Maharashtra Water Supply and Sewerage Board (MWSSB) was
established as per MWSSB Act 1976 for Rapid development and
proper regularization of water supply and sewerage services in
the State. MWSSB was subsequently named as Maharashtra Jeevan
Pradhikaran in 1997.
Principal responsibilities of MJP
according to Act are as under:
- Planning, designing and implementation of water
supply and sewerage schemes including facilitation for
necessary financial provisions,
- As directed by the Government of Maharashtra (GoM),
taking over any water supply as well as well sewerage scheme
for operation and maintenance,
- To establish service level bench marks for water
supply and sewerage sector,
- To extend relevant support, regarding water sector,
to GOM as well as Local Self Governments,
- To support GoM to prepare Annual Plan and to
establish / modify tariff / tax / cess structure in water
sector.