Lok Sabha Question No. 1227 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: JJM in Telangana
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Kavitha Malothu, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1227 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## JJM IN TELANGANA

## 1227.   SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU:

## DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the States that have hundred per cent coverage under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal Yojana;
- (b) the details of the households that have been covered by the Ministry under JJM-Har Ghar Jal Yojana in Telangana;
- (c) the funds spent under JJM-Har Ghar Jal Yojana in Telangana;
- (d) whether it is true that there are many States which have not been covered even sixty per cent under the yojana; and
- (e) if so, the efforts being made by the Ministry to cover all households in such States and the time by which the Ministry is likely to cover such States?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household by 2024.

As  on  07.02.2023,  as  reported  by  States/UTs,  the  States  of  Goa,  Haryana,  Gujarat,  and Telangana, and UTs of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, and Puducherry have reported hundred percent coverage of rural households with potable tap  water  supply  out  of  which  States  of  Goa  and  Haryana  and  UTs  of  A  &  N  Islands, Puducherry and D&NH and D&D are 'Har Ghar Jal' Certified States/ UTs.

(b) As reported by Govt. of Telangana, at the time of launch of Jal Jeevan Mission in August, 2019,  out  of  53.98  lakh  rural  households,  15.68  lakh  households  (29.05%)  had  tap  water connections. Thereafter, remaining 38.30 lakh households (70.95%) have been provided with tap water connections.

- (c)  The details of funds spent under JJM in Telangana since FY 2019-20 are as under:

(Amt. in ₹ Crore)

| Financial Year   | Central Share   | Central Share   | Central Share          | Central Share        | Expenditure under State Share   |
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
| Financial Year   | Opening Balance | Fund Drawn      | Total available amount | Reported expenditure | Expenditure under State Share   |
| 2019-20          | 4.48            | 105.52          | 119.43                 | 88.33                | 74.46                           |
| 2020-21          | 31.10           | 82.71           | 116.32                 | 61.17                | 133.98                          |
| 2021-22          | 55.15           | Not Drawn       | 55.15                  | 17.70                | 68.88                           |
| 2022-23*         | 37.44           | Not Drawn       | 37.44                  | 11.38                | 13.52                           |

* As on 07.02.2023

Source: JJM-IMIS

(d) 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. Since then, tap water  connections  have  been  provided  to  additional  7.87  Crore  rural  households.  Thus,  as reported by States/UTs, as on 07.02.2023, out of 19.39 Crore rural households in the country, provision of tap water supply has been made to 11.10 Crore (57.28%) households. State/UT wise details of households getting tapped drinking water along with the percentage is in public domain on JJM Dashboard. Details are available at:

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

- (e)        Drinking  Water is a State subject and  accordingly the responsibility to plan, design, approve and implement drinking water supply schemes lies with States. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical and financial assistance.

However, 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 annual action plan (AAP) of States/ UTs, regular review of implementation, workshops/ conferences/ webinars for capacity building and knowledge sharing, field visits by multi-disciplinary team to provide technical  support,  etc.  A  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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