Lok Sabha Question No. 896 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Targets fixed under Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Bholanath (B.P. Saroj)

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 896

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21/07/2022

## TARGETS FIXED UNDER JAL JEEVAN MISSION

896. SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ):

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to achieve the targets fixed under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the details of tap water connections given under JJM in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise;
- (c) whether the Union Government has sanctioned sufficient funds to Uttar Pradesh to provide tap water connections in rural areas; and
- (d) if so, the details of funds allocated to Uttar Pradesh during the last three years and the current year, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &(b) Since August 2019, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household of the country, including those in the State of Uttar Pradesh, by 2024.

At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission, 5.16 lakh households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, 34.07 lakh rural households have been provided with tap water connections in last 35 months. Thus, as of date, out of 264.28 lakh rural households in the State, 39.23  lakh  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, schools and anganwadi centres etc. as reported by States/ UTs is in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at:

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

Number of steps have been taken to plan and implement JJM in the whole country,  including Uttar Pradesh, with speed, 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, including Uttar Pradesh, to

facilitate  planning  and  implementation  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission.  For  online  monitoring,  JJMIntegrated 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).

(c) & (d) Under JJM, funds are allocated to States/ UTs, including the State of Uttar Pradesh, as per  approved  criteria  for  fund  allocation.  Based  on  the  reported  expenditure  and  proposals received from the States/ UTs, requisite funds are made available to them.

Central fund allocated, fund drawn and fund utilization reported by the State of Uttar Pradesh under  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  in  2019-20,  2020-21,  2021-22  &  2022-23  (as  on  18.07.2022)  is  as under:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

|         | Central share   | Central share   | Central share           | Central share        | Central share        |                                |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|
| Year    | Opening Balance | Allocation      | Fund drawn by the State | Total fund available | Reported utilization | Expenditur e under State share |
| 2019-20 | 58.33           | 1,206.28        | 1,513.14                | 1,571.47             | 639.32               | 380.10                         |
| 2020-21 | 932.16          | 2,570.94        | 1,295.47                | 2,227.63             | 1,761.06             | 886.94                         |
| 2021-22 | 466.56          | 10,870.50       | 5,435.25                | 5,901.81             | 2,930.07             | 3,525.40                       |
| 2022-23 | 2,971.74        | 12,662.05       | ND                      | 2,971.74             | 2,514.80             | 768.19                         |

Source: JJM-IMIS,

ND: Not Drawn

In  addition,  JJM  being  time-bound  country-wide  programme,  additional  fund  is  also  made available to better performing States/ UTs, at the fag end of financial year, to incentivize their good performance out of the fund unclaimed by other States/ UTs.

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