Lok Sabha Question No. 1915 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: Implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Dhanush M Kumar, Gautham Sigamani Pon

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1915

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09/12/2021

## IMPLEMENTATION OF JAL JEEVAN MISSION

1915.   SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI: SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR: SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has achieved the objective of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), if so, the details thereof and if not, the corrective steps taken in this regard;
- (b)  the challenges faced by the Government in implementing JJM;
- (c)   the number of rural households of SC/ST in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra which have been provided potable tap water supply in their homes during each of the last three years and the current year under this mission;
- (d)  the  parameters  being  considered  for  the  inclusion  of  villages  during  each  phase  of implementation of the JJM;
- (e)   whether the Government also held any consultation with the States and various stakeholders regarding modalities of implementation of JJM in a time bound manner and if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (f)   the estimated number of remote rural households of SC/ST yet to be covered in the country especially in Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

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

(a), (c), (d)& (f) To enable every rural household of the country to have provision of tap water supply  by  2024,  since  August  2019,  Government  of  India,  in  partnership  with  States,  is implementing  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM).

Following the principle of 'no one is left out', under Jal Jeevan Mission, provision of tap water supply is made in every rural household, including those in SC/ ST dominated villages of Tamil Nadu  and  Maharashtra.  Further,  priority  is  given  for  provision  of  tap  water  supply  in  waterquality affected habitations, desert and drought-prone areas, SC/ ST  majority villages, Aspirational & JE - AES affected districts, Saansad  Adarsh  Gramin Yojana villages, etc.

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, 5.38 Crore (28%) rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM. Thus, as of date, out of 19.22 Crore rural households across the country, 8.62 Crore (44.84%) households are reported to  have  potable  tap  water  supply  in  their  homes.  The  State/  UT-wise  details  of  the  number  of households having provision of tap water supply in their homes, is annexed.

(b) Lack  of  dependable  drinking  water  sources  in  water-stressed,  drought-prone  and  desert areas,  presence  of  geo-genic  contaminants  in  ground  water,  uneven  geographical  terrain, scattered  rural  habitations,  lack  of  capacity  of  the  local  village  communities  to  manage  and operate  in-village  water  supply  infrastructure,  etc.  and  delay  in  release  of  the  matching  State share  in  some  States  especially  after  the  Covid-19  pandemic,  are  few  problems  faced  in  the implementation of the mission.

(e) After the announcement of JJM, a conference of Ministers in-charge of rural water supply of  States/  UTs  was  held  in  New  Delhi  followed  by  five  regional  workshops  involving  States/ UTs and other stakeholders working in water sector, to discuss the modalities for implementation as well as for firming up the operational guidelines for the mission.

Inputs  received  from  various  stakeholders  including  line  ministries  were  examined  and  those found  in  consonance  with  the  approval  of  the  Government,  have  been  incorporated  while framing the Operational Guidelines for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission and the same has been released on 25 th December, 2019.

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## Annex referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1915 due for reply on 09.12.2021

## State/ UT-wise status of tap water connections in rural households (HHs)

(as on 06.12.2021)

(Number in lakhs)

| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Total rural HHs as on date   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs given tap water connections since 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs given tap water connections since 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water supply as on date   | Rural HHs with tap water supply as on date   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Total rural HHs as on date   | No.                                                   | %                                                     | No.                                                     | %                                                       | No.                                          | %                                            |
| 1.       | A&NIslands        | 0.62                         | 0.29                                                  | 43.85                                                 | 0.33                                                    | 53.98                                                   | 0.62                                         | 100.00                                       |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 95.17                        | 30.74                                                 | 32.14                                                 | 18.43                                                   | 19.36                                                   | 49.17                                        | 51.67                                        |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 2.20                         | 0.23                                                  | 10.47                                                 | 0.91                                                    | 41.21                                                   | 1.14                                         | 51.56                                        |
| 4.       | Assam             | 63.35                        | 1.11                                                  | 1.76                                                  | 15.92                                                   | 25.14                                                   | 17.04                                        | 26.89                                        |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 1,72.21                      | 3.16                                                  | 1.72                                                  | 1,49.56                                                 | 86.85                                                   | 1,52.72                                      | 88.68                                        |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 48.59                        | 3.2                                                   | 7.03                                                  | 4.10                                                    | 8.45                                                    | 7.30                                         | 15.03                                        |
| 7.       | DNH andD&D        | 0.85                         | NR                                                    | NR                                                    | 0.85                                                    | 100.00                                                  | 0.85                                         | 100.00                                       |
| 8.       | Goa               | 2.63                         | 1.99                                                  | 75.7                                                  | 0.64                                                    | 24.30                                                   | 2.63                                         | 100.00                                       |
| 9.       | Gujarat           | 92.92                        | 65.16                                                 | 70.05                                                 | 17.20                                                   | 18.51                                                   | 82.36                                        | 88.63                                        |
| 10.      | Haryana           | 30.97                        | 17.66                                                 | 61.03                                                 | 13.30                                                   | 42.96                                                   | 30.97                                        | 100.00                                       |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 17.28                        | 7.63                                                  | 44.75                                                 | 7.81                                                    | 45.21                                                   | 15.44                                        | 89.36                                        |
| 12.      | J&K               | 18.35                        | 5.75                                                  | 31.66                                                 | 4.62                                                    | 25.19                                                   | 10.38                                        | 56.55                                        |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         | 59.23                        | 3.45                                                  | 6.38                                                  | 6.22                                                    | 10.50                                                   | 9.67                                         | 16.32                                        |
| 14.      | Karnataka         | 97.92                        | 24.51                                                 | 27.35                                                 | 17.15                                                   | 17.52                                                   | 41.67                                        | 42.55                                        |
| 15.      | Kerala            | 70.69                        | 16.64                                                 | 24.78                                                 | 9.59                                                    | 13.56                                                   | 26.23                                        | 37.10                                        |
| 16.      | Ladakh            | 0.43                         | 0.01                                                  | 3.21                                                  | 0.10                                                    | 24.37                                                   | 0.12                                         | 27.69                                        |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1,22.28                      | 13.53                                                 | 11.16                                                 | 30.81                                                   | 25.20                                                   | 44.35                                        | 36.27                                        |
| 18.      | Maharashtra       | 1,42.36                      | 48.44                                                 | 34.02                                                 | 48.12                                                   | 33.80                                                   | 96.55                                        | 67.82                                        |
| 19.      | Manipur           | 4.52                         | 0.26                                                  | 5.74                                                  | 2.40                                                    | 53.16                                                   | 2.66                                         | 58.90                                        |
| 20.      | Meghalaya         | 5.90                         | 0.05                                                  | 0.77                                                  | 1.84                                                    | 31.24                                                   | 1.89                                         | 32.01                                        |
| 21.      | Mizoram           | 1.33                         | 0.09                                                  | 7.25                                                  | 0.53                                                    | 39.55                                                   | 0.62                                         | 46.46                                        |
| 22.      | Nagaland          | 3.77                         | 0.14                                                  | 3.6                                                   | 1.03                                                    | 27.42                                                   | 1.17                                         | 31.10                                        |
| 23.      | Odisha            | 85.67                        | 3.11                                                  | 3.74                                                  | 31.41                                                   | 36.66                                                   | 34.52                                        | 40.29                                        |
| 24.      | Puducherry        | 1.15                         | 0.94                                                  | 81.37                                                 | 0.21                                                    | 18.63                                                   | 1.15                                         | 100.00                                       |
| 25.      | Punjab            | 34.41                        | 16.79                                                 | 47.86                                                 | 14.78                                                   | 42.95                                                   | 31.57                                        | 91.72                                        |
| 26.      | Rajasthan         | 1,01.32                      | 11.74                                                 | 11.59                                                 | 9.96                                                    | 9.83                                                    | 21.70                                        | 21.42                                        |
| 27.      | Sikkim            | 1.05                         | 0.7                                                   | 66.96                                                 | 0.12                                                    | 11.75                                                   | 0.83                                         | 78.70                                        |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu        | 1,26.89                      | 21.76                                                 | 17.15                                                 | 28.08                                                   | 22.13                                                   | 49.84                                        | 39.28                                        |
| 29.      | Telangana         | 54.06                        | 15.68                                                 | 28.84                                                 | 38.38                                                   | 70.99                                                   | 54.06                                        | 100.00                                       |
| 30.      | Tripura           | 7.60                         | 0.25                                                  | 3.06                                                  | 2.64                                                    | 34.75                                                   | 2.89                                         | 37.97                                        |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 2,64.28                      | 5.16                                                  | 1.96                                                  | 29.20                                                   | 11.05                                                   | 34.36                                        | 13.00                                        |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand       | 15.18                        | 1.3                                                   | 8.91                                                  | 6.17                                                    | 40.62                                                   | 7.47                                         | 49.21                                        |
| 33.      | West Bengal       | 1,77.23                      | 2.15                                                  | 1.31                                                  | 25.92                                                   | 14.63                                                   | 28.07                                        | 15.84                                        |
|          | Total             | 19,22.40                     | 3,23.62                                               | 17.07                                                 | 5,38.35                                                 | 28.00                                                   | 8,61.98                                      | 44.84                                        |

Source: JJM - IMIS

NR: Not Reported

HH: Households