Lok Sabha Question No. 427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Safe Quality of Drinking Water under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Hema Malini

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO †

## 427

TO BE ANSWERED ON - 08/12/2022

## SAFE QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER UNDER JJM

## †427. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the objectives of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is to provide quality drinking water in adequate quantity on regular and long-term basis to every ruralhousehold in the country by 2024 and if so, thedetails thereof;
- (b) whether Goa is the first 'Har Ghar Jal' certified State in the country where all the villages have been declared their village as 'Har Ghar Jal' village and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the status of other States in the matter of providing 'Har Ghar Jal' under JJM at present?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JALSHAKTI

## (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) Yes Madam. Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), a centrally sponsored scheme, is being implemented in partnership with States, since August, 2019 to make provision of potable tap water supply to every  rural  household  of  the  countryon  regular  and  long-term  basis,  by  2024.At  the  time  of announcement  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission,  3.23  Crore  rural  households  were  reported  to  have  tap water connections. So far, 7.42 Crore households have been provided with tap water connections in  last  39  months.  Thus,  as  on  4 th December,2022, out of 19.35 Crore rural households in the country, around 10.65 Crore (55.01%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes and the remaining 8.7 Crore rural households are planned to be covered by 2024.
- (b) Yes Madam. Goa has become the first 'Har Ghar Jal' certified State in the country, where people from all the villages have declared their village as 'Har Ghar Jal' through a resolution passed by Gram Sabha, certifying that all households in the villages have access to safe drinking water through taps, ensuring that 'No One is Left Out'.  All 2.63 lakh rural households of Goa have access to potable water through tap connection.
- (c)  The  status  of  tap  connections  to  rural  households  as  reported  by  States/  UTs  on  JJM dashboard,  is  at Annex .  The  State/  district/  village-wise  status  as  well  as  progress  in  making provision of tap water supply torural households, as reported by States/ UTs, is also available on JJM dashboard, which is in public domain at:

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

Annex referred to in part (c) of Lok Sabha US Q. No. 427 due for answer on 8.12.2022

| S.No.   | State             | Total Rural household as on (01/04/2022) (In Lakhs)   | Total Household connections reported (till 4.12.2022) (In Lakhs)   |      % |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| 1       | A &NIslands       | 0.62                                                  | 0.62                                                               | 100    |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh    | 95.69                                                 | 63.65                                                              |  66.52 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 2.29                                                  | 1.55                                                               |  67.34 |
| 4       | Assam             | 65.67                                                 | 27.08                                                              |  41.24 |
| 5       | Bihar             | 166.97                                                | 159.84                                                             |  95.73 |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh      | 50.06                                                 | 17.03                                                              |  34.01 |
| 7       | D&NHand D&D       | 0.85                                                  | 0.85                                                               | 100    |
| 8       | Goa               | 2.63                                                  | 2.63                                                               | 100    |
| 9       | Gujarat           | 91.73                                                 | 91.73                                                              | 100    |
| 10      | Haryana           | 30.41                                                 | 30.41                                                              | 100    |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh  | 17.19                                                 | 16.58                                                              |  96.48 |
| 12      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 18.35                                                 | 10.63                                                              |  57.94 |
| 13      | Jharkhand         | 61.22                                                 | 16.05                                                              |  26.21 |
| 14      | Karnataka         | 101.18                                                | 59.23                                                              |  58.54 |
| 15      | Kerala            | 70.66                                                 | 31.71                                                              |  44.88 |
| 16      | Ladakh            | 0.43                                                  | 0.30                                                               |  71.24 |
| 17      | Lakshadweep       | 0.13                                                  | 0.00                                                               |   0    |
| 18      | Madhya Pradesh    | 120.07                                                | 54.96                                                              |  45.77 |
| 19      | Maharashtra       | 145.86                                                | 105.07                                                             |  72.03 |
| 20      | Manipur           | 4.52                                                  | 3.38                                                               |  74.77 |
| 21      | Meghalaya         | 6.30                                                  | 2.72                                                               |  43.14 |
| 22      | Mizoram           | 1.34                                                  | 0.95                                                               |  70.84 |
| 23      | Nagaland          | 3.77                                                  | 2.06                                                               |  54.57 |
| 24      | Odisha            | 88.57                                                 | 48.21                                                              |  54.43 |
| 25      | Puducherry        | 1.15                                                  | 1.15                                                               | 100    |
| 26      | Punjab            | 34.26                                                 | 34.24                                                              |  99.93 |
| 27      | Rajasthan         | 105.77                                                | 30.95                                                              |  29.26 |
| 28      | Sikkim            | 1.32                                                  | 0.97                                                               |  73.58 |
| 29      | Tamil Nadu        | 125.01                                                | 72.26                                                              |  57.8  |
| 30      | Telangana         | 53.87                                                 | 53.87                                                              | 100    |
| 31      | Tripura           | 7.42                                                  | 4.10                                                               |  55.26 |
| 32      | Uttar Pradesh     | 264.38                                                | 58.28                                                              |  22.05 |
| 33      | Uttarakhand       | 14.94                                                 | 10.24                                                              |  68.51 |
| 34      | West Bengal       | 181.04                                                | 51.54                                                              |  28.47 |
|         | Total             | 19,35.68                                              | 10,64.85                                                           |  55.01 |

Source: JJM-IMIS