Ministry of Jal Shakti

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Ministry of Jal Shakti
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Agency overview
FormedMay 2019[1]
JurisdictionRepublic of India
Ministers responsible
Websitewww.mowr.gov.in

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[edit]

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[edit]

Name Portrait Tenure Political Party Prime Minister
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 Rajiv Gandhi (1987).jpg 22 August 1987 10 November 1987 80 days
3 Ram Niwas Mirdha
(Independent Charge)
Ram Niwas Mirdha (cropped).jpg 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)
M.M. Jacob photo.jpg 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 Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg 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 Atal Bihari Vajpayee (cropped).jpg 16 May 1996 1 June 1996 16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Atal Bihari Vajpayee
11 I. K. Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral 017.jpg 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)
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 9 June 1997 19 March 1998 283 days All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) I. K. Gujral
(10) Atal Bihari Vajpayee Atal Bihari Vajpayee (cropped).jpg 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 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 22 November 1999 27 May 2000 187 days
16 Arjun Charan Sethi Arjun Charan Sethi Image.jpg 27 May 2000 22 May 2004 3 years, 361 days Biju Janata Dal
17 Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
(Independent Charge)
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 23 May 2004 18 November 2005 1 year, 179 days Indian National Congress
(United Progressive Alliance)
Manmohan Singh
18 Santosh Mohan Dev
(Independent Charge)
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 18 November 2005 29 January 2006 72 days
19 Saifuddin Soz 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 29 January 2006 22 May 2009 3 years, 113 days
20 Meira Kumar The Speaker, Lok Sabha, Smt. Meira Kumar in 2010.jpg 28 May 2009 31 May 2009 3 days
21 Manmohan Singh Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in March 2014.jpg 31 May 2009 14 June 2009 14 days
22 Pawan Kumar Bansal 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 14 June 2009 19 January 2011 1 year, 219 days
23 Salman Khurshid Salman Khurshid portrait (cropped).jpg 19 January 2011 12 July 2011 174 days
(22) Pawan Kumar Bansal 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 12 July 2011 28 October 2012 1 year, 108 days
24 Harish Rawat HarishRawat.jpg 28 October 2012 1 February 2014 1 year, 96 days
25 Ghulam Nabi Azad Ghulam Nabi Azad-cropped.JPG 1 February 2014 26 May 2014 114 days
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvention
26 Uma Bharati Uma Bharati in 2014.jpg 26 May 2014 3 September 2017 3 years, 100 days Bharatiya Janata Party Narendra Modi
27 Nitin Gadkari Nitin Gadkari 1 (cropped).JPG 3 September 2017 30 May 2019 1 year, 269 days
Ministry of Jal Shakti
28 Gajendra Singh Shekhawat 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 30 May 2019 Incumbent 4 years, 247 days Bharatiya Janata Party Narendra Modi

List of Ministers of State[edit]

Ministers of State For Jal Shakti
Minister of state Portrait Political party Term Days
Rattan Lal Kataria Shri Rattan Lal Kataria taking charge as the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, in New Delhi on May 31, 2019 (cropped).jpg Bharatiya Janata Party 30 May 2019 7 July 2021 769 days
Prahlad Singh Patel 7 July 2021 Incumbent 939 days
Bishweswar Tudu 7 July 2021 Incumbent 939 days

References[edit]

  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. "Water Challenges: India Forms a New Ministry". Report Syndication. September 25, 2019.
  3. "Government forms 'Jal Shakti' Ministry by merging Water Resources and Drinking water Ministry". thehindubusinessline.com. PTI, New Delhi.
  4. "Department of Water Resources RD & GR, Government of India". Department of Water Resources, Government of India.
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