Mission Amrit Sarovar

With a view to conserve water for the future, the initiative Mission Amrit Sarovar was launched on 24th April 2022.

The Mission is aimed at developing and rejuvenating 75 water bodies in each district of the country as a part of celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

Coverage

All rural districts will develop having at least 75 Amrit Sarovars totalling about 50,000 Amrit Sarovars in the country.

Scheme duration

50,000 Amrit Sarovars should be completed by end of Amrit Varsh i.e. 15th August 2023.

Benefits

• Amrit Sarovar will be constructed on at least 1 acre of land with a water holding capacity of about 10,000 cubic meters.
• If the district is unable to create as many new Amrit Sarovars, then district may take up rejuvenation of the existing structures for restoring their ecological and productive utility.
• The site of Amrit Sarovars will be approved by special Gram Sabha, which will also name Panchayat Partinidhi, who will on its behalf supervise  development of Amrit Sarovar.
• Resources for this activity available from Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, XV Finance Commission Grants (both tied and untied), PMKSY-WDC, PMKSY-HKKP-RRR or similar schemes from the State/ Central Govt. either individually or in combination may be accessed for this purpose.

For detailed scheme guidelines, click here.

For more details and status of the scheme, click here