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.