| Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation | |
| Seal: | Emblem of India.svg |
| Dissolved: | May 2019[1] |
| Preceding1: | Ministry of National Resources and Scientific Research (1951-52) |
| Preceding2: | Ministry of Irrigation and Power (1952-74; 1985) |
| Preceding3: | Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (1974-80) |
| Preceding4: | Ministry of Energy and Irrigation (1980) |
| Preceding5: | Ministry of Irrigation (1980-85) |
| Superseding1: | Ministry of Jal Shakti (2019-present) |
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| Jurisdiction: | Government of India |
| Headquarters: | Ministry of Water Resources, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi |
| Budget: | [2] |
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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.
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]
Note: MoS (I/C) Minister of State (Independent Charge)
| Portrait | Minister | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||
| Deputy Minister of Irrigation and Power | ||||||||
| Jaisukhlal Hathi | 1952 | 1957 | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | Jawaharlal Nehru | |||
1957 | 1962 | Nehru III | ||||||
| Shyam Dhar Mishra | 1964 | 1966 | Shastri | Lal Bahadur Shastri | ||||
1966 | 1966 | Nanda II | Gulzarilal Nanda (acting) | |||||
| Siddheshwar Prasad | 1967 | 1971 | Indira I | Indira Gandhi | ||||
1971 | 1971 | Indira II | ||||||
| Baijnath Kureel | 1971 | 1973 | ||||||
| Balgovind Verma | 1973 | 1973 | ||||||
| Siddheshwar Prasad | 1973 | 1974 | ||||||
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation | ||||||||
| Kedar Nath Singh | 1974 | 1977 | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi | |||
| Prabhudas Patel | 1974 | 1977 | ||||||