All India State Water Ministers Conference

• 19 Feb 2025

Why in News? 

The 2^nd All India State Water Ministers Conference was held in Udaipur, Rajasthan on 18^th and 19^th February 2025. 

Key Points  

• About the conference:  
  • It was organized under the aegis of the Ministry of Water Power . 
  • This conference is an important step towards adopting effective water management measures, addressing the complexities of the water sector and realizing the vision of water security. 
• Subject:  
  • The theme of the conference was “India@2047 – Water Secure Nation”, which is in line with the Prime Minister’s vision of a developed, water-secure India. 
• Objective:  
  • Its main objective is to strengthen collaboration with states and stakeholder ministries while working towards a shared vision for sustainable and integrated water resources management. 
• Major Focused Topics: 
  • Strengthening water governance 
  • Augmentation of water storage infrastructure and supply 
  • Water distribution services with a focus on potable water 
  • Water distribution services focusing on irrigation and other uses 
  • Demand management and water use efficiency 
  • Integrated River and Coastal Management 

 Jal Jeevan Mission 

• Introduction:  
  • Launched in the year 2019, this mission envisages supply of 55 litres of water per capita per day to every rural household through functional household tap connection (FHTC) by the year 2024. 
  • Jal Jeevan Mission aims to become a mass movement for drinking water, making it everyone's priority. 
  • It comes under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.  
• Goal:  
  • The mission aims to ensure the functionality of existing water supply systems and water connections, water quality monitoring and testing as well as sustainable agriculture. 
  • It ensures conjunctive use of conserved water. It also ensures augmentation of drinking water source, drinking water supply system, grey water treatment and reuse. 
• Features:  
  • Jal Jeevan Mission focuses on integrated demand and supply side management of water at the local level. 
  • Creation of local infrastructure for source sustainability measures with essential elements such as rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and management of domestic wastewater for reuse are taken up in convergence with other Government programmes/schemes. 
  • The mission is based on a community approach to water and includes extensive information, education and communication as key components of the mission.