Lok Sabha Question No. 677 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Nayab Singh, Dulal Chandra Goswami, Chandra Prakash Joshi, John Barla, (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 677 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2021

## Jal Jeevan Mission

†677. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

SHRI NAYAB SINGH:

SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI JOHN BARLA:

DR. RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the details of the works being undertaken under Jal Jeevan Mission by the Government;
- (b)  the  works  completed by the  Government so far to achieve the targets fixed under Jal Jeevan Mission;
- (c)   the targets fixed by the Government so far and current status thereof, State-wise;
- (d)  the details of the actions taken under the said scheme so far, State-wise particularly in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana and Bihar including Pratapgarh and Wardha; and
- (e)   the  total  funds  released  to  Maharashtra  so  far  by  the  Government  under  the  said Mission?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

- (a) to (c) To enable every rural household in the country to have potable tap water supply in household  by  2024,  Government  of  India,  in  partnership  with  States,  is  implementing  Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal.

At the time of announcement of the Mission in August, 2019, only 3.23 Crore (17%) out of then 18.93 Crore rural households, were having tap water connections. Since then, as on date, 3.33 Crore households have been provided tap water connections and at present about 6.56 Crore (34.25%) rural households are having tap water supply. Further, all rural households in Goa and Telangana are reported to have tap water supply.

State/ UT-wise achievements made under JJM is in public domain and available on the JJM dashboard @ https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx.

- (d) Every  State/  UT  has  been  requested  to  prepare  action  plan  to  provide  tap  water connection to every rural household by 2024. State/ UT-wise reported timeline to achieve the goal of JJM are as under:
- (e) In 2019-20, out of Central allocation of Rs. 847.97 Crore grant to Maharashtra, State could draw only Rs. 345.28 Crore (40%). In 2020-21, out of Rs. 1,828.92 Crore allocated to Maharashtra, as on date, the State has been able to draw Rs. 457.23 Crore (25%).

|   Year of completion | States/ UTs                                                                                                      |
|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                 2020 | Goa;                                                                                                             |
|                 2021 | Bihar, Puducherry, Telangana and Andaman &Nicobar Islands;                                                       |
|                 2022 | Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Punjab, Sikkim and Uttarakhand; |
|                 2023 | Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu and Tripura;   |
|                 2024 | Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.                 |

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