TNPSC Thervupettagam

Atal Bhujal Yojana Expansion

February 14 , 2025 7 days 96 0
  • The Centre plans to extend the Atal Bhujal Yojana, to five more states, including Bihar, Punjab and Tamil Nadu.
  • This scheme is aimed at improving groundwater sustainability in seven water-stressed states.
  • Atal Bhujal Yojana (ATAL JAL) has been in place since April 2020.
  • It is covering 8,774 water-stressed gram panchayats in 222 administrative blocks or talukas across 80 districts in seven states -- Haryana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
  • The scheme is set to run for five years.

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