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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | May 2019[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Republic of India |
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| Website | www |
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.[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]
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.[3] 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.[4] The ministry has also launched its special campaigns on social so that citizens of the country become aware of water conservation.
Ministers
| Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political Party | Prime Minister | ||||
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| Ministry of Water Resources | ||||||||
| 1 | B. Shankaranand | 25 September 1985 | 22 August 1987 | 1 year, 331 days | Indian National Congress | Rajiv Gandhi | ||
| 2 | Rajiv Gandhi | .jpg)
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22 August 1987 | 10 November 1987 | 80 days | |||
| 3 | Ram Niwas Mirdha (Independent Charge) |
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10 November 1987 | 14 February 1988 | 96 days | |||
| 4 | Dinesh Singh | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | 132 days | ||||
| (1) | B. Shankaranand | 25 June 1988 | 4 July 1989 | 1 year, 9 days | ||||
| 5 | M. M. Jacob (Independent Charge) |
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4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | 151 days | |||
| 6 | Manubhai Kotadia (Independent Charge) |
6 December 1989 | 5 November 1990 | 334 days | Janata Dal | V. P. Singh | ||
| 21 November 1990 | 26 April 1991 | 156 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | ||||
| 7 | Chandra Shekhar | 
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26 April 1991 | 21 June 1991 | 56 days | |||
| 8 | Vidya Charan Shukla | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1996 | 4 years, 210 days | Indian National Congress | P. V. Narasimha Rao | ||
| 9 | A. R. Antulay | 17 January 1996 | 16 May 1996 | 120 days | ||||
| 10 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | .jpg)
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16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
| 11 | I. K. Gujral | 
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1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | 28 days | Janata Dal | H. D. Deve Gowda | |
| 12 | Janeshwar Mishra | 29 June 1996 | 9 June 1997 | 345 days | Samajwadi Party | H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral | ||
| 13 | Sis Ram Ola (Independent Charge) |
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9 June 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 283 days | All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) | I. K. Gujral | |
| (10) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
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19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 208 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
| 14 | Pramod Mahajan | 13 October 1999 | 22 November 1999 | 40 days | ||||
| 15 | C.P. Thakur | _in_New_Delhi_on_January_15,_2004.jpg)
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22 November 1999 | 27 May 2000 | 187 days | |||
| 16 | Arjun Charan Sethi | 
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27 May 2000 | 22 May 2004 | 3 years, 361 days | Biju Janata Dal | ||
| 17 | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (Independent Charge) |
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23 May 2004 | 18 November 2005 | 1 year, 179 days | Indian National Congress (United Progressive Alliance) |
Manmohan Singh | |
| 18 | Santosh Mohan Dev (Independent Charge) |
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18 November 2005 | 29 January 2006 | 72 days | |||
| 19 | Saifuddin Soz | 
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29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | 3 years, 113 days | |||
| 20 | Meira Kumar | 
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28 May 2009 | 31 May 2009 | 3 days | |||
| 21 | Manmohan Singh | 
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31 May 2009 | 14 June 2009 | 14 days | |||
| 22 | Pawan Kumar Bansal | 
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14 June 2009 | 19 January 2011 | 1 year, 219 days | |||
| 23 | Salman Khurshid | .jpg)
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19 January 2011 | 12 July 2011 | 174 days | |||
| (22) | Pawan Kumar Bansal |
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12 July 2011 | 28 October 2012 | 1 year, 108 days | |||
| 24 | Harish Rawat | 
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28 October 2012 | 1 February 2014 | 1 year, 96 days | |||
| 25 | Ghulam Nabi Azad | 
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1 February 2014 | 26 May 2014 | 114 days | |||
| Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvention | ||||||||
| 26 | Uma Bharati | 
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26 May 2014 | 3 September 2017 | 3 years, 100 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Narendra Modi | |
| 27 | Nitin Gadkari | .JPG)
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3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | 1 year, 269 days | |||
| Ministry of Jal Shakti | ||||||||
| 28 | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | 
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30 May 2019 | Incumbent | 7 years, 73 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Narendra Modi | |
List of Ministers of State
| Minister of state | Portrait | Political party | Term | Days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rattan Lal Kataria | .jpg)
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Bharatiya Janata Party | 30 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 769 days | |
| Prahlad Singh Patel | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 1861 days | |||
| Bishweswar Tudu | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 1861 days | |||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Govt forms 'Jal Shakti' Ministry by merging Water Resources and Drinking Water Ministries". Business Standard. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ↑ "Water Challenges: India Forms a New Ministry". Report Syndication. September 25, 2019.
- ↑ "Government forms 'Jal Shakti' Ministry by merging Water Resources and Drinking water Ministry". thehindubusinessline.com. PTI, New Delhi.
- ↑ "Department of Water Resources RD & GR, Government of India". Department of Water Resources, Government of India.
