Department Of Drinking Water And Sanitation Ministry Of Jal Shakti

The department of drinking water and sanitation provides technical and financial assistance to the states to provide safe and adequate drinking water to rural india with focus on service delivery.

Department of drinking water and sanitation ministry of jal shakti. Of india c wing 4th floor pandit deendayal antyodaya bhawan cgo complex lodhi road new delhi 110003. The ministry of drinking water and sanitation government of india. The department of drinking water and sanitation was a ministry of the government of india formed in 2011. The government of india has created the ministry of jal shakti by integrating the department of drinking water and sanitation and the department of water resources river development and ganga rejuvenation with a goal of integrated water resources management under one umbrella so that all the issues relating to water are dealt with in a holistic manner.

Office of secretary dws department of drinking water and sanitation. Ministry of jal shakti. The department 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. From may 2019 the ministry has been merged with the ministry of jal shakti.