Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Government ministry of India
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Formed September 1985; 38 years ago (1985-09 ) Preceding agencies Ministry of National Resources and Scientific Research (1951-52) Ministry of Irrigation and Power (1952-74; 1985) Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (1974-80) Ministry of Energy and Irrigation (1980) Ministry of Irrigation (1980-85) Dissolved May 2019[1] Superseding agency Jurisdiction Government of India Headquarters Ministry of Water Resources, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi Annual budget US$ 243,134,089[2] Website jalshakti-dowr .gov .in
The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation was the apex body for formulation and administration of rules and regulations relating to the development and regulation of the water resources in India . The Ministry was formed in January 1985 following the bifurcation of the then Ministry of Irrigation and Power, when the Department of Irrigation was re-constituted as the Ministry of Water Resources. In July 2014, the Ministry was renamed to “Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation”, making it the National Ganga River Basin Authority for conservation, development, management, and abatement of pollution in the river Ganges and its tributaries.[3] In May 2019, this ministry was merged with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to form the Ministry of Jal Shakti .
Organisations
CGWB
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), created in 1970 under the Ministry of Water Resources of India, for regulation of ground water development to ensure long-term sustainability. It is responsible for "providing scientific inputs for management, exploration, monitoring, assessment, augmentation and regulation of ground water resources of the country." It is a multi-disciplinary scientific entity comprising Hydrologists , Hydrometeorologists , Hydrogeologists , Geophysicists , Chemists , and Engineers. It is headquartered at NH-19 (old NH-4) in Faridabad in Haryana .[9]
It has following 4 wings:[9]
Sustainable Management & Liaison (SML)
Survey, Assessment & Monitoring (SAM)
Exploratory Drilling & Materials Management (ED&MM)
Water Quality & Training and Technology Transfer (WQ&TT)
Cabinet Ministers
Note : MoS (I/C) – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
No.
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)
Term of office
Political party
Ministry
Prime Minister
From
To
Period
Minister of Works, Mines and Power
1
Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (1896–1966) MCA for Bombay
15 August 1947
26 December 1950
3 years, 133 days
Indian National Congress
Nehru I
Jawaharlal Nehru
Minister of Natural Resources and Scientific Research
2
Sri Prakasa (1890–1971)
26 December 1950
13 May 1952
1 year, 139 days
Indian National Congress
Nehru I
Jawaharlal Nehru
3
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888–1958) MP for Rampur
13 May 1952
6 June 1952
24 days
Nehru II
Minister of Irrigation and Power
4
Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998) MP for Sabarkantha
6 June 1952
17 April 1957
4 years, 315 days
Indian National Congress
Nehru II
Jawaharlal Nehru
5
S. K. Patil (1898–1981) MP for Mumbai South
17 April 1957
2 April 1958
350 days
Nehru III
6
Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim (1889–1968) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
2 April 1958
10 April 1962
5 years, 85 days
10 April 1962
26 June 1963
Nehru IV
7
Kanuri Lakshmana Rao (1902–1986) MP for Vijayawada (MoS)
19 July 1963
27 May 1964
326 days
27 May 1964
9 June 1964
Nanda I
Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting)
8
H. C. Dasappa (1894–1964) MP for Bangalore
9 June 1964
19 July 1964
40 days
Shastri
Lal Bahadur Shastri
(7)
Kanuri Lakshmana Rao (1902–1986) MP for Vijayawada (MoS)
19 July 1964
11 January 1966
1 year, 189 days
11 January 1966
24 January 1966
Nanda II
Gulzarilal Nanda (acting)
9
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905–1977) MP for Barpeta
24 January 1966
13 November 1966
293 days
Indira I
Indira Gandhi
(7)
Kanuri Lakshmana Rao (1902–1986) MP for Vijayawada (MoS)
13 November 1966
18 March 1971
6 years, 361 days
18 March 1971
9 November 1973
Indira II
10
K. C. Pant (1931–2012) MP for Nainital
9 November 1973
10 October 1974
335 days
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation
11
Jagjivan Ram (1908–1986) MP for Sasaram
10 October 1974
2 February 1977
2 years, 115 days
Indian National Congress
Indira II
Indira Gandhi
12
Parkash Singh Badal (1927–2023) MP for Faridkot
28 March 1977
17 June 1977
81 days
Shiromani Akali Dal
Desai
Morarji Desai
13
Surjit Singh Barnala (1925–2017) MP for Sangrur
18 June 1977
28 July 1979
2 years, 40 days
14
Brahm Prakash (1918–1993) MP for Outer Delhi
28 July 1979
14 January 1980
170 days
Indian National Congress (Urs)
Charan
Charan Singh
Minister of Irrigation
15
A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury (1927–2006) MP for Malda
16 January 1980
8 June 1980
144 days
Indian National Congress
Indira III
Indira Gandhi
16
Kedar Pandey (1920–1982) MP for Bettiah
8 June 1980
12 November 1980
157 days
17
Rao Birender Singh (1921–2000) MP for Mahendragarh
12 November 1980
15 January 1982
1 year, 64 days
(16)
Kedar Pandey (1920–1982) MP for Bettiah
15 January 1982
29 January 1983
1 year, 14 days
18
Ram Niwas Mirdha (1924–2010) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan (MoS, I/C)
29 January 1983
2 August 1984
1 year, 186 days
19
Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) MP for Indore
2 August 1984
31 October 1984
90 days
20
C. K. Jaffer Sharief (1933–2018) MP for Bangalore North
4 November 1984
31 December 1984
57 days
Rajiv I
Rajiv Gandhi
21
B. Shankaranand (1925–2009) MP for Chikkodi
31 December 1984
25 September 1985
268 days
Rajiv II
Minister of Water Resources
22
B. Shankaranand (1925–2009) MP for Chikkodi
25 September 1985
22 August 1987
1 year, 331 days
Indian National Congress
Rajiv II
Rajiv Gandhi
–
Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) MP for Amethi (Prime Minister)
22 August 1987
10 November 1987
19 days
23
Ram Niwas Mirdha (1924–2010) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan (MoS, I/C)
10 November 1987
14 February 1988
96 days
24
Dinesh Singh (1925–1995) MP for Pratapgarh
14 February 1988
25 June 1988
132 days
(22)
B. Shankaranand (1925–2009) MP for Chikkodi
25 June 1988
4 July 1989
1 year, 9 days
25
M. M. Jacob (1926–2018) Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala (MoS, I/C)
4 July 1989
2 December 1989
151 days
26
Manubhai Kotadia (1936–2003) MP for Amreli (MoS, I/C until 5 November 1990)
6 December 1989
5 November 1990
334 days
Janata Dal
V. P. Singh
V. P. Singh
21 November 1990
26 April 1991
156 days
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
Chandra Shekhar
Chandra Shekhar
–
Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007) MP for Ballia (Prime Minister)
26 April 1991
21 June 1991
56 days
27
Vidya Charan Shukla (1929–2013) MP for Raipur
21 June 1991
17 January 1996
4 years, 210 days
Indian National Congress
Rao
P. V. Narasimha Rao
–
P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Nandyal (Prime Minister)
17 January 1996
7 February 1996
21 days
28
A. R. Antulay (1929–2014) MP for Kolaba
7 February 1996
16 May 1996
99 days
–
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister)
16 May 1996
1 June 1996
16 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
Vajpayee I
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
–
H. D. Deve Gowda (born 1933)Unelected (Prime Minister)
1 June 1996
29 June 1996
28 days
Janata Dal
Deve Gowda
H. D. Deve Gowda
29
Janeshwar Mishra (1933–2010) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
29 June 1996
21 April 1997
345 days
Samajwadi Party
21 April 1997
9 June 1997
Gujral
Inder Kumar Gujral
30
Sis Ram Ola (1927–2013) MP for Jhunjhunu (MoS, I/C)
9 June 1997
19 March 1998
283 days
All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)
–
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister)
19 March 1998
13 October 1999
1 year, 208 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
Vajpayee II
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
31
Pramod Mahajan (1949–2006) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra
13 October 1999
22 November 1999
40 days
Vajpayee III
32
C. P. Thakur (born 1931) MP for Patna
22 November 1999
27 May 2000
187 days
33
Arjun Charan Sethi (1941–2020) MP for Bhadrak
27 May 2000
22 May 2004
3 years, 361 days
Biju Janata Dal
34
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (1945–2017) MP for Raiganj
23 May 2004
18 November 2005
1 year, 179 days
Indian National Congress
Manmohan I
Manmohan Singh
35
Santosh Mohan Dev (1934–2017) MP for Silchar (MoS, I/C)
18 November 2005
29 January 2006
72 days
36
Saifuddin Soz (born 1937) Rajya Sabha MP for Jammu and Kashmir
29 January 2006
22 May 2009
3 years, 113 days
37
Meira Kumar (born 1945) MP for Sasaram
28 May 2009
31 May 2009
3 days
Manmohan II
–
Manmohan Singh (born 1932) Rajya Sabha MP for Assam (Prime Minister)
31 May 2009
14 June 2009
14 days
38
Pawan Kumar Bansal (born 1948) MP for Chandigarh
14 June 2009
19 January 2011
1 year, 219 days
39
Salman Khurshid (born 1953) MP for Farrukhabad
19 January 2011
12 July 2011
174 days
(38)
Pawan Kumar Bansal (born 1948) MP for Chandigarh
12 July 2011
28 October 2012
1 year, 108 days
40
Harish Rawat (born 1948) MP for Haridwar
28 October 2012
1 February 2014
1 year, 96 days
41
Ghulam Nabi Azad (born 1949) Rajya Sabha MP for Jammu and Kashmir
1 February 2014
26 May 2014
114 days
Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
42
Uma Bharti (born 1959) MP for Jhansi
27 May 2014
3 September 2017
3 years, 99 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
Modi I
Narendra Modi
43
Nitin Gadkari (born 1957) MP for Nagpur
3 September 2017
30 May 2019
1 year, 269 days
Ministry merged with Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to form Ministry of Jal Shakti
Ministers of State
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death) Constituency
Term of office
Political party
Ministry
Prime Minister
From
To
Period
Minister of State for Irrigation and Power
O. V. Alagesan (1911–1992) MP for Chengalpattu
8 May 1962
19 July 1963
1 year, 72 days
Indian National Congress
Nehru IV
Jawaharlal Nehru
Kanuri Lakshmana Rao (1902–1986) MP for Vijayawada
9 June 1964
19 July 1964
40 days
Shastri
Lal Bahadur Shastri
24 January 1966
13 November 1966
293 days
Indira I
Indira Gandhi
Minister of State for Agriculture and Irrigation
Annasaheb Shinde (1922–1993) MP for Kopargaon
10 October 1974
24 March 1977
2 years, 165 days
Indian National Congress
Indira II
Indira Gandhi
Shah Nawaz Khan (1914–1993) MP for Meerut
10 October 1974
24 March 1977
2 years, 165 days
Bhanu Pratap Singh (born 1935) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
14 August 1977
15 July 1979
1 year, 335 days
Janata Party
Desai
Morarji Desai
Nathuram Mirdha (1921–1996) MP for Nagaur
4 August 1979
25 October 1979
82 days
Janata Party (Secular)
Charan
Charan Singh
M. V. Krishnappa (1918–1980) MP for Chikballapur
4 August 1979
14 January 1980
163 days
Minister of State for Irrigation
Ziaur Rahman Ansari (1925–1992) MP for Unnao
19 January 1980
29 January 1983
3 years, 10 days
Indian National Congress
Indira III
Indira Gandhi
Harinath Mishra MP for Darbhanga
2 August 1984
31 October 1984
90 days
Minister of State for Water Resources
Krishna Sahi (born 1931) MP for Begusarai
14 February 1988
4 July 1989
1 year, 140 days
Indian National Congress
Rajiv II
Rajiv Gandhi
Prem Khandu Thungan (born 1946) MP for Arunachal West
19 January 1993
10 February 1995
2 years, 22 days
Rao
P. V. Narasimha Rao
P. V. Rangayya Naidu (born 1933) MP for Khammam
10 February 1995
16 May 1996
1 year, 96 days
Sompal Shastri (born 1942) MP for Baghpat
3 February 1999
13 October 1999
252 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
Vajpayee II
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Bijoya Chakravarty (born 1939) MP for Gauhati
13 October 1999
22 May 2004
4 years, 222 days
Vajpayee III
Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav (born 1954) MP for Munger
23 May 2004
6 November 2005
1 year, 167 days
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Manmohan I
Manmohan Singh
24 October 2006
22 May 2009
2 years, 210 days
Vincent Pala (born 1968) MP for Shillong
28 May 2009
28 October 2012
3 years, 153 days
Indian National Congress
Manmohan II
Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Santosh Kumar Gangwar (born 1948) MP for Bareilly
27 May 2014
9 November 2014
166 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
Modi I
Narendra Modi
Sanwar Lal Jat (1955–2017) MP for Ajmer
9 November 2014
5 July 2016
1 year, 239 days
Vijay Goel (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan
5 July 2016
3 September 2017
1 year, 60 days
Sanjeev Balyan (born 1972) MP for Muzaffarnagar
5 July 2016
3 September 2017
1 year, 60 days
Arjun Ram Meghwal (born 1953) MP for Bikaner
3 September 2017
30 May 2019
1 year, 269 days
Satya Pal Singh (born 1955) MP for Baghpat
3 September 2017
30 May 2019
1 year, 269 days
Ministry merged with Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to form Ministry of Jal Shakti
Deputy Ministers
Projects
References
^ "Govt forms 'Jal Shakti' Ministry by merging Water Resources and Drinking Water Ministries" . Business Standard. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019 .
^ "Budget turns spotlight on railways, roads" . Times of India. Retrieved 20 August 2014 .
^ Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation. "Organizational history of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation" . Website of MoWRRDGR . Government of India. Retrieved 18 July 2018 .
^ "Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources, RD &GR Government of India" . Cgwb.gov.in . Retrieved 15 September 2018 .
^ "Home Page: Central Soil and Materials Research Station" . Csmrs.gov.in . Retrieved 15 September 2018 .
^ "Central Water Commission - An apex organization in water resources development in India" . Cwc.gov.in . Retrieved 15 September 2018 .
^ "National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India" . Nihroorkee.gov.in . Retrieved 15 September 2018 .
^ "Welcome to NERIWALM, INDIA" . Neriwalm.gov.in . Retrieved 15 September 2018 .
^ a b Central Ground Water Authority info , cgwb.gov.in, accessed 20 July 2021.
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