 bill no 89 of 2014 the financial assistance to the state governments (for protection of water bodies) bill, 2014 byshri mullappally ramachandran, mpa billto provide financial assistance to the state governments for protection of water bodiesbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fifth year of the republic of  india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the financial assistance to the state governments (for protection of water bodies) act, 2014short title, extent and commencement(2) it extends to the whole of indiadefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(i) "aquatic eco-system" means all organic and inorganic matter and all living organisms living in or located in or on water or the beds or shores of a water body;(ii) "drain" included gutters, waste water canals, sewers and all outlets or flow of waste water including overflow of rain water;5(iii) "groundwater" means all water under the surface of the ground, whether in solid or liquid form;(iv) "water" means all surface water and ground water, whether in solid or liquid form; and10(v) "water body" means anybody of flowing or standing water, whether natural or artificial and whether the flow or presence of water is continuous, intermittent or occurs only during a flood, including but not limited to a lake, river, creek, stream, tank, well, pond and wetland 3 every state government shall inform the central government—(i) about the existence of water bodies in the respective state; and15(ii) requirement of financial assistance to protect the water bodies in the statestate governments to inform the central government4 every state government shall, before informing the central government under section 3, make the regulation for the purpose of—power of state governments to make regulations(a) designating any area as a water quality control zone for the purpose of protecting water, aquatic eco-system or drinking water source;20(b) governing, regulating or prohibiting any use or activity in a water quality control zone or any part of a zone;(c) improving the drainage and sewerage system; (d) ensuring clear separation between sewerage/waste water and sources of clean water to avoid contamination; and25(e) ensuring quick absorption or clear flow of rain water for conservation5 every state government shall, before informing to the central government under section 3, take into consideration the scientific, intrinsic and other information relating to—(a) the physical characteristics of land in the area, including its topography and soil types;30(b) the ability of the soil or water in the area to assimilate nutrients and other pollutants;state government to consider the scientific, intrinsic and other information relating to water bodies(c) water bodies or groundwater in the area, including information relating to—(i) the quality characteristics of the water;35(ii) the susceptibility of the water to contamination or adverse changes in level; and(iii) the extent to which the water is undisturbed by human activity;(d) the area's aquatic eco-systems; (e) whether the area contains a source or a potential source, of drinking water;40(f) whether the area supports species that are sensitive to alterations in water quality or quantity resulting from human activity;(g) whether the area provides habitat for endangered species; and(h) the perception of farmers and native inhabitants of the area regarding quality, quantity and prospects of water in a particular zone including—(i) the possibilities of flood and/or water logging; and (ii) any other matter which the government considers relevant5 6 the central government shall render scientific and technical advice and assistance to state governments if so required to achieve the purposes of this actcentral government to render scientific and technical advice7 (1) the central government shall, after due appropriation made by  parliament by law in this behalf, provide financial assistance to every state government for protection of water bodies and for promotion of rain harvesting and watershed management programmes10central government to provide financial assistance to state governments(2) the central government before releasing the money shall ensure that state government has complied with the provisions of this act statement of objects and reasonswater is the most valuable natural resource of a country however, the scarcity and supply of clean water is a major concern for the sustenance of human, animal, plant and ecology the protection of water resources/water bodies available in the country is an endless-task to be completed by the government the major constraint in this regard is the lack of financial resources available with the statesthe bill, therefore, seeks to provide financial assistance to the state governments for the protection of water bodies and promotion of rain harvesting and watershed management programmeshence this billnew delhi;mullappally  ramachandranjune 30, 2014 financial memorandumclause 6 of the bill provides for rendering of scientific and technical advice and assistance to the state governments clause 7 provides for financial assistance to every state governments for protection of water bodies, etcthe bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a sum of rupees one thousand crore  may be involved as recurring expenditure per annuma non-recurring expenditure of about rupees one thousand crore is also likely to be involved—————— a billto provide financial assistance to the state governments for protection of water bodies————(shri mullappally ramachandran, mp)gmgipmrnd—1880ls(s3)—01-08-2014