By Mr. George Rajkumar, Country President, Grundfos India Budget 2022 has laid the foundation for India@100 with the Government showing its commitment towards a sustainable and a greener future for Indians. With India expected to grow at 9.27%, the much needed impetus towards climate action has been observed in this year’s budget. The allocation of INR 60,000 crores towards the ‘Har Ghar Nal Se Jal’ initiative to connect 3.8 crore households with tap water connection is commendable and will also boost the country’s water infrastructure. While nearly half of our population…
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Union Budget 2022-23: Water for Economic Growth
Response by: SUBHASH SETHI, Chairman, SPML Infra Limited There is a growing recognition about the need to make water management a mass movement in the country. Government of India is publicly talking about it and has taken the initiative under the Jal Jeevan Mission Scheme. It is clear that the holistic and sustainable benefits of efficient water management with proper infrastructure support do offer an opportunity. But there is also the challenges involved of how to enable a transition from government owned-government run system to public owned-public run system. We…
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