Lok Sabha Question No. 307 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *307

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24/03/2022

## JAL JEEVAN MISSION

## *307. SHRI P RAVINDHRANATH:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has achieved the goal of covering hundred districts in the country under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and ensure clean tap water supply by the end of the current financial year and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b)   whether the Government has also committed to cover every rural household by the end of the year 2024; and
- (c)   if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  follow-up  action taken by the Government in this regard along with the proposed financial allocation made for the purpose?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) to (c) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## Statement  referred  in  reply  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  307  to  be  answered  on 24.03.2022

(a) to (c) Since August 2019, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM),  to  make  provision  of  potable  tap  water  supply  to  every  rural household of the country by 2024. The estimated outlay of the mission is Rs. 3.60 lakh Crore, out of which Central share is Rs. 2.08 lakh Crore.

At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission, out of 18.93 Crore rural households, 3.23 Crore (17%) households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, 5.99 Crore (31%) rural households have been provided with tap water connections in last 30 months. Thus, as of date, out of 19.32 Crore rural households in the country, 9.22 Crore (47.72%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

Keeping this 'no one is left out' principle of the mission, as on today, 102 districts in the country spread across A&N Islands (3), Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman Diu (3), Goa (2), Gujarat (12), Haryana (22), Himachal Pradesh (4), Jammu & Kashmir (2), Madhya Pradesh (1), Maharashtra (1),  Puducherry  (2),  Punjab  (18)  and  Telangana  (32)  have  become  'Har  Ghar  Jal  districts'. Further, 1,169 Blocks, 68,431 Gram Panchayats, 1,41,858 villages have also become 'Har Ghar Jal Block', 'Har Ghar Jal Panchayat' and 'Har Ghar Jal Gaon' respectively. Also, Goa, Haryana and  Telangana  have  become  'Har  Ghar  Jal  State'  and  A&N  Islands,  Dadra  Nagar  Haveli  & Daman Diu and Puducherry have become 'Har Ghar Jal UTs'.  The State/ UT, district & villagewise status of tap water connection in rural households, schools and anganwadi centres etc. as reported by States/ UTs is in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at:

https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx

Number of steps have been taken to plan and implement JJM in the whole country with speed, inter alia ,  which includes joint discussion and finalization of saturation plan and annual action plan (AAP) of States/ UTs, regular review of implementation, workshops/ conferences/ webinars for  capacity  building,  training,  knowledge  sharing,  field  visits  by  multi-disciplinary  team  to provide technical support, etc.  Detailed  Operational  Guideline  for  the  implementation  of  JJM; Margdarshika  for  Gram  Panchayats  &  VWSCs  to  provide  safe  drinking  water  in  rural households and Guidelines on a special campaign to provide piped water supply in anganwadi centres, ashramshalas and schools have been shared with States/ UTs, to facilitate planning and implementation  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission.  For  online  monitoring,  JJM-Integrated  Management Information System (IMIS) and JJM-Dashboard has been put in place. Provision has also been made for transparent online financial management through Public Financial Management System (PFMS).

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