Lok Sabha Question No. 251 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Free Household Tap Water Connection
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 251

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08/12/2022

## Free Household Tap Water Connection

## 251. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  the  Union  Government  has  allocated  Rs.  678.39  crore  to  meet  the  target  of providing tap water connection to 3.39 rural households, while only approx. 1.88 lac (31.94 per cent) households could get tap water connection and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government is taking any measures to speed up the process to achieve the said target;
- (c)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  the details of the percentage of Free Household Tap Connection (FHTC) target to finish till September 2021 and the actual FHTC completed till date under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) of PHE Department in Meghalaya, District-wise;
- (e)   the funds sanctioned by the Union Government for Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) for the years 2020-21 and 2021-22; and
- (f)   the timeline for the implementation of the scheme in the State of Meghalaya?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f) 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,  including  those  in  Meghalaya,  to  have  assured  potable  water  through  tap  water connection by 2024.

At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission, 4,550 (0.7%) rural households in the State of Meghalaya were reported to have tap water connections. So far, 2.68 lakh households have been provided with tap water connections in last 40 months. Thus, as of date, out of 6.30 lakh rural households in the State, around 2.73 lakh (43%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

The State/ UT, district & village-wise status of tap water connection in rural households etc. as reported by States/ UTs is in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at:

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Details  of  Central  fund  allocated,  fund  drawn  and  fund  utilization  reported  by  the  State  of Meghalaya  under  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  in  2019-20,  2020-21,  2021-22  &  2022-23  (as  on 05.12.2022) is as under:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| Year    | Central share   | Central share   | Central share           | Central share        | Central share        | Expenditure under State share   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|         | Opening Balance | Allocation      | Fund drawn by the State | Total fund available | Reported utilization |                                 |
| 2019-20 | 0.80            | 86.02           | 43.01                   | 43.81                | 26.35                | 0.77                            |
| 2020-21 | 17.46           | 174.92          | 184.92                  | 202.48               | 188.30               | 20.44                           |
| 2021-22 | 14.18           | 678.39          | 1,078.39                | 1,092.57             | 672.05               | 76.55                           |
| 2022-23 | 420.52          | 747.76          | 373.88                  | 794.40               | 642.59               | 72.44                           |

Source: JJM, IMIS

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