Swajal is community owned drinking water scheme or programme for sustained drinking water supply.

• Under it, 90% of project cost is taken care by the Government and remaining 10% is contributed by beneficiary community.
• The operations and management of the project is taken care by the local villagers.
• Government aims to provide villages with piped water supply powered by harnessing solar energy.
• Hundreds of rural technicians will be trained under this scheme for operation and maintenance of Swajal units.

Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation has launched Swajal Scheme in 115 Aspirational districts of India to provide clean drinking water. It will involve outlay of Rs. 700 crores through flexi-funds under existing National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) budget.