Lok Sabha Question No. 2003 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: Har Ghar Jal Scheme
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO -2003

ANSWERED ON - 09/12/2021

## HAR GHAR JAL SCHEME

## 2003. SHRIMATI  RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI: SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has introduced the Har Ghar Jal Scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)   the details of number of households in the country that got covered under the 'Nal se Jal' scheme during the last one year; State-wise;
- (c)   whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  timeline  to  cover  all  the  ancient  cities  like Allahabad to provide 100 per cent Nal se Jal to every household; and
- (d)   if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Since August, 2019, Government  of India in partnership with States, is implementing  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  -  Har  Ghar  Jal,  to  make  provision  of  potable  tap water supply to every rural household in the country by 2024. Since launch of mission more than  5.38  Crore  rural  households  have  been  provided  tap  water  connection.  Thus,  as  on 05.12.2021,  out  of  total  19.22  Crore  rural  households  in  the  country,  now  8.61  Crore (44.84%)  households  have  provision  of  tap  water  supply.  The  State/  UT-wise  details  of households  provided  with  tap  water  connection  since  April, 2020,  is annexed. The Government of  Uttar Pradesh  has planned to make provision of tap water supply to every rural  household  of  the  State  by  2024.  The  detailed  information related  to  status  as  well  as progress in making the provision of tap water supply to rural households is in public domain on JJM - dashboard, and available at:

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

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Annex

## Annex referred in the statement of reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2003 due for reply on 09.12.2021

## Details of rural households (HHs) provided tap water connections

## in 2020-21 and 2021-22

| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Number of HHs provided tap water connection   | Number of HHs provided tap water connection   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT         | During 2020-21                                | During 2021-22 (till 5.12.2021)               |
| 1.       | A &NIslands       | 0.33                                          | 0.00                                          |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 12.98                                         | 4.47                                          |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.65                                          | 0.12                                          |
| 4.       | Assam             | 5.07                                          | 10.36                                         |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 1,03.47                                       | 17.13                                         |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 1.51                                          | 1.64                                          |
| 7.       | D&NandD&D         | 0.25                                          | 0.61                                          |
| 8.       | Goa               | 0.33                                          | 0.00                                          |
| 9.       | Gujarat           | 10.95                                         | 5.19                                          |
| 10.      | Haryana           | 7.92                                          | 4.04                                          |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 3.80                                          | 2.44                                          |
| 12.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 2.16                                          | 0.39                                          |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         | 3.00                                          | 2.27                                          |
| 14.      | Karnataka         | 3.43                                          | 13.51                                         |
| 15.      | Kerala            | 4.04                                          | 4.69                                          |
| 16.      | Ladakh            | 0.02                                          | 0.08                                          |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 19.90                                         | 6.76                                          |
| 18.      | Maharashtra       | 37.15                                         | 5.52                                          |
| 19.      | Manipur           | 1.96                                          | 0.39                                          |
| 20.      | Meghalaya         | 0.87                                          | 0.95                                          |
| 21.      | Mizoram           | 0.34                                          | 0.03                                          |
| 22.      | Nagaland          | 0.48                                          | 0.54                                          |
| 23.      | Odisha            | 15.47                                         | 11.57                                         |
| 24.      | Puducherry        | 0.08                                          | 0.07                                          |
| 25.      | Punjab            | 8.31                                          | 5.84                                          |
| 26.      | Rajasthan         | 6.81                                          | 2.13                                          |
| 27.      | Sikkim            | 0.10                                          | 0.02                                          |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu        | 16.13                                         | 11.78                                         |
| 29.      | Telangana         | 18.20                                         | 0.00                                          |
| 30.      | Tripura           | 1.42                                          | 0.76                                          |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 19.16                                         | 5.39                                          |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand       | 4.32                                          | 0.98                                          |
| 33.      | West Bengal       | 12.48                                         | 13.39                                         |
|          | Total             | 3,23.09                                       | 1,33.05                                       |

Source: JJM - IMIS

(Number in lakhs)