Context:
Mission Amrit Sarovar has built over 68,000 ponds, significantly addressing water scarcity.
Mission Amrit Sarovar:
- Launched in – 2022
- Part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
- Objective – Developing / rejuvenating 75 Amrit Sarovars (Pond) in each district of the Country
- Launched with a whole of Government Approach which involves 6 Ministries/Departments –
- Dept of Rural Development
- Department of land resources
- Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
- Department of Water resources
- Ministry of Panchayati Raj
- Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate changes.
- Budget – No separate financial allocation
- Bhaskar acharya National Institute for Space Application and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) has been engaged as Technical partner for the Mission.
- The mission integrates schemes like MGNREGS and PMKSY
- Besides water conservation, it focuses on people’s participation
- Local freedom fighters, their family members, Martyr’s family members, Padma Awardee and citizens of the local area wherein an Amrit Sarovar is to be constructed, will be engaged at all stages
Source: PIB
Previous Year Question
Which of the following best describes/describe the aim of ‘Green India Mission’ of the Government of India?
1. Incorporating environmental benefits and costs into the Union and State Budgets thereby implementing the ‘green accounting’.
2. Launching the second green revolution to enhance agricultural output so as to ensure food security to one and all in the future.
3. Restoring and enhancing forest cover and responding to climate change by a combination of adaptation and mitigation measures.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2016 Prelims]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)