Lok Sabha Question No. 2737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Objectives of Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2737

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17/03/2022

## OBJECTIVES OF JAL JEEVAN MISSION

## †2737. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the main objectives and features of Jal Jeevan Mission;
- (b)  the amount of funds sanctioned and transferred to the States/UTs in the country including Rajasthan since inception of the said Mission till date;
- (c)   whether  any  separate  provisions  have  been  made  for  the  drought  affected  areas  of  the country under the said Mission and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  if not, whether it is likely to be done in future and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) To enable every rural household to have potable tap water supply by 2024, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal. The key features of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) are to make provision of potable tap water supply to every rural household at a service level of 55 litre per capita per day (lpcd) of prescribed quality (BIS:10500) and on a regular and long-term basis.
- (b) Details of Central funds allocated, released and reported to have been utilised by the States/ UTs& Rajasthan under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), since its launch in August, 2019, is as under:

(in ₹ Crore)

| Financial       |                | Central share        | Central share   | Expenditure under State   |
|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
| Year            | Fund allocated | Fund drawn by States | Fund utilized   | share                     |
| India 66,011.66 |                | 52,082.22            | 38,259.02       | 25,774.00                 |
| Rajasthan       | 14,004.24      | 4,277.30             | 2,652.27        | 2,299.27                  |

(c) & (d) Under JJM, 30% weightage is assigned for difficult terrains which inter alia include areas  under  Desert  Development  Programme  (DDP)  and  Drought  Prone  Area  Programme (DPAP) and 10% weightage is assigned for population residing in SC/ ST majority areas, while allocating the fund, to prioritize the coverage in these areas. Further, priority has been given to water  quality-affected  habitations,  villages  falling  in  drought  prone  &  desert  areas,  SC/  ST

majority  villages,  villages  in  Aspirational  and  JE-AES  affected  districts,  and  Sansad  Aadarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) villages to provide tap water connections for tap water supply.

In  addition,  provisions  for  taking  up  augmentation  and  strengthening  of  local  and  ancient drinking water sources in convergence with other schemes at village level viz. MGNREGS, 15th Finance Commission  tied grants to Rural Local Bodies (RLBs), Integrated Watershed Management  Programme  (IWMP),  State  schemes,  District  Mineral  Development  Fund,  CSR funds, community contribution, etc. have also been envisaged under the JJM.

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