Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari Initiative

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News: Bidar district from Karnataka won the Centre’s Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari Award under Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain, for exemplary water conservation and community participation.

About Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari Initiative

Source – PIB

About	It is a national-level, community-driven campaign to conserve water and recharge groundwater. It builds on Gujarat’s Jal Sanchay experience and scales it through Centre–State collaboration.
Aim	Its aims is to promote community-driven water conservation and groundwater recharge efforts across India.
Launched by	The initiative was launched by Prime Minister on September 6, 2024, in Surat, Gujarat.
Ministry involved	Ministry of Jal Shakti ( led by the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation)
Approach Taken	It is driven by a whole-of-society and a whole-of-government approach
Key Aspects	Community empowerment: Social and community participation drives transformative change in water conservation and groundwater recharge. Recharge focus: Special emphasis on artificial recharge structures and borewell recharge shafts to increase storage and augment groundwater. On-ground works: The initiative includes the construction of small check dams, gabion structures, gully plugs, percolation ponds, soak pits, taankas, and stepwells, as well as desilting undertaken under MGNREGA. Recognition mechanism: District-level awards under Jal Shakti Abhiyan
“Catch the Rain”	It is a convergence of various Central Government schemes and funds like MGNREGS, AMRUT, Per Drop More Crop, Repair, PMKSY, CAMPA etc.

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