**Summary:**
The Ministry of Jal Shakti, through the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), launched the BhuNeer portal in 2024 to streamline the regulation of groundwater development and management in India. This online platform facilitates the filing and processing of No Objection Certificate (NOC) applications for groundwater abstraction by industries, infrastructure projects, and mining projects operating in 19 States/Union Territories where CGWA regulates groundwater. BhuNeer aims to ensure transparency, efficiency, and sustainability in groundwater usage by enforcing guidelines issued on September 24, 2020.
Key features of the BhuNeer portal include eligibility checks, an online charges calculator, a query module for direct interaction with CGWA officials, real-time SMS and email alerts, a PAN-based single ID system for ease of access, and QR code-enabled NOCs for enhanced security. The portal promotes compliance with water conservation measures such as rooftop rainwater harvesting and sewage treatment plant installation.
The Ministry of Jal Shakti has actively promoted the BhuNeer portal through press releases, workshops with chambers of commerce, and Public Interaction Programs (PIPs) to encourage its adoption by project proponents. The information was provided by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti Shri Raj Bhushan Choudhary in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The Indian government ministry responsible for water resources.
BhuNeer Portal: A state-of-the-art portal launched by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti for regulation of ground water development and management.
Central Ground Water Authority CGWA: The authority under the Ministry of Jal Shakti responsible for regulation of ground water development and management.
No Objection Certificate NOC: A certificate required for ground water abstraction, applications for which can be filed on the BhuNeer portal.
ground water abstraction: The process of extracting or removing ground water from its source.
Guidelines dated 24.09.2020: Guidelines notified by the Ministry of Jal Shakti (Mo Jal Shakti) for online application and processing of NOC for extraction of ground water.
SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY: THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI who provided information in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where a question was answered regarding the BhuNeer portal.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
BHU-NEER Portal
Posted On: 07 AUG 2025 3:58PM by PIB Delhi
“Bhu-Neer”, which is new state of the art portal, has been rolled out in 2024 by the Central Ground Water
Authority (CGWA) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, for the purpose of providing a smooth and efficient
mechanism for regulation of ground water development and management in the country by providing a quick
and easy to use platform for filing No Objection Certificate (NOC) applications for ground water abstraction.
Applications seeking NOC for ground water abstraction can be filed on the Bhu-Neer portal by different
categories of project proponents/users situated in any of the 19 States/UTs where the ground water regulation
is being done by CGWA.
The portal is developed with several advanced yet simple features so as to ensure transparency, efficiency,
and sustainability in groundwater usage. Some of the latest and user-friendly features of Bhu-Neer portal
include, Check eligibility feature for knowing the eligibility before applying, Online charges calculator,
Query module for one-to-one interaction with CGWA officials, Real time SMS and e-mail alerts on the status
of application etc. In particular, the feature of PAN based Single ID system provides ease of access and
integration with other modules and payment gateways and QR code enabled NOCs feature has been created
for enhanced security and ease of verification.
The Bhu-Neer portal is for the purpose of online application and processing of NOC for extraction of ground
water by industries, infrastructure projects and mining projects as per the Guidelines dated 24.09.2020
notified by M/o Jal Shakti. The portal has been designed for effective implementation of the said Guidelines
for groundwater regulation, thus playing a significant role in addressing the challenges related to groundwater
extraction. By helping in enforcement of the Guidelines meant for curbing indiscriminate extraction of ground
water, the Bhu-Neer contributes to sustainable development and management of ground water resources in
the country.
Further, the portal also seeks to make the projects comply with the water conservation measures prescribed in
the Guidelines like construction of roof top rain water harvesting structures and installation of sewage
treatment plants etc.
The Bhu-Neer Portal was launched by Hon’ble Minister, Jal Shakti providing wide publicity. Press release
was also issued by the Ministry exclusively on the launch of Bhu-Neer portal with a view to provide country-
wide news coverage to the subject.
In addition, CGWA has been organizing workshops with various chambers of commerce and conducting
Public Interaction Programmes (PIPs) to spread awareness and to hasten the pace of its adoption by the
Project Proponents seeking to extract ground water.
This information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN
CHOUDHARY in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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