Mihir Shah Committee (A 21st century Institutional Architecture for India’s Water Reforms)

The expert committee headed by Dr. Mihir Shah was tasked with the responsibility of assessing the performance of Central Water Commission (CWC) and Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). The committee submitted its report July, 2016.

National Water Commission

The Committee recommended that the CWC and CGWB should be restructured and unified to form a new National Water Commission (NWC) as a unified body will help in the collective management of ground and surface water.

• The NWC will be responsible for water policy, data and governance in the country. It should be an adjunct office of the Ministry of Water Resources and ....