Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
	Emblem of India
Agency overview
Formed	2011
Dissolved	May 2019
Jurisdiction	Republic of India
Website	www.mdws.gov.in

The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation was a ministry of the Government of India formed in 2011. From May 2019, the ministry has been merged with the Ministry of Jal Shakti.^[1]

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. In 2011, it was conferred the Ministry status, keeping in view the extreme importance given to the sector by the United Progressive Alliance government.^{[neutrality is disputed]} The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation was the nodal department for the overall policy, planning, funding and coordination of programmes of drinking water and sanitation in the country.

Responsibilities[edit]

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.^[2]

Notable decisions[edit]

The Ministry has requested various governmental departments to avoid the usage of plastic bottles to provide drinking water during governmental meetings etc., and instead, to make arrangements for providing drinking water that do not result in the generation of plastic waste.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Ministers[edit]

No	Name	Tenure			Political Party	Prime Minister
1	Gurudas Kamat (Independent Charge)	12 July 2011	13 July 2011	1 day	Indian National Congress	Manmohan Singh
2	Jairam Ramesh	13 July 2011	28 October 2012	1 year, 107 days
3	Bharatsinh Solanki (Independent Charge)	28 October 2012	26 May 2014	1 year, 210 days
4	Gopinath Munde	26 May 2014	3 June 2014	8 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	Narendra Modi
5	Nitin Gadkari	3 June 2014	9 November 2014	159 days
6	Birender Singh	9 November 2014	5 July 2016	1 year, 239 days
7	Narendra Singh Tomar	5 July 2016	3 September 2017	1 year, 60 days
8	Uma Bharati	3 September 2017	30 May 2019	1 year, 269 days
Ministry merged with Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation to form Ministry of Jal Shakti

References[edit]

↑ ^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.
↑ "Swachchh Mission Gallops in Villages". Dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
↑ "Circular Waste Bottled" (PDF). himachal.nic. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
↑ "Plastic Bottles" (PDF). nbsslup.in. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
↑ "Avoiding use of bottled water during meetings" (PDF). aghp.gov. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

External links[edit]

Official website of the Ministry

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[Jal_Shakti-1] 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.

[2] "Swachchh Mission Gallops in Villages". Dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[3] "Circular Waste Bottled" (PDF). himachal.nic. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[4] "Plastic Bottles" (PDF). nbsslup.in. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[5] "Avoiding use of bottled water during meetings" (PDF). aghp.gov. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

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