Documented record

Speeches and
statements

Addresses, programme launches and replies given to Parliament, each summarised factually and linked to the government source that recorded it.

Period covered
January 2026 to September 2026
Source basis
Press Information Bureau releases and parliamentary replies
Quotation policy
No quotation appears here unless reproduced from a published source
How this archive is compiled Every entry records what a published government source states was said or done, on the date given. Where the source paraphrases rather than quotes, this page paraphrases too, and says so. Synthetic quotations — words assembled to sound like something a public figure might plausibly have said — do not appear anywhere on this site.
C. R. Patil speaking at a press briefing, wearing a ceremonial cap and stole, with microphones in front of him.
Addressing the media.
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Dated record

17 Sep 2026

On Swachhata Hi Seva as a public movement

At the opening of the annual national cleanliness campaign, C. R. Patil is reported as saying that the Swachhata Hi Seva campaign has evolved from a government programme into a people's movement, with citizens' participation in cleanliness initiatives strengthening across the country, and that the government's aim is to shift cleanliness from an official programme to a shared societal responsibility. Reported speech, not a verbatim quotation.

SanitationOccasion: launch of Swachhata Hi Seva 2026Theme: Swachhata Mein Sahbhag, Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat

Context

15 Sep 2026

Launch of Swachh Seva Aankalan

Launched Swachh Seva Aankalan at a virtual meeting with States and Union Territories, attended by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri V. Somanna, State ministers in charge of rural sanitation and Mission Directors of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen). The framework is an annual, Gram Panchayat-level digital self-assessment of rural sanitation service delivery, involving Gram Panchayats, Gram Sabhas, Village Water and Sanitation Committees and district and State officials.

SanitationVirtual meeting with States and UTs

Context

1 Jun 2026

Launch of Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari: Catch the Rain

The national conservation campaign was relaunched in merged form, combining the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari initiative with the Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain campaign, with renewed emphasis on rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge, water storage and community participation.

ConservationMinistry of Jal Shakti

Context

22 Mar 2026

Release of the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 Operational Guidelines

The Union Minister e-released the operational guidelines for the restructured Jal Jeevan Mission during the culmination of Jal Mahotsav 2026 — the national tier of the three-tier Jal Utsav campaign — twelve days after the Union Cabinet approved the restructuring.

Drinking waterOccasion: culmination of Jal Mahotsav 2026PIB Release ID 2247224

Context

13 Mar 2026

Address to State ministers on the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 roadmap

Chaired a meeting with State and Union Territory ministers in charge of Public Health Engineering, Rural Water Supply and Panchayati Raj to discuss the implementation roadmap for the restructured mission. He urged them to ensure timely completion of schemes and to strengthen on-ground monitoring, and emphasised that because water is a State subject, the success of the mission depends on the accountability of State governments in delivering reliable tap water supply to rural households. Reported speech, as summarised in the government release.

Drinking waterPIB Release ID 2247224

Context

29 Jan 2026

Reply to Lok Sabha on the Dynamic Groundwater Resources Assessment 2025

Written reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question 4, setting out the 2025 groundwater assessment: annual recharge of 448.52 BCM, extractable resources of 407.75 BCM, extraction of 247.22 BCM and a national stage of extraction of 60.63 per cent, together with the categorisation of assessment units and the government's account of the measures taken on recharge, regulation and community management.

Parliamentary replyLok Sabha Starred Question 4PIB Release ID 2220203

Context

28 Jan 2026

Interaction with WaSH Warriors and school students; inauguration of JALAJ centres

At a programme in New Delhi the Minister inaugurated 25 JALAJ Livelihood Centres and launched the Youth for Ganga — Youth for Yamuna outreach project. In his address he extended his best wishes to Jal Praharis for their work in water conservation, cleanliness and Ganga rejuvenation, described the initiative as strengthening the spirit of public participation, and acknowledged the sustained work of the National Mission for Clean Ganga. Reported speech, as summarised in the government release.

RiversPSOI, New DelhiPIB Release ID 2219568

Context

13 Jan 2026

Inauguration of India's first Dolphin Rescue Ambulance

Inaugurated India's first Dolphin Rescue Ambulance at the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, enabling the safe rescue and translocation of Gangetic dolphins. Eight dolphins have since been rescued and released.

RiversWildlife Institute of India, DehradunPIB Release ID 2244007

Context

C. R. Patil speaking from a lectern at an event, with a sponsor backdrop behind the stage.
Speaking at a public forum.

Where to find the full text

This site summarises; it does not republish. The complete text of a parliamentary reply is available through the Digital Sansad question and answer archive, and the full text of a press release through the Press Information Bureau. Both are linked from the documents page, which indexes the underlying papers rather than the reporting of them.

Sources and references

  1. Press Information Bureau, Government of India — the release archive for the Ministry of Jal Shakti — pib.gov.in
  2. Digital Sansad, Parliament of India — questions and answers, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha — sansad.in
  3. Individual release identifiers are given against each entry above, and link through to the full text at source.

Last updated: September 2026