Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation Department (RDWSD) is working towards ensuring sanitation and provide clean drinking water to the rural areas of Karnataka. It administers the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBMG) Karnataka and Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Karnataka (also known as Mane Manege Gange) components. With a larger objective, RDWSD Karnataka was created on 4th March 2014 under Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Department Karnataka. Commissioner heads the department, and also holds the responsibility of executing the work related to drinking water and sanitation of the state’s rural areas.
Programmes under the department:
