Report on the Composite Water Management Index 2.0

(NITI Aayog)

 

WHAT

NITI Aayog has prepared the second Round of Composite Water Management Index (CWMI 2.0), and the report is released by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

• Jal Shakti Ministry on 1st July 2019 launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyaan. It is a campaign for water conservation. It also provides water security in water-stressed blocks.
• To supplement the efforts of Jal Shakti Ministry, NITI Aayog has prepared the second Round of Composite Water Management Index (CWMI 2.0).

 

COMPOSITE WATER MANAGEMENT INDEX

• The Composite Water Management Index (CWMI)  is an important tool to assess and improve the performance of States and Union Territories in the efficient management of water resources.
• This has been done through water data collection exercise in partnership with Jal Shakti Ministry, Ministry of Rural Development and all the States/ Union Territories.
• CWMI 2.0 ranks various states for the reference year 2017-18 as against the base year 2016-17.

 

SIGNIFICANCE

The index would provide useful information for the States/UTs and enabling them to formulate and implement suitable strategies for better management of water resources.

 

BACKGROUND

• NITI Aayog first launched and conceptualized the Water Management Index in 2018.
• It was launched as a tool to instill the sense of cooperative and competitive federalism among the states.
• This was a first-ever attempt at creating a pan-India set of metrics that measured different dimensions of water management and use across the lifecycle of water.
• The report was widely acknowledged and provided actionable guidance to States on where they were doing well absolutely and relatively and what they needed to focus on to secure their water future.

 

Source: PIB

 

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