India International Water Week
Day - September 22 to 26
Theme 2026 - “Climate Resilient Water Management”
Observed since - 2012
India International Water Week
Day - September 22 to 26
Theme 2026 - “Climate Resilient Water Management”
Observed since - 2012
Union Minister CR Patil has launched “Swachh Seva Aankalan (SSA)”, an annual digital self-assessment framework for monitoring rural sanitation service delivery under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen 2.0 (SBM(G) 2.0). The initiative was developed by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS).
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) have jointly launched the nationwide ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ (SHS) 2026 campaign. The launch was marked by a plantation drive under the ‘Ek Ped Ma Ke Naam’ initiative at Children’s Park in New Delhi.
The SHS 2026 campaign is structured around 5 central pillars: transformation of Cleanliness Target Units (CTUs) and clean public places, ‘Swachh Paathshala - Yuva for Swachhata’ program, ‘SafaiMitra Suraksha Evam Samman Shivir’, ‘Jan Bhagidari for Swachhata’, and ‘Swachhata Se Samriddhi’.
Chhattisgarh has secured the first position in the country in the third phase of the “Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari” (JSJB 3.0) initiative, a community-driven water conservation programme under the “Catch the Rain” campaign of the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
The state successfully completed 77,719 water conservation structures out of 79,775 registered units. It is to be noted that the “5 Per Cent Model” implemented in the Koriya district promotes the voluntary allocation of 5% of agricultural land for the development of groundwater recharge infrastructure through coordinated local participation.
The Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), launched by PM Narendra Modi in 2019 under the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS), has completed seven years of implementation. The Union Cabinet has extended the implementation deadline for the mission to December 2028.
The primary objective of the JJM is to provide a Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household, ensuring a supply of 55 litres of water per person per day. It is to be noted that rural tap-water coverage under the mission has increased to over 15.91 crore households, and more than 2 lakh villages have been officially declared ‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified.
The PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), launched in 2015, has completed 10 years of advancing irrigation-led agricultural transformation in India. The scheme comprises 4 main components: Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP), Watershed Development Component (WDC), and Per Drop More Crop (PDMC).
As of August 2025, the PMKSY has benefited over 27 million farmers and created or restored irrigation potential across 24.61 million hectares (ha), supported by a budgetary allocation of ₹64,407 crore. Since the inception of the PDMC component, 110.92 lakh ha of land have been brought under micro-irrigation.