Ministry of Jal Shakti
[1] The formation of this ministry reflects India's seriousness towards the mounting water challenges the country has been facing over the past few decades.They would also encompass any international or national disputes between inter-state water bodies and the rivers which are shared by India along with other neighboring countries.[8] The ministry has also launched its special campaigns on social so that citizens of the country become aware of water conservation.The department became the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in 2011, keeping in view the extreme importance given to the sector by the United Progressive Alliance government.[9] This department promotes many sanitation missions and programs for public, the main sanitation programs are: The ministry requested various governmental departments to avoid the usage of plastic bottles to provide drinking water during governmental meetings etc., and instead, to make arrangements for providing drinking water that do not result in the generation of plastic waste.