Lok Sabha Question No. 3030 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Tap Water Connections under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Jagannath Sarkar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3030

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04/08/2022

## TAP WATER CONNECTIONS UNDER JJM

## †3030.  SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the number of households in various States of the country including West Bengal where tap water  connections  have  been  provided  under  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  for  safe  drinking water, district-wise;
- (b)  the number of connections likely to be provided under the said scheme during the next two years; and
- (c)   the details of the funds allocated under the said mission in West Bengal, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &(b)  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  is  being  implemented  in  partnership  with  States  including West Bengal, since August, 2019 to make provision of potable tap water supply to every rural household of the country, 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,  6.69  Crore  households,  including  42.85  lakh  in  West Bengal, have been provided with tap water connections in last 35 months. Thus, as on 1 st August 2022,  out  of  19.11  Crore  rural  households  in  the  country,  around  9.92  Crore  (51.93%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes and the remaining 9.19 Crore rural households are planned to be covered by 2024.The State/ UT, district & village-wise status of tap water connection in rural households etc. as reported by States/ UTs is in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at:

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

(c)  District  wise  fund  allocations  is  not  made  and  maintained  by  this  department.  However, details of Central fund allocated, fund drawn and fund utilization reported by the State of West Bengal under Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23 (as on 01.08.2022) 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 | 760.82          | 995.33          | 994.75                  | 1,755.57             | 609.00               | 445.03                         |
| 2020-21 | 1,146.58        | 1,614.18        | 807.08                  | 1,953.66             | 1,196.07             | 641.17                         |
| 2021-22 | 757.58          | 6,998.97        | 1,404.61                | 2,162.19             | 1,547.52             | 725.77                         |
| 2022-23 | 614.67          | 6,180.25        | ND                      | 614.67               | 63.44                | 472.81                         |

Source: JJM, IMIS

ND: Not drawn

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