The government of India has set up the Ministry of Jal Shakti by merging/renaming which of the following:
Ministry of Water Resources; Ministry of River development and Ganga Rejuvenation; and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
The Ministry of Jal Shakti was created by the Government of India in 2019 by merging two existing ministries: the erstwhile Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, and the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. The aim was to bring all water-related functions (irrigation, river basins, Ganga rejuvenation, drinking water and sanitation, and international/inter-state water disputes) under a single integrated ministry.
The choice naming Ministry of Water Resources; Ministry of River development and Ganga Rejuvenation; and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation correctly captures these merged components.
The option mentioning the Ministry of Earth Sciences is wrong because Earth Sciences remained an independent ministry and was never merged into Jal Shakti. The option involving the Ministry of Rural Development is wrong because Rural Development was not part of this merger. The option naming only the Ministry of Water Resources is incomplete, as Jal Shakti also absorbed the drinking water and sanitation portfolio.
Correct answer: Ministry of Water Resources; Ministry of River development and Ganga Rejuvenation; and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
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