Ministry of Jal Shakti
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Formed | May 2019[1] |
Jurisdiction | Republic of India |
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Website | www |
Ministry of Jal Shakti (lit. 'water power/capabilities') 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] WAPCOS is an Indian multinational government undertaking and consultancy firm wholly owned by Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India.[3] Former managing director of WAPCOS is RK Gupta.[4][5][6]
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.[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.
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 | 22 August 1987 | 10 November 1987 | 80 days | ||||
3 | Ram Niwas Mirdha (Independent Charge) |
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) |
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 | 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 | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||
11 | I. K. Gujral | 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) |
9 June 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 283 days | All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) | I. K. Gujral | ||
(10) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 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 | 22 November 1999 | 27 May 2000 | 187 days | ||||
16 | Arjun Charan Sethi | 27 May 2000 | 22 May 2004 | 3 years, 361 days | Biju Janata Dal | |||
17 | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (Independent Charge) |
23 May 2004 | 18 November 2005 | 1 year, 179 days | Indian National Congress (United Progressive Alliance) |
Manmohan Singh | ||
18 | Santosh Mohan Dev (Independent Charge) |
18 November 2005 | 29 January 2006 | 72 days | ||||
19 | Saifuddin Soz | 29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | 3 years, 113 days | ||||
20 | Meira Kumar | 28 May 2009 | 31 May 2009 | 3 days | ||||
21 | Manmohan Singh | 31 May 2009 | 14 June 2009 | 14 days | ||||
22 | Pawan Kumar Bansal | 14 June 2009 | 19 January 2011 | 1 year, 219 days | ||||
23 | Salman Khurshid | 19 January 2011 | 12 July 2011 | 174 days | ||||
(22) | Pawan Kumar Bansal | 12 July 2011 | 28 October 2012 | 1 year, 108 days | ||||
24 | Harish Rawat | 28 October 2012 | 1 February 2014 | 1 year, 96 days | ||||
25 | Ghulam Nabi Azad | 1 February 2014 | 26 May 2014 | 114 days | ||||
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvention | ||||||||
26 | Uma Bharati | 26 May 2014 | 3 September 2017 | 3 years, 100 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Narendra Modi | ||
27 | Nitin Gadkari | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | 1 year, 269 days | ||||
Ministry of Jal Shakti | ||||||||
28 | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | 30 May 2019 | Incumbent | 2 years, 281 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Narendra Modi |
List of Ministers of State[]
Name | Portrait | Political party | Term | Years | ||
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Rattan Lal Kataria | Bharatiya Janata Party | 30 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 2 years, 38 days | ||
Prahlad Singh Patel | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 243 days | |||
Bishweswar Tudu | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 243 days |
References[]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "WAPCOS | International Consultants | Water Resources | Power & Infrastructure Development". www.wapcos.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "Nitin Gadkari dubs India as 'goldmine' for ropeways; asks Doppelmayr to tap opportunities". Zee Business. 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "WAPCOS CMD R K Gupta to remain on turf till 2020". IndianMandarins. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "Shri R.K. Gupta CMD NPCC visits WAPCOS Limited ". www.psuconnect.in. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "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.
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