Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu to confer the First Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) Awards on 18th November 2025

Ministry of Jal Shakti Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu to confer the First Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) Awards on 18th November 2025 Recognition of Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) Award Winners under Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain Posted On: 11 NOV 2025 1:54PM by PIB Delhi The Ministry of Jal Shakti today announced the awards for outstanding performers under the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari 1.0 (JSJB) initiative, a flagship community-driven program under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain (JSA: CTR) campaign. The awards for the year 2025 will be conferred by the Hon’ble President of India, along with the 6th National Water Awards 2025, at a ceremony scheduled for 18th November 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Inspired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of Jan Shakti for Jal Shakti, the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) initiative was launched on 6th September 2024 at Surat, Gujarat. The initiative, guided by a Whole-of-Government and Whole-of-Society approach, promotes participatory stewardship and sustainable water governance at the grassroots level. Driven by the 3Cs mantra—Community, CSR, and Cost—it adopts an inclusive model that promotes long-term water security and resilience against water stress. Under this initiative, States are divided into five zones, and the districts are encouraged to construct a minimum of 10,000 artificial recharge and storage structures. This number is 3,000 for the districts in North-Eastern and Hilly States, while it is 10,000 for Municipal Corporations nationwide. The structures include those for rooftop rainwater harvesting, as well as the rejuvenation of lakes, ponds, and stepwells. To strengthen urban water conservation efforts, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs partnered with the Ministry of Jal Shakti. Through this collaboration, Urban Local Bodies are motivated to construct at least 2,000 recharge structures each. A total of 100 awards have been announced this year. These include three top-performing states, 67 Districts, six municipal corporations, one urban local body (ULB), two partner ministries/Departments, two industries, three NGOs, two philanthropists, and 14 nodal officers (list attached). Award winners were selected based on verified data uploaded on the JSJB portal.The Government of India is incentivising the awardees for exceptional progress in the construction, rejuvenation, and maintenance of artificial groundwater recharge structures such as borewell recharge systems and rooftop rainwater harvesting units. Against a target of 10 lakh structures, 27.6 lakh structures were reported within the timeline. The top-performing districts are being awarded Rs. 2 crore each in Category 1. Districts in Categories 2 and 3 are being awarded Rs. 1 crore each and Rs. 25 lakh each, respectively. Others are also being recognised. Each award also includes a citation signed by the Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation. The Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) initiative has led to the emergence of diverse, scalable, and replicable models for artificial groundwater recharge through community participation and convergence of resources. Annexure I States/UTs Sr. Category Rank State Completed Work Best Performing 1 State/Union 1 TELANGANA 520362 Territory Best Performing State/Union 2 2 CHHATTISGARH 405563 Territory Best Performing 3 State/Union 3 RAJASTHAN 364968 Territory Districts Sr. Zone Category Rank State District Comple Works4 Category 1 UTTAR PRADESH MIRZAPUR 35509 1 Northern 5 Category 2 UTTAR PRADESH VARANASI 24409 Zone 1 6 Category 3 UTTAR PRADESH JALAUN 16279 1 7 Category 1 CHHATTISGARH BALOD 92742 1 Eastern 8 Category 2 CHHATTISGARH RAJNANDGAON 58967 Zone 1 9 Category 3 CHHATTISGARH RAIPUR 36282 1 10 Category 1 TELANGANA ADILABAD 98693 1 Southern 11 Category 2 TELANGANA NALGONDA 84827 Zone 1 12 Category 3 TELANGANA MANCHERIAL 84549 1 13 Category 1 MADHYA EAST NIMAR 129020 1 PRADESH Western 14 Category 2 RAJASTHAN BHILWARA 104945 Zone 1 15 Category 3 RAJASTHAN BARMER 79055 1 16 North- Category 1 TRIPURA North Tripura 11547 Eastern 1 Zone & 17 Hilly Category 2 JAMMU RAJOURI 4208 States 1 AND KASHMIRSr. Category Rank State Municipal Completed C Corporation Works p ( C Top 10 RAIPUR 18 Municipal 1 CHHATTISGARH Municipal 33082 2 Corporations Corporation Hyderabad Top 10 Metropolitan Water 19 Municipal 2 TELANGANA Supply And Sewerage 14363 2 Corporations Board responsible for JSJB in the HYDERABAD Municipal Corporation area Top 10 GORAKHPUR 20 Municipal 3 UTTAR Municipal 14331 2 Corporations PRADESH Corporation ULBs Sr. Category Rank State District ULBs Completed Cash Works prize (In Lakh) Top 50 ULBs Madhya (other than Pradesh 21 1 Guna GUNA_23_406 2227 40 Municipal Corporations) DistrictsSr. Zone Category Rank State District Complete d Works 1 Northern Category 1 UTTAR CHITRAKOOT 15761 Zone 2 PRADESH2 Category 1 CHHATTISGARH MAHASAMUND 35182 2 3 Category 2 CHHATTISGARH BALODA BAZAR 30927 2 4 Category 3 CHHATTISGARH GARIYABAND 26025 2 5 Category 1 CHHATTISGARH BILASPUR 21058 3 6 Category 2 CHHATTISGARH RAIGARH 19088 3 7 Category 3 BIHAR NALANDA 12051 3 8 Category 4 ODISHA GANJAM 9402 3 9 Category 5 BIHAR KAIMUR 8714 Eastern 3 (BHABUA) Zone 10 Category 6 CHHATTISGARH BALRAMPUR 8644 3 11 Category 7 ODISHA MAYURBHANJ 15141 3 12 Category 8 CHHATTISGARH DHAMTARI 7674 3 13 Category 9 BIHAR ROHTAS 7302 3 14 Category 10 ODISHA KALAHANDI 6678 3 15 Category 11 ODISHA RAYAGADA 8237 316 Category 12 CHHATTISGARH SURAJPUR 5797 3 17 Category 13 BIHAR PURBI 5725 3 CHAMPARA N 18 Category 14 BIHAR KATIHAR 5607 3 19 Category 15 ODISHA CUTTACK 5572 3 20 Category 16 CHHATTISGARH DURG 5010 3 21 Category 1 TELANGANA WARANGAL 72649 2 22 Category 2 TELANGANA Nirmal 60365 Southern 2 Zone 23 Category 3 TELANGANA JANGOAN 30569 2 BHADRADRI 24 Category 1 TELANGANA KOTH 29103 3 AGUDEM Sr. Zone Category Rank State District25 Category 2 TAMIL NADU COIMBATORE 2 3 26 Category 3 TELANGANA MAHABUBNAGAR 1 3 27 Category 4 KARNATAKA GADAG 1 3 28 Category 5 KARNATAKA KOLAR 1 3 29 Category 6 KARNATAKA BIDAR 1 3 30 Category 7 KARNATAKA TUMAKURU 9 3 31 Category 8 KARNATAKA VIJAYAPURA 1 3 32 Category 9 KARNATAKA MANDYA 7 3 33 Category 10 TAMIL NADU NAMAKKAL 7 3 34 Category 11 KARNATAKA CHITRADURGA 7 3 35 Category 12 ANDHRA SPSR NELLORE 5 3 PRADES H 36 Category 13 TAMIL NADU RAMANATHAPURA 5 3 M37 Category 1 GUJARAT SURAT 5 2 38 Category 2 RAJASTHAN JAIPUR 4 2 39 Category 3 RAJASTHAN UDAIPUR 3 2 40 Category 1 RAJASTHAN ALWAR 2 3 41 Category 2 MADHYA GUNA 1 3 PRADESH 42 Category 3 MADHYA BETUL 1 Western 3 PRADESH Zone 43 Category 4 GUJARAT RAJKOT 1 3 44 Category 5 MADHYA DHAR 1 3 PRADES H 45 Category 6 RAJASTHAN DUNGARPUR 9 3 46 Category 7 GUJARAT NAVSARI 9 3 47 Category 8 RAJASTHAN BARAN 9 3 48 Category 9 MADHYA DEWAS 8 3 PRADESH 49 Category 10 MADHYA PRADESH SEONI 7 3 50 Category 11 RAJASTHAN CHITTORGARH 7 351 Category 12 RAJASTHAN SIKAR 5 3 52 Category 13 MADHYA KHARGONE 5 3 PRADESH 53 Category 14 GUJARAT KHEDA 6 3 Sr. Category Rank State Municipal Corporation Completed C Works p ( C 54 Top 10 4 ANDHRA RAJAHMUNDRY 13298 2 Municipal PRADESH Municipal Corporations Corporation 55 Top 10 5 UTTAR GHAZIABAD 11406 2 Municipal PRADESH Municipal Corporations Corporation 56 Top 10 6 GUJARAT SURAT Municipal 10969 2 Municipal Corporation Corporations Partner Ministries/Departments Sr. Category Organization Organization Completed Type Works 57 Best Partner Central Govt. M/o Railways 1139 Ministries/Departments 58 Best Partner Central Govt. DoWR RD & GR 349 Ministries/Departments59 Best Partner Central Govt. Defence Estates 219 Ministries/Departments NGOs Sr. Category Organization Organization Completed Works Type 60 Best NGOs NGO Jaltara Save 8256 Groundwater 61 Best NGOs NGO GirGanga Parivar 8149 62 Best NGOs NGO Art of Living 2576 Industry Associations Sr. Category Organization Organization Completed Type Work Best Industry FICCI 63 Associations/ Best Industries Water 273 Industry Leaders Mission Best Industry 64 Associations/ Best Industries ASSOCHAM 96 Industry Leaders Sr. Category Organization Organization Completed Type Work 65 Private Philanthropic Karmabhoomi se Matrabhoomi 757 Philanthropist Contributions66 Private Philanthropic Hasmukhbhai - Gujarat 53 Philanthropist Contributions CGWB/CWC Nodal Officers for Districts Sr. Zone State District Officer Name Dep UTTAR Amethi, Bhadohi, Shri Anshuman Central 67 PRADESH Kaushambi, Mirzapur, Singh, SDE, Water Pratapgarh, Prayagraj, Prayagraj Commi Sultanpur UTTAR Ambedkarnagar, Shri Central Northern 68 PRADESH Azamgarh, Ballia, Rajendra Water Zone Chandauli, Ghazipur, Prasad Commi Yadav, AEE, Jaunpur, Mau, Varanasi Varanasi Shri Shekhar Central UTTAR Deoria, Anand, Water 69 PRADESH Gorakhpur, Assistant Commi Executive Kushinagar Engineer, GorakhpurShri Deepak Kashyap, Balod, Balodabazar, Central Dhamtari, Assistant Water 70 CHHATTISGARH Mahasamund, Executive Commi Mungeli Engineer, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Eastern Bilaspur, Gaurela- Shri Veerendra Central Zone Pendra-Marwah, Kumar Sahu, Water Janjgir- Champa, Sub Divisional Commi 71 CHHATTISGARH Korba, Korea, Engineer, Manendragarh- Raipur, Chirmiri) Chhattisgarh, 72 BIHAR Aurangabad, Gaya, Shri Cent BHAGIRTH, Nalanda, Water SDE, GAYA Nawada, Commi Rohtas) Adilabad, Jagitial, Shri A. Sathish, Central Kamareddy, SDE, MSD, Water Kumuram Bheem Commi 73 TELANGANA Nizamabad Asifabad, Medak, Southern Nirmal, Nizamabad, Zone Sangareddy 74 KARNATKA Bagalkote, Shri Anurag Jha, Cent Gadag, SDE, MKSD, Water Kalaburagi) Bagalkot Commi Western MADHYA Harda and Shri Rohit Cent Zone PRADESH Khandwa (East 75 Chourasia, AEE, Water Nimar) Bhopal Commi Sr. Zone State District Officer Name Dept.Balotra, Barmer, Shri Central Jalore, Pali, and Ghanshyam Ground 76 RAJASTHAN Sanchore Tiwari, Water Assistant Board Hydrogeologist, SUO, Jodhpur Ajmer, Ms. Sunita Devi, Central Jaipur, Scientist-‘B’ Ground 77 RAJASTHAN Sikar, and (Gp.), WR, Water Tonk Jaipur Board 78 TRIPURA North Tripura, Shri Khakchang Central unakoti Debbarma, SDE, Water MSD-III, Silchar Commission North- Eastern Shri Gulshan Central Zone Kumar STA (GP), Ground 79 JAMMU Rajouri & AND NWHR, Jammu Water Hilly KASHMIR Board States Champawat, Shri Ram Babu, Central 80 UTTARAKHAND Udam Sub Divisional Water Singh Nagar Engineer, Commissio Haridwar ****** ND (Release ID: 2188706) Visitor Counter : 935 Read this release in: Kannada , Urdu , ही , Bengali , Gujarati , Tamil