Website mdws.gov.in Jurisdiction India Minister of state Ramesh Jigajinagi | Formed 2011 Cabinet minister Narendra Singh Tomar | |
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Ministers responsible Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi, Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation Headquarters Paryavarn Bhawan, CGO Complex,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 Programs National Rural Drinking Water Programme Profiles | ||
Ministry of drinking water and sanitation displays swachchh bharat mission
The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation is a ministry of the Government of India.
Contents
- Ministry of drinking water and sanitation displays swachchh bharat mission
- A short film on initiatives of ministry of drinking water and sanitation
- Responsibilities
- Notable Decisions
- References
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 was renamed as Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation in 2010 and in 2011, it was conferred the Ministry status, keeping in view the extreme importance given to the sector by the United Progressive Alliance government. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation is the nodal department for the overall policy, planning, funding and coordination of programmes of drinking water and sanitation in the country.
A short film on initiatives of ministry of drinking water and sanitation
Responsibilities
The ministry is 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.
Notable Decisions
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.