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The Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched the first edition of the India Young Water Professional Programme.

Aim

The Program will aim to achieve its objectives through the 70-20-10 framework, which states
that three types of experience are required to learn:

• Experience 70% (learn and develop on the job);
• Exposure 20% (learn and develop through others); and
• Education 10% (learn and develop through formal training).

Objectives

• To improve the extent, reliability and accessibility of water resources information.
• To strengthen the capacity of targeted water resource management institutions in India.
• To facilitate the acquisition of reliable information efficiently which would pave the way for effective water resource development and management.

About the program

• This program comes under the National Hydrology Project, a Central Scheme of the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and supported by the Australian Water Partnership.
• It is focused on the Engaged Training and Learning Model. About 70% of the program is focused
  on project-based learning through Situation Understanding and Improvement Projects (SUIP).
• Additional focus is also on gender equality and diversity because sustainable water management can only benefit from the views and skills of all members of society.
• It is outcome-driven and the participants will be having certain tools and techniques by the time they are finished with the Programme.
• The seeds for this Program were sowed during a co-design workshop with National Hydrology
  Project (NHP) on ‘Sustainable Water Management’ in November 2019.
  National Hydrology Project: It was started in 2016 as a Central Sector Scheme by the Ministry of Jal Shakti and is supported by the World Bank.