 bill no 13 of  2016 the nationalisation of inter-state rivers bill, 2016 byshri kirti azad, mpa billto provide for nationalisation of inter-state rivers for the purpose of equitable distribution of river water amongst the states and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the nationalisation of inter-state rivers act, 2016short title,extent andcommencement(2) it extends to the whole of india5(3) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appointdefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "inter-state river" means a river which has its source in one state and passes through two or more states including the state in which the river has its origin before it submerges into the sea and also includes a lake, tank or rivulet, which has its source from an inter-state river; and(b) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act3 notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, no state shall have exclusive right over an inter-state river or to its useno state to have exclusive right over an inter-state river4 on and from the date of commencement of this act, the central government shall have exclusive right and control over all inter-state riverscentral government to have right and control over inter- state rivers55 (1) every state government and union territory administration shall forward its requirement of water for all purposes, including requirement for irrigation and drinking purposes, to the central government and also its requirement for electricitystate governments to forward requirements of water/ electricity10(2) while forwarding its requirement, every state government and union territory administration shall indicate the rivers, which are not inter-state rivers, and their status and any dam constructed within the state on any river, including an inter-state river, and its capacity for storage of water and electricity generated from each of such rivers(3) every state government shall also indicate the average rainfall in the state during the last three years in different seasons and the amount of rainfall during the current year156 (1) it shall be the duty of the central government to distribute river water of every inter-state river to the states within which such river pass throughcentral government to distribute inter-state river water(2) while distributing river water, the central government shall take into consideration the following factors:—(a) population and area of each interested state; (b) land available for farming in each state;20(c) requirement of water for drinking, agricultural and other purposes in each state;(d) length of inter-state river passing through each state; and (e) requirement and availability of electricity in each state257 the central government shall take such steps as it may consider necessary for checking floods and soil erosion caused by inter-state riverssteps to check flood and soil erosion8 (1) on and from the date of commencement of this act, no state government shall construct any hydro-electrical plant or project on any inter-state river30(2) the central government shall have exclusive right and control to construct any power plant meant for power generation on any inter-state river and shall distribute electricity in such ratio, among the state through which the inter-state rivers pass, as may be prescribedcentral government to construct hydroelectrical plants on inter-state rivers(3) every state government shall pay to the central government in such ratio as may be prescribed for the electricity it receives from any hydro-electrical plant or project constructed on an inter-state river35power to make rules9 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act40(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement  of  objects  and  reasonsindia is a union of states there are many rivers, big or small flowing through many states before they submerge into the nearest sea today half of our population do not have access to potable water water is also not available for irrigation and other purposes as a result, production of agricultural products has been considerably reducedit has been observed that many states through which a river flows, fight for considerable share of river waters and try to deprive the just and due demand of other states consequently, many cases are pending in tribunals for settlement it is a common knowledge that  tribunals take a long time before  delivering judgment in the meantime, the affected states fight each other for their share of water from the inter-state rivers and as a result, there is always strained relation among the statestherefore, it is proposed that only the central government shall have exclusive right and control over all inter-state rivers and it shall distribute river water according to predetermined formula for allocation of waters it is also proposed that the central government shall have exclusive right over electricity projects constructed on inter-state rivers and also have the responsibility to check erosion and floods caused by these rivers this measure will not only enable distribution of river water among the different states without affecting the interests of the concerned states but also enable proper utilisation of available resourcesnew delhi;kirti   azaddecember  4, 2015 financial  memorandumclause 7 of the bill provides that the central government shall take such steps as it may consider necessary for checking floods and soil erosion caused by inter-state rivers clause 8 provides that the central government shall construct hydro-electrical plants or projects on inter-state rivers though there is a provision that every state government shall pay to the central government in such ratio as may be prescribed for the electricity it received, yet some expenditure will be incurred from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated  that an annual recurring expenditure of about rupees seven hundred crore will be involveda non-recurring expenditure of about rupees seven hundred crore is also likely to be involved memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 9 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only,  the delegation of legislative powers is of a normal character———— a billto provide for nationalisation of inter-state rivers for the purpose of equitable distribution of river water amongst the states and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(shri kirti azad, mp)gmgipmrnd—4122ls(s3)—12022016