Mukhyamantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyaan (MJSA)

Brief objective

“Mukhyamantri Jal Swavalamban Abhiyan” was started on January 27, 2016, in the state, whose main objective is to meet the minimum requirement of water in rural areas, to solve the problems arising out of water availability and lack of water during the famine.

The year 2016 has been earmarked as the ‘Year of #JalKranti'.

Scope

1. Total 21000 by 2020, villages will be benefitted with around 3000 priority villages in 2016 and 6000 villages every year in the following 3 years.
2. The Scheme is based on Four-waters Concept, a successful strategy of water conservation employed in The Four Waters concept involves harvesting of available runoff (rainwater, groundwater, under-ground water & in situ soil moisture) in rural areas by treatment of catchment, proper utilization, renovation & creation of new water harvesting structures.

Key objectives of the Scheme

1. To create a water sustainable Rajasthan.
2. To increase the irrigated area o Ensure effective water conservation through the convergence of resources of different departments.
3. To create awareness about community participation in water management.
4. To prepare a village action plan through water budgeting via community participation.
5. To make the village a self-sufficient unit in drinking water through sustainable measures.

Crowd Funding

The funding of the scheme is based on the novel idea of crowd-funding, that is contribution from citizens.

Water-Budgeting

The concept of water budgeting was introduced in Gram sabhas where after determining of usage of water (for drinking, irrigation, livestock & other commercial purposes) & a water budget is prepared to conserve water available from various resources and accordingly, works are identified and approved for the preparation of action plan of the mission.

Phase I

1. 3 thousand 529 villages of 295 Panchayat Samitis were selected from the state.
2. Under the campaign, in the selected villages, construction of traditional water conservation methods such as ponds, ponds, bawns, stitches etc. have been constructed and nick, stitches, bridles etc. have been constructed with new techniques.

Phase II

1. Launched in November 2016.
2. 4200 Villages are included in the 2nd Phase.
3. Additionally, 66 cities (2 from each district) have also been included in the campaign.

Phase III

1. Cabinet reviewed MJSA 2nd Phase & work-plan for 3rd Phase, to begin in the desert & non-desert districts from 9th Dec'17 & 20 Jan'18, respectively. 

Source: Rajras Portal