The Pondicherry Ground Water Authority regulates groundwater extraction in the UT of Puducherry by issuing permits/renewals. The Government of Puducherry issued G.O. Ms. No. 2/Ag, Puducherry dated 12.04.2023, published in Gazette No. 41 dated 18.04.2023, superseding previous orders regarding fees and provisions. This G.O. is modeled on the Ground Water Extraction Guidelines dated 24.09.2020, notified by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), M/o Jal Shakti. The Authority issues permits/renewals for certificates of registration for industrial, infrastructure development, and bulk water supply. Instructions were issued to construct rainwater harvesting structures. Approximately 223 rainwater harvesting structures have been constructed. According to the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), annual groundwater extraction in Puducherry and Karaikal Districts has decreased from 0.15 BCM in 2020 to 0.13 BCM in 2025. The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha. (Rajya Sabha US Q104). Release ID: 2197177, Visitor Count: 366.
Key Entities Referenced
Puducherry: Union Territory where groundwater extraction is being regulated.
Pondicherry Ground Water Authority: Authority regulating groundwater extraction in Puducherry.
Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA): Authority that issued Ground water Extraction Guidelines
Ground water Extraction Guidelines: Guidelines dated 24.09.2020 notified by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA)
Ministry of Jal Shakti: Ministry that the policy falls under.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
REGULATION AND CONTROL OF
GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION
प्रव तथ: 01 DEC 2025 7:14PM by PIB Delhi
In the UT of Puducherry, the Pondicherry Ground Water Authority has been regulating groundwater
extraction by way of issuing permits/renewals to the groundwater users. As per information received
from the State Government, the Government of Puducherry has issued G.O. Ms. No. 2/Ag, Puducherry
dated 12.04.2023, published in Gazette No. 41 dated 18.04.2023, for this purpose which supersedes the
previous Government order with respect to fees and related provisions. The G.O. is modelled on the
Ground water Extraction Guidelines dated 24.09.2020 notified by the Central Ground Water Authority
(CGWA), M/o Jal Shakti.
As per the information received from State Government of Puducherry, the Pondicherry Ground Water
Authority issues permits/renewals for certificates of registration for groundwater extraction for industrial,
infrastructure development and bulk water supply purposes in the Union Territory. Instructions have also
been issued to the ground water users for construction of more rainwater harvesting structures to increase
the water table. As a result, around 223 rainwater harvesting structures have been constructed by
groundwater users due to regular monitoring and follow up.
As a result of stringent regulatory measures, according to the data of Central Ground Water Board
(CGWB), total annual ground water extraction in the UT of Puducherry (in Puducherry and Karaikal
Districts) has slightly declined from 0.15 BCM (Billion Cubic Meters) in 2020 to 0.13 BCM in 2025.
The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI RAJ
BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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(Rajya Sabha US Q104)
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