Question

What policy was framed in India to reduce the losses?

(a) Irrigation Water Policy

(b) Water Law

(c) Policy of Water

(d) National Water Policy

This question was posed to me at a job interview.

This key question is from Economic Water Rates Vs Prevailing Revenue Rates in India in section Irrigation Revenue Rates of Irrigation Engineering

Answer 1

Right option is (d) National Water Policy

To explain I would say: In order to reduce the huge losses and subsidies, given by the government in operations of irrigation water systems and the urgent need to increase the water rates a new policy was framed in India in 1987.