Lok Sabha Question No. 327 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Funds for Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.* 327 ANSWERED ON 23/03/2023.

## Funds for Jal Jeevan Mission

## *327.  DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the details of the funds allocated, released and spent under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) since its inception;
- (b)  the details of the performance of the Mission during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (c)   the  details  of the local infrastructure developed for the water resource sustainability under the said Mission, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)  whether the Government proposes to involve members of local NGOs in Paani Samitis set up in rural areas under the said Mission and if so, the details thereof along with the number of Paani Samitis set up so far?

## ANSWER

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

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

## Statement  referred  in  reply  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.*327  answered  on 23.03.2023

(a) & (b) Since August 2019, Government of India, in partnership with State Governments, is implementing  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)-Har  Ghar  Jal  to  enable  every  rural  household  in  the country to have assured potable water through tap water connection by 2024.

At  the  time  of  announcement  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  in  August  2019,  3.23  Crore  (17%)  rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 20.03.2023,  additional  8.26  Crore  rural  households  have  been  provided  with  tap  water connections in last three and half years under JJM. Thus, as on 20.03.2023, out of 19.43 Crore rural households in the country, around 11.49 Crore (59%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes. State/ UT-wise and year-wise details are annexed .

Details of Central fund allocated, fund drawn and fund utilization reported by the States/ UTs so far under Jal Jeevan Mission is as under:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

|          | Central        | Central              | Central              | Expenditure under State   | Centre + State   |
|----------|----------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
| Year     | Fund allocated | Fund drawn by States | Reported utilization | share                     | Expenditure      |
| 2019-20  | 10,000.66      | 9,951.81             | 5,998.89             | 4,066.88                  | 10,065.77        |
| 2020-21  | 11,000.00      | 10,917.86            | 12,542.03            | 7,803.36                  | 20,345.39        |
| 2021-22  | 45,011.00      | 40,009.77            | 25,524.36            | 18,679.87                 | 44,204.23        |
| 2022-23* | 55,000.00      | 41,363.44            | 41,059.65            | 31,391.00                 | 72,450.65        |

* As on 20.03.2023

Source: JJM-IMIS

(c) Water being a State subject, steps for augmentation, conservation and efficient management of water resources are primarily undertaken by the respective State Governments. Under JJM, the  water  sources  inter  alia  which  include  groundwater  (open  well,  borewell,  tube  well, handpumps, etc.), ancient & traditional surface water (river, reservoir, lake, pond, springs, etc.) and rain water stored in small tanks are being used as sources for drinking water supply schemes. Details of individual projects/ schemes for rural water supply projects including water source for scheme are not maintained at the Government of India level.

(d) Jal Jeevan Mission is a decentralized, demand-driven and community-managed programme, wherein  the  Gram  Panchayat  and/  or  its  sub-committee/  user  group  i.e.  Village  Water  & Sanitation Committee (VWSC)/ Pani Samiti are being empowered to plan, implement, manage, operate  and  maintain  in-village  water  supply  system  to  provide  regular  and  assured  tap  water supply in rural households. As on 20.03.2023, VWSCs/ Pani Samitis have been constituted in 5.24 lakh (87%) villages across the country.

'Building partnerships, changing lives' is the motto of Jal Jeevan Mission. The mission aims to channelize everyone's energy in achieving the shared goal of ensuring long-term drinking water security. There are number of stakeholders working in the water supply sector, viz. Research & Development (R&D) institutions, Trusts, Foundations, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs),  Village  Organizations  (VOs),  Community  Based  Organizations  (CBOs),  Self  Help Groups (SHGs), user groups, corporates, international agencies and spirited individuals. To make water everyone's business, mission has strived to build partnerships and work together with these institutions/ individuals to achieve the goal set under JJM and long-term drinking water security through following mechanisms:

- i.) Sector partners at State and Central level : Organizations like UN  agencies, international developmental agencies, foundations/ trusts/ NGOs/ CBOs/ corporates with CSR  funds,  etc.,  are  proactively  working  in  the  water  sector  with  wide  outreach  and supporting implementation of rural water supply programme. So far, National Jal Jeevan Mission  has  partnered  with  212  Sector  Partners  for  designing  campaigns,  capacity building of JJM institutional mechanisms, innovating technology, management, monitoring, etc. They are dovetailing their resources and efforts with Jal Jeevan Mission to help in achieving its goal.
- ii.) Key Resource Centres (KRCs): With the objective of capacity building, reorientation of different stakeholders, dissemination of knowledge, creation of responsible and responsive leadership at all levels etc., 100 Government and Non-Government organizations (NGOs) including universities, deemed universities, administrative/ management/  engineering  colleges/  training  institutions/  agencies/  firms/  societies,  etc. have been engaged across States/ UTs.
- iii.) Implementation  Support  Agencies  (ISAs): To  handhold  and  train  Village  Water  & Sanitation  Committees  (VWSCs)/  Pani  Samitis  in  planning,  mobilizing  and  engaging communities,  disseminating  information  and  encouraging  women  participation,  NGOs/ CBOs/  SHGs/  Vos,  etc. are also being empaneled  by respective State/ UT  as Implementation  Support  Agencies  (ISAs)  for  ensuring  long-term  maintenance  of  the water supply infrastructure. As reported by States, so far, more than 14,000 such ISAs have been empaneled across the country.

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## Annex referred to in Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 327 to be answered on 23.03.2023

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

(as on 20.03.2023)

## Annex

(Number in lakhs)

| S. No.   | State/ UT     | Total rural HHs as on date   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   |
|----------|---------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT     | Total rural HHs as on date   | No.                                         | 15.8.2019 In%                               | 2019-20                                 | 2020-21                                 | 2021-22                                 | 2022-23                                 | Total                                   | In%                                     | No.                               | In%                               |
| 1.       | A &NIslands   | 0.62                         | 0.29                                        | 43.92                                       | -                                       | 0.33                                    | -                                       | -                                       | 0.33                                    | 53.98                                   | 0.62                              | 100.00                            |
| 2.       | Andhra Pr.    | 95.55                        | 30.74                                       | 32.14                                       | 1.19                                    | 12.77                                   | 9.59                                    | 12.02                                   | 35.57                                   | 37.22                                   | 66.31                             | 69.40                             |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pr. | 2.30                         | 0.23                                        | 10.46                                       | 0.13                                    | 0.65                                    | 0.42                                    | 0.25                                    | 1.45                                    | 63.03                                   | 1.68                              | 72.93                             |
| 4.       | Assam         | 67.46                        | 1.11                                        | 1.76                                        | 0.49                                    | 5.07                                    | 16.52                                   | 7.86                                    | 29.94                                   | 44.39                                   | 31.06                             | 46.04                             |
| 5.       | Bihar         | 1,66.30                      | 3.16                                        | 1.72                                        | 28.97                                   | 103.46                                  | 19.86                                   | 3.60                                    | 155.89                                  | 93.74                                   | 159.05                            | 95.64                             |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh  | 50.08                        | 3.20                                        | 7.03                                        | 0.96                                    | 1.51                                    | 4.45                                    | 10.41                                   | 17.33                                   | 34.61                                   | 20.53                             | 40.99                             |
| 7.       | DNH and       | 0.85                         | 0.00                                        | 0.00                                        | -                                       | 0.25                                    | 0.61                                    | -                                       | 0.85                                    | 100.00                                  | 0.85                              | 100.00                            |
| 8.       | D&D Goa       | 2.63                         | 1.99                                        | 75.70                                       | 0.31                                    | 0.33                                    | -                                       | -                                       | 0.64                                    | 24.30                                   | 2.63                              | 100.00                            |
| 9.       | Gujarat       | 91.18                        | 65.16                                       | 70.04                                       | 1.06                                    | 10.95                                   | 8.99                                    | 5.03                                    | 26.02                                   | 28.54                                   | 91.18                             | 100.00                            |
| 10.      | Haryana       | 30.41                        | 17.66                                       | 61.04                                       | 1.35                                    | 7.91                                    | 3.49                                    | -                                       | 12.75                                   | 41.92                                   | 30.41                             | 100.00                            |
| 11.      | Himachal Pr.  | 17.09                        | 7.63                                        | 44.76                                       | 1.59                                    | 3.79                                    | 2.87                                    | 0.86                                    | 9.11                                    | 53.28                                   | 16.73                             | 97.91                             |
| 12.      | J&K           | 18.68                        | 5.75                                        | 31.67                                       | 2.07                                    | 2.16                                    | 0.58                                    | 0.22                                    | 5.03                                    | 26.93                                   | 10.78                             | 57.74                             |
| 13.      | Jharkhand     | 61.19                        | 3.45                                        | 6.38                                        | 0.95                                    | 3.00                                    | 4.19                                    | 8.41                                    | 16.54                                   | 27.04                                   | 20.00                             | 32.68                             |
| 14.      | Karnataka     | 1,01.16                      | 24.51                                       | 27.35                                       | 0.21                                    | 3.43                                    | 18.70                                   | 19.73                                   | 42.08                                   | 41.60                                   | 66.60                             | 65.83                             |
| 15.      | Kerala        | 70.73                        | 16.64                                       | 24.78                                       | 0.85                                    | 4.04                                    | 6.64                                    | 5.06                                    | 16.59                                   | 23.46                                   | 33.24                             | 46.99                             |

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| S. No.   | State/ UT   | Total rural HHs as on date   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   |
|----------|-------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT   | Total rural HHs as on date   | 15.8.2019 No.                               | In%                                         | 2019-20                                 | 2020-21                                 | 2021-22                                 | 2022-23                                 | Total                                   | In%                                     | No.                               | In%                               |
| 16.      | Ladakh      | 0.43                         | 0.01                                        | 3.21                                        | 0.01                                    | 0.02                                    | 0.09                                    | 0.18                                    | 0.29                                    | 68.50                                   | 0.31                              | 71.82                             |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep | 0.13                         | -                                           | -                                           | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                 | -                                 |
| 18.      | Madhya Pr.  | 1,19.88                      | 13.53                                       | 11.16                                       | 4.19                                    | 19.87                                   | 10.89                                   | 8.73                                    | 43.68                                   | 36.43                                   | 57.21                             | 47.72                             |
| 19.      | Maharashtra | 1,46.73                      | 48.44                                       | 34.03                                       | 5.45                                    | 37.09                                   | 10.66                                   | 6.91                                    | 60.10                                   | 40.96                                   | 108.54                            | 73.97                             |
| 20.      | Manipur     | 4.52                         | 0.26                                        | 5.73                                        | 0.04                                    | 1.96                                    | 0.70                                    | 0.48                                    | 3.19                                    | 70.57                                   | 3.45                              | 76.31                             |
| 21.      | Meghalaya   | 6.35                         | 0.05                                        | 0.77                                        | 0.02                                    | 0.87                                    | 1.34                                    | 0.70                                    | 2.93                                    | 46.12                                   | 2.97                              | 46.83                             |
| 22.      | Mizoram     | 1.33                         | 0.09                                        | 7.24                                        | 0.16                                    | 0.34                                    | 0.21                                    | 0.25                                    | 0.96                                    | 72.38                                   | 1.06                              | 79.30                             |
| 23.      | Nagaland    | 3.70                         | 0.14                                        | 3.60                                        | 0.02                                    | 0.48                                    | 0.92                                    | 0.72                                    | 2.14                                    | 57.86                                   | 2.28                              | 61.61                             |
| 24.      | Odisha      | 88.57                        | 3.11                                        | 3.74                                        | 4.37                                    | 15.47                                   | 17.47                                   | 11.61                                   | 48.92                                   | 55.23                                   | 52.03                             | 58.74                             |
| 25.      | Puducherry  | 1.15                         | 0.94                                        | 81.31                                       | 0.06                                    | 0.08                                    | 0.07                                    | 0.00                                    | 0.21                                    | 18.67                                   | 1.15                              | 100.00                            |
| 26.      | Punjab      | 34.26                        | 16.79                                       | 47.86                                       | 0.76                                    | 8.18                                    | 8.40                                    | 0.13                                    | 17.47                                   | 51.00                                   | 34.26                             | 100.00                            |
| 27.      | Rajasthan   | 1,07.78                      | 11.74                                       | 11.59                                       | 1.02                                    | 6.81                                    | 5.38                                    | 12.03                                   | 25.24                                   | 23.42                                   | 36.98                             | 34.31                             |
| 28.      | Sikkim      | 1.32                         | 0.70                                        | 67.00                                       | -                                       | 0.10                                    | 0.08                                    | 0.18                                    | 0.36                                    | 27.26                                   | 1.06                              | 80.60                             |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu  | 1,25.52                      | 21.76                                       | 17.15                                       | 0.17                                    | 16.13                                   | 14.90                                   | 25.63                                   | 56.83                                   | 45.27                                   | 78.59                             | 62.61                             |
| 30.      | Telangana   | 53.98                        | 15.68                                       | 28.84                                       | 20.18                                   | 18.20                                   | -0.19                                   | 0.11                                    | 38.30                                   | 70.95                                   | 53.98                             | 100.00                            |
| 31.      | Tripura     | 7.42                         | 0.25                                        | 3.06                                        | 0.46                                    | 1.42                                    | 1.65                                    | 0.67                                    | 4.20                                    | 56.57                                   | 4.44                              | 59.87                             |
| 32.      | Uttar Pr.   | 2,65.18                      | 5.16                                        | 1.96                                        | 4.66                                    | 19.16                                   | 5.81                                    | 55.31                                   | 84.93                                   | 32.03                                   | 90.10                             | 33.98                             |
| 33.      | Uttarakhand | 14.94                        | 1.30                                        | 8.91                                        | 0.87                                    | 4.32                                    | 2.75                                    | 1.97                                    | 9.92                                    | 66.35                                   | 11.22                             | 75.07                             |
| 34.      | West Bengal | 1,83.21                      | 2.15                                        | 1.31                                        | 0.05                                    | 12.48                                   | 23.31                                   | 19.77                                   | 55.60                                   | 30.35                                   | 57.74                             | 31.52                             |
|          | Total       | 19,42.65                     | 3,23.62                                     | 16.66                                       | 82.62                                   | 3,22.62                                 | 2,01.34                                 | 2,18.83                                 | 8,25.40                                 | 42.49                                   | 11,49.03                          | 59.15                             |

Source: JJM - IMIS

HH: Household