Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Agency overview
Formed	1999
Jurisdiction	Republic of India
Minister responsible	Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh
Parent agency	Ministry of Rural Development

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The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation is a ministry of the Government of India. Formerly under the Ministry of Rural Development as Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, as of 2015 it is headed by Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh.

In 1999, the Department of Drinking Water Supply (DDWS) was formed under Ministry of Rural Development, for focused attention on drinking water and sanitation. Later was renamed as Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation in 2010 and in 2011, it was conferred the Ministry status, keeping in view the extreme importance given to the sector by the United Progressive Alliance government. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation is the nodal department for the overall policy, planning, funding and coordination of programmes of drinking water and sanitation in the country.

Responsibilities

The ministry is responsible for the implementation of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in rural India. It got 8 million toilets constructed surpassing the target of 6 million toilets for the year 2015-16.^[1]

References

↑ Swachchh Mission Gallops in Villages

External links

Official website of the Ministry

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Organizations	Europe Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention City and county health departments Council on Education for Public Health Public Health Service World Health Organization World Toilet Organization

Education	Health education Higher education Bachelor of Science in Public Health Professional degrees of public health Schools of public health

History	Sara Josephine Baker Samuel Jay Crumbine Carl Rogers Darnall Joseph Lister Margaret Sanger John Snow Typhoid Mary Germ theory of disease Social hygiene movement

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