Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2019-2020 for the second term of the Narendra Modi government. During the speech, the finance minister spoke about the formation of 'Jal Shakti Mantralaya'. “'Ensuring India's water security and providing access to safe and adequate drinking water to all Indians is a priority for this government,” she said. “The Ministry..will work with states to ensure 'har ghar jal' to all rural household by 2024 under the Jal Jeevan Mission', Sitharaman added.