Atal Bhujal Yojana

In News: The third meeting of the National Level Steering Committee (NLSC) of the Atal Bhujal Yojana was held at New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti.

• This scheme is bringing change in Ground Water Management.

Atal Bhujal Yojana (ATAL JAL):

Aim:

• To bring in behavioural changes in the community, from the prevailing attitude of consumption to conservation & smart water management.
• Creation of awareness among the general public about the program objectives
• Creation of an enabling environment for scheme implementation at various levels through information, education and communication (IEC)
• The thrust of the campaign is at the Gram Panchayat(GP) level, where communication tools such as nukkadnataks (street plays), audio-visual clips, wall-writing, display boards, pamphlets and cable TV are being extensively used.

About:

• Central Sector Scheme
• Started in 2020 in 8220  water stressed Gram Panchayats of 229 administrative blocks/Talukas in 80  districts of seven States, viz. Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh for five year period (2020-25).
• Interventions include Water Security Plans (WSPs).
• The sustainability of the drinking water sources are to be given utmost priority while taking up interventions under this Scheme.
• Further, since incentive money is an untied fund, it can be used for undertaking pilot projects in any of the Atal Jal Gram Panchayat in order to sustain ground water.
• Since communities are at the forefront in this scheme, importance of capacity building of the communities was also emphasized.
• One of the main challenges was low convergence by the States as compared to what was expected.

Source PIB

Previous Year Question

Q1.) With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements: (2018)

1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
2. It, among other things will also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy.
3. It aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Skill Qualification Framework.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 and 3 only
2. 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2, and 3