Lok Sabha Question No. 2550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2550 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2023.

## Jal Jeevan Mission

## †2550. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take any steps to provide safe water to every household under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the challenges being faced by the Government in implementing JJM;
- (c) the number of SC/ST rural households which have been provided with potable tap water under the said Mission during each of the last three years and the current year in Maharashtra;
- (d) whether the Government has held consultations with the States/UTs and various stakeholders regarding the modalities for implementation of JJM in a time-bound manner and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the estimated number of remote rural households not yet covered under the said scheme across the country especially in Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) Government of India, in partnership with States/UTs is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), since August, 2019, to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household in the country, including in Maharashtra. JJM follows a universal approach to cover all rural households including the remote rural households.

Following the principle of 'no one is left out', under Jal Jeevan Mission, provision of tap water supply  is  envisaged  for  every  rural  household,  including  all  SC/  ST  rural  households  of Maharashtra. Further, priority is given for provision of tap water supply in water quality affected habitations, desert and drought-prone areas, SC/ ST villages, Aspirational & JE - AES affected districts, Saansad Adarsh Gramin Yojana villages, etc.

At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission in August 2019, 3.23 Crore rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 14.03.2023, 8.19 Crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections in last three and half years under JJM. Thus, as on 14.03.2023, out of 19.42 Crore rural households in the country, around 11.42 Crore (58.82%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes. Community-wise details are not maintained at the national level. The year-wise details of the number of households having provision of tap water supply in their homes in Maharashtra during 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 is as under:

(Nos in lakh)

| Financial Year   |   No. of household connections provided |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2019-20          |                                    5.45 |
| 2020-21          |                                   37.09 |
| 2021-22          |                                   10.66 |
| 2022-23*         |                                    6.63 |

*as on 13.03.2023

Lack  of  dependable  drinking  water  sources  in  water-stressed  areas,  presence  of  geo-genic contaminants in ground water, uneven geographical terrain, scattered rural habitations, lack of capacity  of  the  local  village  communities  to  manage  and  operate  in-village  water  supply infrastructure, etc., are few challenges being faced in the implementation of the mission.

After  the  announcement  of  JJM,  a  conference  of  Ministers  in-charge  of  rural  water  supply  of States/ UTs was held in New Delhi followed by five regional workshops involving States/ UTs and other stakeholders working in water sector, to discuss the modalities for implementation as well as for firming up the operational guidelines for the mission. Inputs received from various stakeholders  including  line  ministries  were  examined  and  those  found  in  consonance  with  the approval of the Government, have been incorporated while framing the Operational Guidelines for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission and the same have been released on 25th December, 2019.

As reported by the state on JJM-IMIS, as on 13.03.2023, out of total 146.73 lakh rural households in Maharashtra, provision of tap water supply has been made to 108.19 lakh (73.73%) households. The number of remaining rural households in Maharashtra is 38.54 lakhs.

As reported by States/UTs , the number of remaining households  to be provided  with tap water Connection is 8.01 crore  in the  country  including Maharashtra . As such, information on remote rural households is not maintained separately.