(The Gist of PIB) NITI Aayog releases Report on the Composite Water Management Index 2.0
[SEPTEMBER-2019]

NITI Aayog releases Report on the Composite Water Management Index 2.0

• NITI Aayog has released the second Round of Composite Water Management Index (CWMI 2.0). 

About: 

• NITI Aayog first launched the Composite Water Management Index in 2018 as a tool to assess and improve the performance of States/ UTs in efficient management of water resources.
• This has been done by NITI Aayog in partnership with Ministry of Jal Shakti, 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.

Rankings: 

• Gujarat hold on to its rank one in the reference year (2017-18), followed by Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
• In North Eastern and Himalayan States, Himachal Pradesh has been adjudged number 1 in 2017-18 followed by Uttarakhand, Tripura and Assam.
• The Union Territories have first time submitted their data and Puducherry has been declared as the top ranker.

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