The government has launched a new unified ‘Jal Shakti’ ministry that is aimed at providing clean drinking water as well as fight India’s water woes. The new ministry has been formed by merging the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.  The new ministry will encompass issues ranging from providing clean drinking water, international and inter-states water disputes, to the Namami Gange project aimed at cleaning Ganga and its tributaries, and sub tributaries.

Namami Gange was launched under the Ministry of Water Resources as the biggest ever initiative of over Rs 20,000 crore to clean Ganga river by 2020, during the first tenure of the Narendra Modi government.

Jal Shakti Ministry will also work with states to ensure that every rural house gets water by 2024 under the Jal Jeevan Mission.  Nal se Jal scheme that aims to provide piped water supply for every household. The scheme comes under the ambit of the Jal Shakti Ministry.

Sources:

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/water/government-launches-new-jal-shakti-ministry-64869

https://www.businesstoday.in/union-budget-2019/budget-2019-nal-se-jal-scheme-to-offer-piped-water-to-every-rural-house-by-2024/story/361737.html

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/have-advised-states-to-charge-water-fee-for-infra-upkeep-gajendra-singh-shekhawat/articleshow/71931760.cms?from=mdr