Ministry of Jal Shakti launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in the year 2019 in 1,592 blocks out of 2,836 blocks in 256 water stressed districts of the country. JSA could not be taken up in 2020 due to Covid pandemic. A campaign “Catch The Rain” with the tag line “Catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls” was implemented in 2020 to nudge the states and all stakeholders to create Rain Water Harvesting Structures (RWHS). In 2021, “Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain” (JSA: CTR) with the theme “Catch the Rain – Where it Falls When it Falls” was launched by Hon'ble Prime Minister subsuming Catch the Rain (CTR) campaign to cover all the blocks of all districts (rural as well as urban areas) across the country. JSA: CTR has become an annual feature since 2021. JSA: CTR 2023 with the theme “Source Sustainability for Drinking Water” was implemented across the country with special focus on 150 districts identified by Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) from 04.03.2023 to 30.11.2023. JSA: CTR 2024 with the theme “Nari Shakti se Jal Shakti” was implemented across the country with special focus on 151 districts identified by CGWB from 09.03.2024 to 30.11.2024.

Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain – 2025 with the theme "Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari – Jan Jagrukta Ki or" has been implemented from 22.03.2025 to 30.11.2025 emphasizing deeper grassroots engagement, inter-sectoral convergence and innovative financing mechanisms with special focus on 148 districts identified by CGWB. Five focused interventions, like in the previous years, include (i) water conservation and rainwater harvesting; (ii) enumerating, geo-tagging & making inventory of all water bodies; preparation of scientific plans for water conservation based on it; (iii) setting up of Jal Shakti Kendras in all districts; (iv) Intensive afforestation; and (v) awareness generation.

Since catchment management and protection is key to better management of water resources, Jal-Jangal-Jan: Ek Prakritik Bandhan:- Abhiyan,in partnership with MoEFCC we have a special initiative this year, which includes taking up activities like mapping of forest springs, catchment area protection in forest land, forest community engagement by MoEFCC and States, in 13 major river basins of the country (Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Luni, Narmada, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Cauvery).State Governments shall also provide necessary support through the Water Resources Department of the State , NREGS , MoRD & Panchayati Raj and other key Ministries for better coordination and outcomes.