Lok Sabha Question No. 1887 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Drinking Water Connections under HGJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Kotagiri Sridhar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1887

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/07/2022

## DRINKING WATER CONNECTIONS UNDER HGJM

## 1887.  SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH: SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has taken steps to provide potable tap water at every doorstep in the country by 2024;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof including the details of drinking water connections installed under Har Ghar Jal Mission (HGJM) during the last two years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c)   whether the Government is on track to achieve the stipulated targets; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  To  make  provision  of  potable  water  to  every  rural  household  through  tap  water connection  at  a  service  level  of  55  litre  per  capita  per  day  (lpcd),  of  prescribed  quality (BIS:10500), on regular and long-term basis, by 2024, since August 2019, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).

At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission, 3.23 Crore rural households were reported to have tap water connections.  So far, 6.65 Crore households have been provided with tap water connections in last 35 months. Thus, as on 25 th July 2022, out of 19.14 Crore rural households in the  country,  around  9.88  Crore  (51.61%) households  are  reported  to  have  tap  water  supply  in their homes. State/ UT-wise details are annexed .

'Water'  being  a  state  subject,  the  power  to  plan,  design,  approve,  implement,  operate  and maintain the water supply scheme is lies with the States. The Government of India supplements the efforts of the States by  providing  technical and  financial assistance. At  this time, implementation  of  the  JJM  is  on  track  to  achieve  the  target  of  providing  functional  tap connections to all rural households by 2024. To achieve the goal of planning and implementing JJM  in  the  whole  country  with  speed,  a  number  of  steps  have  been  taken 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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Annex

## Annex referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1887 due for reply on 28.07.2022

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

(as on 25.07.2022)                                                                                                (Number in lakhs)

| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Total rural HHs as on date   | Rural HHs given tap water connections during (numbers)   | Rural HHs given tap water connections during (numbers)   | Rural HHs given tap water connections during (numbers)   | Rural HHs given tap water connections during (numbers)   | Rural HHs with tap water supply as on date   | Rural HHs with tap water supply as on date   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Total rural HHs as on date   | 2019-20                                                  | 2020-21                                                  | 2021-22                                                  | 2022-23 (till date)                                      | numbers                                      | in%                                          |
| 1.       | A &NIslands       | 0.62                         | -                                                        | 0.33                                                     | -                                                        | -                                                        | 0.62                                         | 100.00                                       |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 95.69                        | 1.19                                                     | 12.77                                                    | 9.69                                                     | 3.22                                                     | 57.61                                        | 60.20                                        |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 2.20                         | 0.13                                                     | 0.65                                                     | 0.42                                                     | 0.05                                                     | 1.48                                         | 67.23                                        |
| 4.       | Assam             | 63.35                        | 0.49                                                     | 5.07                                                     | 16.62                                                    | 1.17                                                     | 24.46                                        | 38.61                                        |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 1,72.21                      | 28.97                                                    | 1,03.46                                                  | 21.23                                                    | 2.95                                                     | 1,59.78                                      | 92.78                                        |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 50.06                        | 0.96                                                     | 1.51                                                     | 4.45                                                     | 2.63                                                     | 12.75                                        | 25.46                                        |
| 7.       | DNH and D&D       | 0.85                         | -                                                        | 0.25                                                     | 0.61                                                     | -                                                        | 0.85                                         | 100.00                                       |
| 8.       | Goa               | 2.63                         | 0.31                                                     | 0.33                                                     | -                                                        | -                                                        | 2.63                                         | 100.00                                       |
| 9.       | Gujarat           | 91.77                        | 1.06                                                     | 10.95                                                    | 9.57                                                     | 1.84                                                     | 88.57                                        | 96.51                                        |
| 10.      | Haryana           | 30.97                        | 1.35                                                     | 7.91                                                     | 4.04                                                     | -                                                        | 30.97                                        | 100.00                                       |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 17.28                        | 1.59                                                     | 3.79                                                     | 3.04                                                     | 0.27                                                     | 16.31                                        | 94.44                                        |
| 12.      | J&K               | 18.35                        | 2.07                                                     | 2.16                                                     | 0.63                                                     | 0.01                                                     | 10.62                                        | 57.87                                        |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         | 61.22                        | 0.95                                                     | 3.00                                                     | 4.20                                                     | 1.66                                                     | 13.26                                        | 21.65                                        |
| 14.      | Karnataka         | 1,01.18                      | 0.21                                                     | 3.43                                                     | 19.04                                                    | 6.20                                                     | 53.06                                        | 52.44                                        |
| 15.      | Kerala            | 70.69                        | 0.85                                                     | 4.04                                                     | 6.64                                                     | 1.53                                                     | 29.71                                        | 42.03                                        |
| 16.      | Ladakh            | 0.43                         | 0.01                                                     | 0.02                                                     | 0.09                                                     | 0.08                                                     | 0.20                                         | 47.18                                        |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1,19.89                      | 4.19                                                     | 19.87                                                    | 11.11                                                    | 2.63                                                     | 51.26                                        | 42.75                                        |
| 18.      | Maharashtra       | 1,44.93                      | 5.45                                                     | 37.09                                                    | 12.55                                                    | 1.00                                                     | 1,02.63                                      | 70.82                                        |
| 19.      | Manipur           | 4.52                         | 0.04                                                     | 1.96                                                     | 0.70                                                     | 0.30                                                     | 3.27                                         | 72.38                                        |
| 20.      | Meghalaya         | 5.90                         | 0.02                                                     | 0.87                                                     | 1.34                                                     | 0.14                                                     | 2.42                                         | 41.02                                        |
| 21.      | Mizoram           | 1.34                         | 0.16                                                     | 0.34                                                     | 0.22                                                     | 0.06                                                     | 0.87                                         | 64.70                                        |
| 22.      | Nagaland          | 3.77                         | 0.02                                                     | 0.48                                                     | 0.94                                                     | 0.16                                                     | 1.73                                         | 45.98                                        |
| 23.      | Odisha            | 88.57                        | 4.37                                                     | 15.47                                                    | 17.48                                                    | 3.68                                                     | 44.10                                        | 49.79                                        |
| 24.      | Puducherry        | 1.15                         | 0.06                                                     | 0.08                                                     | 0.07                                                     | -                                                        | 1.15                                         | 100.00                                       |
| 25.      | Punjab            | 34.40                        | 0.76                                                     | 8.18                                                     | 8.55                                                     | 0.10                                                     | 34.37                                        | 99.91                                        |
| 27.      | Sikkim            | 1.32                         | -                                                        | 0.10                                                     | 0.08                                                     | 0.02                                                     | 0.90                                         | 68.58                                        |
| 28.      |                   |                              | 0.17                                                     | 16.13                                                    | 14.93                                                    | 9.81                                                     | 62.80                                        | 51.25                                        |
|          | Tamil Nadu        | 1,22.54                      |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                              |                                              |
| 29.      | Telangana         | 53.87                        | 20.18                                                    | 18.20                                                    | -                                                        | -                                                        | 53.87                                        | 100.00                                       |
| 30.      | Tripura           | 7.42                         | 0.46                                                     | 1.42                                                     | 1.68                                                     | 0.13                                                     | 3.90                                         | 52.59                                        |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 2,64.28                      | 4.66                                                     | 19.16                                                    | 6.58                                                     | 4.32                                                     | 39.88                                        | 15.09                                        |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand       | 14.94                        | 0.87                                                     |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                              |                                              |
|          |                   |                              |                                                          | 4.32                                                     | 2.81                                                     | 0.34                                                     | 9.59                                         | 64.16                                        |
| 33.      | West Bengal       | 1,60.02                      | 0.05                                                     | 12.48                                                    | 23.40                                                    | 6.60                                                     | 44.66                                        | 27.91                                        |

Source: JJM - IMIS

HH: Household