Training Institutions[edit | edit source]

PSUs[edit | edit source]

Water Regulatory Organisations[edit | edit source]

Irrigation Project Funded by MoJS[edit | edit source]

Water Dispute Tribunals[edit | edit source]

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[lower-alpha 1].[9] In May 2019, this ministry was merged with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to form the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation[edit | edit source]

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.[neutrality is disputed] From May 2019, the ministry has been merged with the Ministry of Jal Shakti.[1] 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.[10]

This department promotes many sanitation missions and programs for public, the main sanitation programs are:

Agencies[edit | edit source]

  1. Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee National Institute of Water and Sanitation

Notable decisions[edit | edit source]

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.[12][13][14]

Cabinet Ministers[edit | edit source]

  • Note: I/C – Independent Charge

Minister of Irrigation/Water Resources (1952–1974; 1980–2019)[edit | edit source]

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of Irrigation and Power
Gulzarilal Nanda
(1898–1998)
MP for Sabarkantha 		6 June 1952 17 April 1957 4 years, 315 days Indian National Congress Nehru II Jawaharlal Nehru
S. K. Patil
(1898–1981)
MP for Mumbai South 		17 April 1957 2 April 1958 350 days Nehru III
Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim
(1889–1968)
MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) 		2 April 1958 10 April 1962 5 years, 85 days
10 April 1962 26 June 1963 Nehru IV
O. V. Alagesan
(1911–1992)
MP for Chengalpattu
(Minister of State) 		26 June 1963 19 July 1963 23 days
Kanuri Lakshmana Rao
(1902–1986)
MP for Vijayawada
(Minister of State) 		19 July 1963 27 May 1964 326 days
27 May 1964 9 June 1964 Nanda I Gulzarilal Nanda
H. C. Dasappa
(1894–1964)
MP for Bangalore 		9 June 1964 19 July 1964 40 days Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
Kanuri Lakshmana Rao
(1902–1986)
MP for Vijayawada
(Minister of State) 		19 July 1964 11 January 1966 1 year, 189 days
11 January 1966 24 January 1966 Nanda II Gulzarilal Nanda
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(1905–1977)
MP for Barpeta 		24 January 1966 13 November 1966 293 days Indira I Indira Gandhi
Kanuri Lakshmana Rao
(1902–1986)
MP for Vijayawada
(Minister of State) 		13 November 1966 13 March 1967 6 years, 361 days
13 March 1967 18 March 1971 Indira II
18 March 1971 9 November 1973 Indian National Congress (R) Indira II
K. C. Pant
(1931–2012)
MP for Nainital
(Minister of State) 		9 November 1973 10 October 1974 335 days
Merged with Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation during this interval
Minister of Irrigation
A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury
(1927–2006)
MP for Malda 		16 January 1980 8 June 1980 144 days Indian National Congress Indira IV Indira Gandhi
Kedar Pandey
(1920–1982)
MP for Bettiah 		8 June 1980 12 November 1980 157 days
Rao Birender Singh
(1921–2000)
MP for Mahendragarh 		12 November 1980 15 January 1982 1 year, 64 days
Kedar Pandey
(1920–1982)
MP for Bettiah 		15 January 1982 29 January 1983 1 year, 14 days
Ram Niwas Mirdha
(1924–2010)
MP for Rajasthan (Rajya Sabha)
(Minister of State, I/C) 		29 January 1983 2 August 1984 1 year, 186 days
Prakash Chandra Sethi
(1919–1996)
MP for Indore 		2 August 1984 31 October 1984 90 days
C. K. Jaffer Sharief
(1933–2018)
MP for Bangalore North
(Minister of State, I/C) 		4 November 1984 31 December 1984 57 days Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi
B. Shankaranand
(1925–2009)
MP for Chikkodi 		31 December 1984 25 September 1985 268 days Rajiv II
Minister of Water Resources
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
Ram Niwas Mirdha
(1924–2010)
MP for Rajasthan (Rajya Sabha)
(Minister of State, I/C) 		10 November 1987 14 February 1988 96 days
Dinesh Singh
(1925–1995)
MP for Pratapgarh 		14 February 1988 25 June 1988 132 days
B. Shankaranand
(1925–2009)
MP for Chikkodi 		25 June 1988 4 July 1989 1 year, 9 days
M. M. Jacob
(1926–2018)
MP for Kerala (Rajya Sabha)
(Minister of State, I/C) 		4 July 1989 2 December 1989 151 days
Manubhai Kotadia
(1936–2003)
MP for Amreli
(Minister of State, I/C until 5 Nov 1990) 		6 December 1989 5 November 1990 334 days Janata Dal V. P. Singh V. P. Singh
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
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
A. R. Antulay
(1929–2014)
MP for Kolaba 		7 February 1996 16 May 1996 99 days
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
Janeshwar Mishra
(1933–2010)
MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) 		29 June 1996 21 April 1997 345 days Samajwadi Party
21 April 1997 9 June 1997 Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral
Sis Ram Ola
(1927–2013)
MP for Jhunjhunu
(Minister of State, I/C) 		9 June 1997 19 March 1998 283 days All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)
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
Pramod Mahajan
(1949–2006)
MP for Maharashtra (Rajya Sabha) 		13 October 1999 22 November 1999 40 days Vajpayee III
C. P. Thakur
(born 1931)
MP for Patna 		22 November 1999 27 May 2000 187 days
Arjun Charan Sethi
(1941–2020)
MP for Bhadrak 		27 May 2000 22 May 2004 3 years, 361 days Biju Janata Dal
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
Santosh Mohan Dev
(1934–2017)
MP for Silchar
(Minister of State, I/C) 		18 November 2005 29 January 2006 72 days
Saifuddin Soz
(born 1937)
MP for Jammu and Kashmir (Rajya Sabha) 		29 January 2006 22 May 2009 3 years, 113 days
Meira Kumar
(born 1945)
MP for Sasaram 		28 May 2009 31 May 2009 3 days Manmohan II
Manmohan Singh
(1932–2024)
MP for Assam (Rajya Sabha)
(Prime Minister) 		31 May 2009 14 June 2009 14 days
Pawan Kumar Bansal
(born 1948)
MP for Chandigarh 		14 June 2009 19 January 2011 1 year, 219 days
Salman Khurshid
(born 1953)
MP for Farrukhabad 		19 January 2011 12 July 2011 174 days
Pawan Kumar Bansal
(born 1948)
MP for Chandigarh 		12 July 2011 28 October 2012 1 year, 108 days
Harish Rawat
(born 1948)
MP for Haridwar 		28 October 2012 1 February 2014 1 year, 96 days
Ghulam Nabi Azad
(born 1949)
MP for Jammu and Kashmir (Rajya Sabha) 		1 February 2014 26 May 2014 114 days
Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Uma Bharti
(born 1959)
MP for Jhansi 		27 May 2014 3 September 2017 3 years, 99 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Nitin Gadkari
(born 1957)
MP for Nagpur 		3 September 2017 30 May 2019 1 year, 269 days
Merged into the Ministry of Jal Shakti

Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation (2011–2019)[edit | edit source]

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Gurudas Kamat
(1954–2018)
MP for Mumbai North West
(Minister of State, I/C) 		12 July 2011 13 July 2011 1 day Indian National Congress Manmohan II Manmohan Singh
Jairam Ramesh
(born 1954)
MP for Andhra Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) 		13 July 2011 28 October 2012 1 year, 107 days
Bharatsinh Solanki
(born 1953)
MP for Anand
(Minister of State, I/C) 		28 October 2012 26 May 2014 1 year, 210 days
Gopinath Munde
(1949–2014)
MP for Beed 		27 May 2014 3 June 2014[†] 7 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Nitin Gadkari
(born 1957)
MP for Nagpur 		4 June 2014 9 November 2014 158 days
Birender Singh
(born 1946)
MP for Haryana (Rajya Sabha) 		9 November 2014 5 July 2016 1 year, 239 days
Narendra Singh Tomar
(born 1957)
MP for Gwalior 		5 July 2016 3 September 2017 1 year, 60 days
Uma Bharti
(born 1959)
MP for Jhansi 		3 September 2017 30 May 2019 1 year, 269 days
Merged into the Ministry of Jal Shakti
  1. ↑ Ministry of National Resources and Scientific Research (1951-52) Ministry of Irrigation and Power (1952-74; 1985) Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (1974-80) Ministry of Energy and Irrigation (1980) Ministry of Irrigation (1980-85)

Minister of Jal Shakti (2019–present)[edit | edit source]

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
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
Chandrakant Raghunath Patil
(born 1955)
MP for Navsari 		10 June 2024 Incumbent 2 years, 62 days Modi III

Ministers of State[edit | edit source]

Minister of State for Irrigation/Water Resources (1952–1974; 1980–2019)[edit | edit source]

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
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 Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
24 January 1966 13 November 1966 293 days Indira I Indira Gandhi
Merged with Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation during this interval
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 IV Indira Gandhi
Harinath Mishra
MP for Darbhanga 		2 August 1984 31 October 1984 90 days
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 Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
P. V. Rangayya Naidu
(born 1933)
MP for Khammam 		10 February 1995 16 May 1996 1 year, 96 days
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 Vajpayee III
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
24 October 2006 22 May 2009 2 years, 210 days
Vincent Pala
(born 1968)
MP for Shillong 		28 May 2009 28 October 2012 3 years, 153 days Indian National Congress Manmohan II
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
Vijay Goel
(born 1954)
MP for Rajasthan (Rajya Sabha) 		5 July 2016 3 September 2017 1 year, 60 days
Sanjeev Balyan
(born 1972)
MP for Muzaffarnagar 		5 July 2016 3 September 2017 1 year, 60 days
Arjun Ram Meghwal
(born 1953)
MP for Bikaner 		3 September 2017 30 May 2019 1 year, 269 days
Satya Pal Singh
(born 1955)
MP for Baghpat 		3 September 2017 30 May 2019 1 year, 269 days
Merged into the Ministry of Jal Shakti

Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation (2011–2019)[edit | edit source]

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Upendra Kushwaha
(born 1960)
MP for Karakat 		26 May 2014 9 November 2014 167 days Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Ram Kripal Yadav
(born 1957)
MP for Pataliputra 		9 November 2014 5 July 2016 1 year, 239 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Ramesh Jigajinagi
(born 1952)
MP for Bijapur 		5 July 2016 30 May 2019 2 years, 329 days
S. S. Ahluwalia
(born 1951)
MP for Darjeeling 		3 September 2017 14 May 2018 253 days
Merged into the Ministry of Jal Shakti

Minister of State for Jal Shakti (2019–present)[edit | edit source]

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
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
Prahlad Singh Patel
(born 1960)
MP for Damoh 		7 July 2021 7 December 2023 2 years, 153 days
Bishweswar Tudu
(born 1965)
MP for Mayurbhanj 		7 July 2021 9 June 2024 2 years, 338 days
Rajeev Chandrasekhar
(born 1964)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka 		7 December 2023 9 June 2024 185 days
V. Somanna
(born 1950)
MP for Tumkur 		10 June 2024 Incumbent 2 years, 62 days Modi III
Raj Bhushan Choudhary
(born 1944)
MP for Muzaffarpur

Deputy Ministers[edit | edit source]

Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation[edit | edit source]

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
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
17 April
1957 		10 April
1962 		Nehru III
Shyam Dhar Mishra
(1919–2001)
MP for Mirzapur 		15 June
1964 		11 January
1966 		1 year, 223 days Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
11 January
1966 		24 January
1966 		Nanda II Gulzarilal Nanda
(acting)
Siddheshwar Prasad
(1929–2023)
MP for Nalanda 		13 November
1967 		18 March
1971 		3 years, 170 days Indira I Indira Gandhi
18 March
1971 		2 May
1971 		Indira II
Baijnath Kureel
(1920–1984)
MP for Ramsanehighat 		2 May
1971 		4 February
1973 		1 year, 278 days
Balgovind Verma
(1923–1980)
MP for Kheri 		5 February
1973 		9 November
1973 		277 days
Siddheshwar Prasad
(1929–2023)
MP for Nalanda 		9 November
1973 		10 October
1974 		335 days
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
(1914–2013)
MP for Dabhoi 		23 October
1974 		14 March
1977 		2 years, 142 days

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Govt forms 'Jal Shakti' Ministry by merging Water Resources and Drinking Water Ministries". Business Standard. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Water Challenges: India Forms a New Ministry". Report Syndication. 25 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "WAPCOS | International Consultants | Water Resources | Power & Infrastructure Development". www.wapcos.gov.in. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Nitin Gadkari dubs India as 'goldmine' for ropeways; asks Doppelmayr to tap opportunities". Zee Business. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "WAPCOS CMD R K Gupta to remain on turf till 2020". IndianMandarins. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Shri R.K. Gupta CMD NPCC visits WAPCOS Limited ". www.psuconnect.in. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Government forms 'Jal Shakti' Ministry by merging Water Resources and Drinking water Ministry". thehindubusinessline.com. PTI, New Delhi. 31 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Department of Water Resources RD & GR, Government of India". Department of Water Resources, Government of India.
  9. ↑ Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation. "Organizational history of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation". Website of MoWRRDGR. Government of India. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Swachchh Mission Gallops in Villages". Dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri C R Patil launches India's largest sanitation survey- Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2025 in Delhi". www.pib.gov.in. Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Circular Waste Bottled" (PDF). himachal.nic. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Plastic Bottles" (PDF). nbsslup.in. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "Avoiding use of bottled water during meetings" (PDF). aghp.gov. Retrieved 2 September 2016.


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