Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal) is a groundwater management scheme launched by honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 95th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 25 December 2019. The purpose of the scheme is to improve groundwater management in seven states of India, In these selected seven states Haryana is one of the where Atal Bhujal Yojana is being implemented by the I & WR department.

The primary objective of this Scheme is “to improve the management of groundwater resources in the water-stressed areas of the selected states”. Atal Jal is targeted at sustainable ground water management, mainly through convergence among various on-going schemes with the active involvement of local communities and stake holders.

Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal) aims to demonstrate community-led sustainable groundwater management that can be taken to scale. The scheme has been designed as a pilot with the principal objective of strengthening the institutional framework for Participatory Groundwater Management (PGWM). It also aims to bring about behavioural change at the community level through awareness programs and capacity building to foster sustainable groundwater management. Atal Jal is targeted at sustainable groundwater management, mainly through convergence among various ongoing schemes with the active involvement of local communities and stakeholders.