समाचार में क्यों
- The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation hosted a national virtual conference to roll out the Nal Jal Mitra qualification across States and UTs for sustaining rural water infrastructure.
मुख्य शब्द
NSQF
National Skills Qualifications Framework, a competency-based framework that organizes qualifications according to levels of knowledge, skills, and aptitude.
NCVTE
National Council for Vocational Education and Training, the regulatory body for vocational education and skilling standards in India.
What is the Nal Jal Mitra Programme?
- It is an NSQF-aligned multi-skilling initiative developed by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation in collaboration with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and NCVTE.
- The programme builds a dedicated village-level workforce equipped to handle routine operation, preventive maintenance, and first-level repairs of rural piped water supply schemes under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0.
Key operational focus
- Shifts the focus of Jal Jeevan Mission from capital infrastructure creation to long-term operation, maintenance, and water quality surveillance.
- Integrates State Water and Sanitation Missions with State Skill Development Missions and Panchayati Raj Institutions for localized technical capacity building.
Why it matters
- Addresses the systemic risk of asset degradation in rural drinking water supply systems by institutionalizing skilled human resources at the Gram Panchayat level.
- Ensures uninterrupted potable tap water supply to rural households while generating local technical employment opportunities.
प्रीलिम्स तथ्य
- Nal Jal Mitra is developed jointly by DDWS, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, and NCVTE.
- The qualification aligns with NSQF standards to train rural multi-skilled water technicians.
मेंस चर्चा
- Transitioning rural water delivery from infrastructure creation to institutionalized asset maintenance and governance.
- Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions in operating decentralised rural public utility assets.
स्रोत: PIB
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