Lok Sabha Question No. 1980 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Status of JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1980 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/07/2022

## STATUS OF JJM

## 1980.  SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the current status of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) across the country as on date;
- (b)  the details of the number of household connections provided till date in the country and in the State of Uttar Pradesh specifically;
- (c)   the measures taken to cover every household in the country and the time-frame set for the same; and
- (d)  the name of the State currently leading in the number of new tap water connections?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  Since  August  2019,  the  Government  of  India,  in  partnership  with  States,  is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to make provision of potable water supply to every rural household by 2024.

At the time of the announcement of the Jal Jeevan Mission, 3.23 Crore rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, 6.62Crore households have been provided with tap water connections in the last 35 months. Thus, as on 25 th July 2022, out of 19.14 Crore rural households  in  the  country,  around  9.87  Crore  (51.61%)  households  are  reported  to  have  tap water  supply  in  their  homes.  Further,  as  on  date,  out  of  2.64  Crore  rural  households  in  Uttar Pradesh, 39.87 lakh households are getting tap water supply in their homes.

A 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,  capacity  building  and  knowledge  sharing  through workshops/  conferences/  webinars  and  field  visits  by  a  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

centers, 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).

So  far,  States  of  Goa,  Telangana,  Haryana  and  Union  Territories  of  A  &N  Islands,  Dadra  & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu and Puducherry have reported to provide tap water connection to  all  households.The  State/  UT,  district  &  village-wise  status  and  progress  of  tap  water connection in rural households etc. as reported by States/ UTs is in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at:

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

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