Lok Sabha Question No. 152 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Functional Household Tap Connection
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 152 (12 th Position) TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2021

## Functional Household Tap Connection

## *152. SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  provide  Functional  Household  Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has launched an ICT Grand Challenge to create innovative, modular, and cost-effective solution to develop a small water supply management and monitoring system to be deployed at village level; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) to (c)A statement of reply is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 152 due for reply on 11.02.2021

- (a) Yes.  To  improve  the  'quality  of  life'  and  enhance  'ease  of  living'  in  villages,  Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal was announced on 15 th August, 2019 with an objective  to  provide  Functional  Household  Tap  Connection  (FHTC)  to  every  rural household  by  2024.  The  mission  is  being  implemented  in  partnership  with  States, with an estimated outlay of Rs. 3.60 lakh Crore.

At the time of announcement of JJM on 15th August 2019, out of total 18.93 Crore rural  households,  3.23  Crore  rural  households  (17%)  of  the  country  had  tap  water connections. Since then over 3.37 Crore families living in rural areas provided with tap water connection in their homes. Now, out of total 19.17 Crore rural households in the country, more than 1/3rd (34.50%) i.e. 6.60 Crore rural families have tap water supply in their homes.

To bring  in  transparency  and  share  the  information,  an  online  JJM-dashboard  has been developed, which shows State/ UT, district and village-wise progressin making provision  of  tap  water  supply  to  rural  households  as  well  as  to  schools  and anganwadi centres. The dashboard can be accessed at:

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

- (b) &  (c)  Yes.  To  bring  an  innovative,  modular  and  cost-effective  sensor  based  IoT solution  at  the  village  level  to  monitor  the  functionality  of  water  supply  system,  a 'Grand challenge for development of Smart Water Supply  Measurement and Monitoring  System'  has  been  launched  in  September,  2020  in  partnership  with  the Ministry  of  Electronics  &  Information  Technology  (MeitY).  Under  the  challenge, support  to  applicants  is  provided  to  develop  their  solution,  demonstrate  proof-ofconcept  at test-bed  facility  developed  at  CDAC  campus,  Bangalore  and  then  deploy the  solution  at  pilot-locationsin  villages  across  the  country.  The  challenge  will  also give boost to sensor &  IoT  ecosystem,  and  provide thrust to initiatives viz. Atmanirbhar Bharat, Digital India and Make in India.

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