Atal Bhujal Yojana (Abhy)-National Groundwater Management Improvement

The development objective of Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY) - National Groundwater Management Improvement Program for India is to improve the management of groundwater resources in selected states. The activities under the program are mapped to the two results areas. Activities under Results Area 1 will focus on : (a) introducing bottom‐up planning of groundwater interventions through community‐led Water Security Plan (WSPs); (b) improving government spending through the planning process; and (c) implementing participatory groundwater management, including both supply and demand side measures. Results Area 2 focuses on building institutional capacity at all levels, including improving groundwater information and making it publicly accessible. Results Area 2 also focuses on strengthening the results‐based culture for groundwater management within the Government of India (GoI) by improving output and outcome Monitoring and Evaluation (M and E).