- The 15th Meeting of the Review Committee for Narmada Control Authority (RCNCA) adopted the opinion of the Ld. Attorney General of India (AGI) and the Memorandum of Agreement dated July 7, 2026. - Approved modalities for the payment of outstanding dues related to NWDT Award projects within the financial year 2026-27. - Focuses on inter-state cooperation and resolution of long-standing financial and administrative liabilities among the stakeholder states in the Narmada basin. - **Review Committee for Narmada Control Authority (RCNCA):** An institutional body established pursuant to the NWDT Award, chaired by the Union Jal Shakti Minister and comprising party state Chief Ministers, which oversees and reviews decisions regarding Narmada basin management. - **Narmada Control Authority (NCA):** A statutory body created in 1980 under the NWDT Award to coordinate, regulate, and implement water allocation, sharing of power benefits, and environmental safeguards among the riparian states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. - **Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal (NWDT) Award:** The 1979 tribunal award constituted under the Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956, which allocated Narmada waters and power benefits, and laid down the blueprint for sharing costs of projects like the Sardar Sarovar. - **Memorandum of Agreement dated 7th July 2026:** An agreement signed by the basin states in July 2026 for a one-time settlement of long-pending financial dues, claims, and cost-sharing liabilities associated with NWDT Award projects. **Introduction** The 15th meeting of the Review Committee for Narmada Control Authority (RCNCA) adopted the opinion of the Attorney General of India and the Memorandum of Agreement dated July 7, 2026, approving modalities to clear outstanding dues of NWDT Award projects during the 2026-27 financial year. **Core Issue and Detailed Points** - The 15th Meeting of the Review Committee for Narmada Control Authority (RCNCA) adopted the opinion of the Ld. Attorney General of India (AGI) and the Memorandum of Agreement dated July 7, 2026. - Approved modalities for the payment of outstanding dues related to NWDT Award projects within the financial year 2026-27. - Focuses on inter-state cooperation and resolution of long-standing financial and administrative liabilities among the stakeholder states in the Narmada basin. **Key Statutory Bodies, Acts & Concepts** - **Review Committee for Narmada Control Authority (RCNCA):** An institutional body established pursuant to the NWDT Award, chaired by the Union Jal Shakti Minister and comprising party state Chief Ministers, which oversees and reviews decisions regarding Narmada basin management. - **Narmada Control Authority (NCA):** A statutory body created in 1980 under the NWDT Award to coordinate, regulate, and implement water allocation, sharing of power benefits, and environmental safeguards among the riparian states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. - **Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal (NWDT) Award:** The 1979 tribunal award constituted under the Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956, which allocated Narmada waters and power benefits, and laid down the blueprint for sharing costs of projects like the Sardar Sarovar. - **Memorandum of Agreement dated 7th July 2026:** An agreement signed by the basin states in July 2026 for a one-time settlement of long-pending financial dues, claims, and cost-sharing liabilities associated with NWDT Award projects.