Lok Sabha Question No. 48 (STARRED), answered on 2021-07-22
Subject: Funds Released under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 48

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2021

## FUNDS RELEASED UNDER JJM

*48. SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  released  funds  to  all  the  States/  UTs  in  the  country including North-Eastern States under 'Jal Jeevan Mission';
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned/  released and utilized  during each  of  the last three years and the current year so far, State/ UT-wise; and
- (c)  the steps taken to achieve the goal of 'Har Ghar Jal' Yojana?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) to (c) A Statement of reply is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 48 due for reply on 22.07.2021

(a) & (b) Since August, 2019, Government of India in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal, to enable every rural household in the country to have tap water connection by 2024. The estimated outlay of the mission is Rs. 3.60 lakh Crore. State/ UT-wise details, of fund released and reported utilization, including those of North Eastern States, under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in 2019-20, 2020-21 & 2021-22 as on 19.07.2021, are annexed .

(c) To plan, implement and monitor the Jal Jeevan Mission across the country, a number of steps have been taken, inter alia , which includes:

- i.) To  sensitize  and  discuss  Jal  Jeevan  Mission,  a  conference  of  minister  in-charge  of rural  drinking  water  supply  of  various  States/  UTs  was  held  in  New  Delhi  on  26 th August, 2019;
- ii.) To  discuss  and  firm  up  modalities  for  the  implementation  of  JJM,  5  region-wise stakeholder  consultation  workshops  with  States/  UTs,  sector  partners,  community building organizations, experts, etc. were held and thereafter 'Operational Guidelines for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission' was finalized. The guidelines released on 25.12.2019;
- iii.) To help Gram Panchayats, Village Water & Sanitation Committees (VWSCs) or Pani Samitis to plan and manage water supply schemes to provide tap water to every home, a Margdarshika for Gram Panchayats and Pani Samitis for implementation of JJM, has been prepared, which was released on 29.09.2020;
- iv.) Annual  planning  exercise  is  held  every  year  to  firm  up  the  plans  of  States/  UTs  to implement Jal Jeevan Mission in respective States/ UTs;
- v.) States/  UTs are impressed upon regularly  to  make provision  of  tap  water  supply  on priority in water-quality affected habitations, desert and drought-prone areas, SC/ ST majority villages, Aspirational districts, Sansad Adarsh Gramin Yojana villages, etc.;
- vi.) Regular  review  meeting  is held with States/ UTs  to  review  the progress  and implementation of the mission;
- vii.) To ensure community participation, sub-committee of Gram Panchayat or user group i.e. Village Water & Sanitation Committee (VWSC)/ Pani Samiti, etc. having at least 50% women members are  encouraged to  be  formed. They are  being  empowered to plan, manage, operate and maintain in-village water supply system for drinking water supply on long-term basis;
- viii.) States are encouraged to prepare 5-years Village Action Plan (VAP) co-terminus with 15 th   Finance  Commission  period  for  each  village,  comprising  of  components  viz. strengthening of drinking  water  source (s),  water  supply  works to  provide tap  water connection  to households,  grey water  treatment &  its  reuse,  and  operation  & maintenance for assured potable water supply on long-term basis to every household;
- ix.) For long-term water security, provisions have been made for taking up augmentation and strengthening of local drinking water sources in convergence with other schemes at village level;
- x.) On 2 nd  October, 2020, a nation-wide campaign was launched to make provision of tap water supply in schools, anganwadi centres and ashramshalas for drinking & cooking, handwashing and piped water supply in toilets;

- xi.) Further, following major mechanisms have been put in place for effective monitoring of works being undertaken in JJM:
- a) For  targeted  delivery  and  monitoring  of  specific  outcomes,  every  household  tap water connection provided is being linked with the Aadhar number of the head of the household, subject to statutory provisions;
- b) Every asset created under JJM is to be geo-tagged;
- c) A  dashboard  is  developed  for  monitoring  physical  progress  at  National,  State, District and Village level, which is in public domain;
- d) A  robust  JJM-IMIS  has  been  put  in  place  for  planning,  implementation  and monitoring of the mission;
- e) Third party inspection (TPI) by the States in place to check the quality of works;
- f) Functionality assessment of  schemes and tap  water  connections  carried out every year;
- g) Measurement and monitoring of water supply in villages through sensor-based IoT solution; and
- h) Capacity  building  and  training  activities  for  public  health  engineers  and  village level functionaries have been planned through various reputed institutions;
- xii.) To bring transparency and effective monitoring, a 'JJM dashboard' has been created, which  provides  State/  UT,  district  and  village-wise  progress  as  well  as  status  of provision of tap water supply to rural homes. The dashboard can be accessed at

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

- xiii.) Regular joint review meetings with the Chief Ministers of States and Lt. Governors of UTs are held by the Union Minister, Jal Shakti;
- xiv.) Despite  Covid-19  pandemic,  to  monitor  the  progress  and  expedite  the  planning  and implementation on ground, extensive field visits to various States/ UTs  are undertaken;
- xv.) A  one-day  national  conference  with  stakeholders,  viz.  Public  Health  Engineering (PHE)/  Rural  Water  Supply  (RWS)  Department,  sector  partners,  UNICEF,  WHO, NGOs,  etc.  was  organized  on  07.02.2020  to  impress  on  States/  UTs  to  prioritize quality-affected areas under JJM and expedite making provision of tap water supply to every  household.  During  the  conference,  discussions  on  water  quality  related  issues were held along with cross-learning and sharing of best practices;
- xvi.) To  help  States/  UTs  with  hills  and  mountains  as  well  as  forested  areas  to  develop spring based piped water supply, a conference on the Springshed Water Management was organized on 27th- 28 th  February, 2020 in Nainital, Uttarakhand to ensure assured drinking water supply through participatory spring-shed management approach;
- xvii.) A Technical Committee under the chairmanship of Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to  Government  of  India  has  been  set  up  to  examine  and  recommend  various innovations  and  water  related  new  technologies,  which  can  be  used  in  providing potable tap water supply to every home;
- xviii.) A  virtual  conference  of  States/  UTs'  Ministers  in-charge  of  Rural  Water  Supply/ Public Health Engineering Department was held on 3 rd  November, 2020 to discuss and review the progress of implementation of the mission in States/ UTs;

- xix.) After budget (2021-22) announcement, 2-days virtual conference was held on 16 - 17 February, 2021 with State Government officials, industry and business houses, sector experts, NGOs and other stakeholders to improve the pace of implementation;
- xx.) To bring focus on public health, a nation-wide Water Quality Management Information  System  (WQMIS)  has  been  launched  on  the  lines  of  CoVid-19  testing and  reporting  system  by  using  field  testing  kits  as  well  as  water  quality  testing  in laboratories;
- xxi.) To develop smart measurement and monitoring water supply through sensor based IoT system,  a  grand  challenge  has  been  launched  in  partnership  with  the  Ministry  of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY). Meanwhile, sensor based IoT system has been implemented at 11 different locations across the country, on pilot basis and at another 100 locations is underway; and
- xxii.) With an objective to bring innovative, modular, and cost-effective solution to develop portable water quality testing devices, an innovation challenge in partnership with the Department of Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT) is underway.

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## Annex referred in the reply to  Lok Sabha starred  Question No.  48 due for reply on 22.07.2021

Jal Jeevan Mission: Details of fund released and reported utilization in 2019-20 (Amount in Rs. Crore)

| S. No.   |                   | Central share   | Central share   | Central share   | Central share        | Expenditure under State   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Opening Balance | Fund released   | Available fund  | Reported utilization | share                     |
| 1.       | A &NIslands       | 0.00            | 0.50            | 0.50            | NR                   | NR                        |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 25.74           | 372.64          | 398.38          | 121.62               | 54.80                     |
| 3.       | Arunachal         | 6.22            | 177.47          | 183.69          | 126.14               | 13.35                     |
| 4.       | Pradesh Assam     | 359.35          | 442.36          | 801.71          | 358.87               | 29.01                     |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 313.16          | 417.35          | 730.51          | 473.33               | 150.34                    |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 31.58           | 65.82           | 97.40           | 39.23                | 37.55                     |
| 7.       | Goa               | 0.00            | 3.08            | 3.08            | 3.08                 | 6.17                      |
| 8.       | Gujarat           | 0.00            | 390.31          | 390.31          | 384.61               | 394.74                    |
| 9.       | Haryana           | 10.13           | 149.95          | 160.08          | 69.29                | 73.80                     |
| 10.      | Himachal          | 0.00            | 205.83          | 205.83          | 197.87               | 15.46                     |
| 11.      | Pradesh Jammu &   | 27.14           | 322.03          | 349.17          | 200.25               | 24.01                     |
| 12.      | Kashmir Jharkhand | 75.79           | 291.19          | 366.98          | 114.58               | 119.71                    |
| 13.      | Karnataka         | 26.61           | 546.06          | 572.67          | 492.24               | 297.87                    |
| 14.      | Kerala            | 2.58            | 101.29          | 103.87          | 62.69                | 57.23                     |
| 15.      | Ladakh            | 8.10            | 67.86           | 75.96           | NR                   | 0.65                      |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1.26            | 571.60          | 572.86          | 326.65               | 288.75                    |
| 17.      | Maharashtra       | 248.12          | 345.28          | 593.40          | 308.04               | 428.14                    |
| 18.      | Manipur           | 0.00            | 91.17           | 91.17           | 28.20                | 6.60                      |
| 19.      | Meghalaya         | 0.80            | 43.01           | 43.81           | 26.35                | 0.77                      |
| 20.      | Mizoram           | 0.14            | 68.05           | 68.19           | 37.41                | 1.81                      |
| 21.      | Nagaland          | 0.00            | 56.49           | 56.49           | 23.54                | 4.67                      |
| 22.      | Odisha            | 0.78            | 364.74          | 365.52          | 275.02               | 255.02                    |
| 23.      | Puducherry        | 1.27            | ND              | 1.27            | 0.97                 | NR                        |
| 24.      | Punjab            | 102.91          | 227.46          | 330.37          | 73.27                | 78.20                     |
| 25.      | Rajasthan         | 313.67          | 1,301.71        | 1,615.38        | 620.31               | 698.54                    |
| 26.      | Sikkim            | 0.84            | 26.15           | 26.99           | 14.71                | 1.48                      |
| 27.      | Tamil Nadu        | 1.49            | 373.10          | 374.59          | 114.58               | 99.14                     |
| 28.      | Telangana         | 4.48            | 105.52          | 110.00          | 88.33                | 74.46                     |
| 29.      | Tripura           | 48.94           | 145.37          | 194.31          | 59.45                | 6.46                      |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 58.33           | 1,513.14        | 1,571.47        | 639.32               | 380.10                    |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand       | 6.12            | 170.53          | 176.65          | 110.04               | 23.02                     |
| 32.      | West Bengal       | 760.82          | 994.75          | 1,755.57        | 609.00               | 445.03                    |
|          | Total             | 2,436.37        | 9,951.81        | 12,388.18       | 5,998.99             | 4,066.88                  |

Source: JJM - IMIS ND: Not Drawn NR: Not Reported

## Annex referred in the reply to  Lok Sabha starred  Question No.  48 due for reply on 22.07.2021

## Jal Jeevan Mission: Details of fund released and reported utilization in 2020-21

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Central share   | Central share   | Central share   | Central share        | Expenditure under State   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Opening Balance | Fund released   | Available fund  | Reported utilization | share                     |
| 1.       | A &NIslands       | 0.50            | 1.46            | 1.96            | 1.45                 | NR                        |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 276.76          | 297.62          | 574.38          | 427.73               | 180.97                    |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 57.56           | 344.85          | 402.41          | 392.43               | 32.05                     |
| 4.       | Assam             | 452.45          | 551.77          | 1004.22         | 880.44               | 90.02                     |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 257.18          | 353.6           | 610.78          | 551.82               | 374.42                    |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 58.17           | 334.14          | 392.31          | 223.8                | 221.1                     |
| 7.       | Goa               | 0               | 6.2             | 6.2             | 2.99                 | 13.49                     |
| 8.       | Gujarat           | 5.7             | 983.08          | 988.78          | 838.5                | 883.43                    |
| 9.       | Haryana           | 90.8            | 72.38           | 163.18          | 130.94               | 120.17                    |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 7.95            | 547.48          | 555.43          | 329.01               | 42.25                     |
| 11.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 148.92          | 53.72           | 202.64          | 88.69                | 5.17                      |
| 12.      | Jharkhand         | 268.39          | 143.06          | 411.45          | 286.62               | 177.73                    |
| 13.      | Karnataka         | 80.42           | 446.36          | 526.78          | 349.62               | 416.38                    |
| 14.      | Kerala            | 41.18           | 303.18          | 344.36          | 304.29               | 311.25                    |
| 15.      | Ladakh            | 75.96           | ND              | 75.96           | 9.43                 | NR                        |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 246.21          | 960.09          | 1206.3          | 1,014.70             | 875.99                    |
| 17.      | Maharashtra       | 285.35          | 457.23          | 742.58          | 473.59               | 324.16                    |
| 18.      | Manipur           | 62.96           | 141.8           | 204.76          | 189.14               | 18.52                     |
| 19.      | Meghalaya         | 17.46           | 184.92          | 202.38          | 188.3                | 20.44                     |
| 20.      | Mizoram           | 30.77           | 104.3           | 135.07          | 107.9                | 10.13                     |
| 21.      | Nagaland          | 34.9            | 85.57           | 120.47          | 91.95                | 10.00                     |
| 22.      | Odisha            | 90.5            | 609.11          | 699.61          | 688.69               | 673                       |
| 23.      | Puducherry        | 0.3             | 1.06            | 1.36            | 0.2                  | 1.00                      |
| 24.      | Punjab            | 257.1           | ND              | 257.1           | 146.74               | 104.95                    |
| 25.      | Rajasthan         | 995.07          | 630.51          | 1625.58         | 762.04               | 789.05                    |
| 26.      | Sikkim            | 12.3            | 39.36           | 51.66           | 43.43                | 3.75                      |
| 27.      | Tamil Nadu        | 264.09          | 690.36          | 954.45          | 576.97               | 399.57                    |
| 28.      | Telangana         | 31.1            | 82.71           | 113.81          | 61.17                | 133.98                    |
| 29.      | Tripura           | 136.46          | 117.46          | 253.92          | 195                  | 22.26                     |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 932.16          | 1,295.47        | 2227.63         | 1,761.06             | 886.94                    |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand       | 66.6            | 271.93          | 338.53          | 227.32               | 20.02                     |
| 32.      | West Bengal       | 1,146.58        | 807.08          | 1953.66         | 1,196.07             | 641.17                    |
|          | Total             | 6,431.85        | 10,917.86       | 17,349.71       | 12,542.03            | 7,803.36                  |

Source: JJM - IMIS

ND: Not Drawn

NR: Not Reported

## Annex referred in the reply to Lok Sabha starred Question No. 48 due for reply on 22.07.2021

## Jal Jeevan Mission: Details of fund released and reported utilization in 2021-22 (as on 19.07.2021)

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| S. No.   |                   | Central share   | Central share   | Central share   | Central share        | Expenditure under State   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Opening Balance | Fund released   | Available fund  | Reported utilization | share                     |
| 1.       | A &NIslands       | 0.52            | 2.06            | 2.58            | NR                   | NR                        |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 146.65          | ND              | 146.65          | 7.79                 | 6.30                      |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 9.98            | 253.38          | 263.36          | 59.73                | 8.86                      |
| 4.       | Assam             | 123.78          | 1,400.29        | 1,532.37        | 281.80               | 37.70                     |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 58.95           | ND              | 58.95           | NR                   | 18.11                     |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 168.52          | 453.71          | 625.38          | 5.81                 | 8.64                      |
| 7.       | Goa               | 3.21            | 11.38           | 14.59           | 3.12                 | 3.12                      |
| 8.       | Gujarat           | 150.28          | 852.65          | 1,002.93        | 309.08               | 312.22                    |
| 9.       | Haryana           | 32.24           | 256.81          | 289.05          | 2.47                 | 51.25                     |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 226.42          | 315.7           | 542.12          | 445.62               | 49.80                     |
| 11.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 113.96          | ND              | 113.96          | 0.02                 | NR                        |
| 12.      | Jharkhand         | 137.93          | ND              | 137.93          | 14.63                | 15.46                     |
| 13.      | Karnataka         | 177.16          | 1,252.20        | 1,429.36        | 154.22               | 192.02                    |
| 14.      | Kerala            | 40.07           | 451.15          | 491.88          | 112.74               | 123.77                    |
| 15.      | Ladakh            | 66.52           | ND              | 66.52           | NR                   | NR                        |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 191.61          | 1,184.86        | 1,376.47        | 335.61               | 334.71                    |
| 17.      | Maharashtra       | 268.99          | ND              | 268.99          | 29.70                | 49.13                     |
| 18.      | Manipur           | 15.62           | 120.3           | 135.92          | 122.08               | 8.37                      |
| 19.      | Meghalaya         | 15.06           | 169.6           | 184.66          | 29.65                | 10.36                     |
| 20.      | Mizoram           | 27.17           | 75.97           | 103.14          | 23.70                | NR                        |
| 21.      | Nagaland          | 28.52           | 111.2           | 139.72          | 23.29                | NR                        |
| 22.      | Odisha            | 10.93           | 830.85          | 841.78          | 105.47               | 131.65                    |
| 23.      | Puducherry        | 1.18            | ND              | 1.18            | NR                   | NR                        |
| 24.      | Punjab            | 110.36          | ND              | 110.36          | 24.42                | 15.19                     |
| 25.      | Rajasthan         | 863.53          | ND              | 863.53          | 115.40               | 139.33                    |
| 26.      | Sikkim            | 8.29            | 31.2            | 39.49           | 7.09                 | NR                        |
| 27.      | Tamil Nadu        | 377.48          | 614.35          | 998.83          | 66.11                | 80.55                     |
| 28.      | Telangana         | 55.15           | ND              | 55.15           | NR                   | 2.93                      |
| 29.      | Tripura           | 61.51           | 142.91          | 204.42          | 86.87                | 5.55                      |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 466.56          | ND              | 466.56          | 447.68               | 279.93                    |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand       | 111.22          | 360.95          | 472.17          | 139.23               | 16.40                     |
| 32.      | West Bengal       | 757.58          | ND              | 757.58          | NR                   | NR                        |
|          | Total             | 4,826.95        | 8,891.52        | 13,737.58       | 2,953.33             | 1,901.35                  |

Source: JJM- IMIS

ND: Not Drawn

NR: Not Reported