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Atal Bhujal Yojana

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Atal Bhujal Yojana

The Atal Bhujal Yojana (ATAL JAL) is a centrally sponsored scheme worth Rs.6,000 crore to be implemented over 5 years for sustainable management of groundwater with community participation.
ATAL JAL will promote panchayat led groundwater management and behavioural change with a primary focus on demand-side management.
It is being implemented by the Ministry of Jal Shakti (earlier known as Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation).
The scheme is being funded by the Government of India and the World Bank on 50:50 basis.
The entire World Bank's loan component and central assistance will be passed on to the States as grants.
The identified over-exploited and water-stressed areas for the implementation of the scheme are Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
The States have been selected according to the degree of groundwater exploitation and degradation, established legal and regulatory instruments, institutional readiness, and experience in implementing initiatives related to groundwater management.