State Water & Sanitation Mission, Department of Drinking Water, Government of Uttarakhand, India

This State has a single Ministry & Department for rural water supply, urban water supply & sewerage, and sanitation services. The Department of Drinking Water (DDW), Govt. of Uttarakhand has three main institutions: Uttarakhand Peyjal Nigam (UJN), Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan (UJS), and Project Management Unit (PMU)- Swajal Project. Apart from this there is an umbrella body called State Water & Sanitation Mission (SWSM). Both UJN and UJS are autonomous bodies whereas PMU- Swajal is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. UJN is primarily engaged in construction of drinking water schemes in rural and urban areas and sewerage schemes in urban areas, whereas UJS is primarily carrying out functions of O&M of these schemes handed to them by the UJN. Both these organizations are also implementing World Bank assisted Uttarakhand Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Project (URWSSP) since 2006. The Swajal Project implements World Bank assisted Uttarakhand Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Project (URWSSP) & GoI-funded Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) & Capacity Building Component of National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).