Lok Sabha Question No. 2821 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: Features of JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2821

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2021

## FEATURES OF JJM

## 2821. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the features of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM);
- (b)   the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under this mission within Tamil Nadu during the last three years and the current year;
- (c)   the details of the number of areas covered under this mission within Tamil Nadu so far;
- (d)   whether the Government is aware that amid water scarcity in Chennai, mixing of sewage water  with  potable  drinking  water  has  become  a  common  problem  in  the  localities  of North Chennai, making these localities susceptible to waterborne infections;
- (e)   whether  the Government has made any plan of relaying the sewage and water lines under this mission; and
- (f)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  Since August, 2019, Government of India in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) across the country including Tamil Nadu, to make provision of potable water  supply  to  every  rural  household  through  Functional  Household  Tap  Connections (FHTCs), by 2024.

(b) The details of Central fund allocated, fund drawn by the State and reported utilization in Tamil Nadu under the then National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) in 2018-19 and under JJM in 2019-20, 2020-21 & 2021-22 (as on 02.08.2021) is as under:

(Amount in Crore)

|          | Central         | Central    | Central    | Central              | Central              | Expenditure under State share   |
|----------|-----------------|------------|------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
| Year     | Opening Balance | Allocation | Fund Drawn | Total fund available | Reported utilization | Expenditure under State share   |
| 2018-19  | 0.68            | 180.99     | 167.31     | 167.99               | 168.92               | 363.02                          |
| 2019-20  | 1.49            | 373.87     | 373.10     | 374.59               | 114.58               | 99.14                           |
| 2020-21  | 264.09          | 921.99     | 690.36     | 954.45               | 576.97               | 399.57                          |
| 2021-22* | 377.48          | 3,691.21   | 614.25     | 991.73               | 72.90                | 84.00                           |

Source: JJM-IMIS

(c)  At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission on 15 th August, 2019, out of total 1.26 Crore rural households in Tamil Nadu, 21.76 lakh (17.15%) rural households had tap water connections. Since then, 21.20 lakh (16.71%) rural households have been provided tap water connections. Thus, as on date, 42.97 lakh (33.86%) rural households have provision of tap water supply. State/ UT, district and village-wise progress as well as status of provision of tap water supply is available in public domain at:

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

(d)  to  (f)  As  informed  by  the  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs,  sanitation  is  a  State subject  and  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  and  Urban  Local Bodies (ULBs) in providing infrastructure for basic services inter alia which include sewerage infrastructure.

In  June,  2015,  the  Government  has  launched  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban Transformation (AMRUT) in 500 selected cities across the country including Chennai. The mission focuses on development of basic infrastructure, in the selected cities and towns, in the sectors  of  water  supply;  sewerage  and  septage  management;  storm  water  drainage;  green spaces and parks; and non-motorized urban transport.

The water supply component includes new, augmentation and rehabilitation of water supply system;  rejuvenation  of  water  bodies  for  drinking  water  supply  and  special  water  supply arrangement for difficult areas, hills and coastal cities, including those having water quality problem.

Government of Tamil Nadu has taken up four (4) projects of water supply worth Rs. 1,393,41 Crore  in  Chennai,  which  are  under  implementation.  Similarly,  the  State  Government  has taken up four sewerage and septage management projects worth Rs. 1,810.89 Crore, of which two projects worth Rs. 685 Crore have been completed and remaining two projects worth Rs. 1,125.89 Crore are under implementation.

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