Question

What is the full form of MDWS?
A.Ministry of Drinking Water and Sewage.
B.Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
C.Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation
D.None of these

Answer 1

Hint: Approach the question by figuring out what could apply the most to the given acronym. It is clear from the options that the correct answer most probably has something to do social development and welfare as drinking water, sanitation and sewage are all keywords for facilities that come under welfare schemes to be provided by the government.

Complete answer: Option A: is incorrect. Sewage treatment is undertaken by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the Central Pollution Control Board and various other rural and urban local-self governments.
Option B: is correct. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) was established by the UPA-led government in 2011. It was an extension of the Department of Drinking Water Supply that existed from 1999 under the Ministry of Rural Development but it was only in 2011 that it was conferred a ministry status. It is responsible for implementing the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in rural India and other policies and programmes related to drinking water and sanitation in India.
Options C and D: are incorrect.

Thus, The correct Option is B.

Note: The MDWS was recently merged with the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and renamed as the Ministry of Jal Shakti in May 2019. Currently, the ministry is tasked with implementing the new rural water supply program called the Jal Jeevan Mission which has envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India.