Rs 9,674 crore spent, Jalyukt Shivar scheme had little impact: CAG

The scheme, a personal favourite of then chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, was launched in December 2014, with a goal of making Maharashtra a drought free state by 2019. An annual target of drought-proofing 5,000 villages was undertaken.

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has slammed the implementation of the multi-crore Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan, a scheme that was considered as the pet project of the previous Devendra Fadnavis regime in Maharashtra.

In a report tabled at the state legislature on Tuesday, the CAG stated that “despite spending Rs 9633.75 crore, the Abhiyan (mission) had little impact in achieving…