Lok Sabha Question No. 1694 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Allocation of Funds under 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. 1694 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2021

## Allocation of Funds under JJM

## 1694. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the Jal Jeevan Mission;
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under this mission within Tamil Nadu during the last three years;
- (c) the details of the targets set and achievements made so far;
- (d) whether the cases of irregularities have come to the notice of the Government under this mission within Tamil Nadu; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a) Government  of  India  is  implementing  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  in  partnership  with States,  which  aims  at  providing  potable  water  at  service  level  of  55  litre per  capita  perday (lpcd) to every rural household through tap water connection by 2024.The outlay of JJM is Rs. 3.60 lakh Crore.The erstwhile National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) has been subsumed under JJM.

Under  JJM,  the  in-village  water  supply  system  including  strengthening  of  drinking  water sources, piped water supply and grey water management to be planned, managed, operated and maintained by the Gram Panchayat or it's sub-committee i.e. Village Water & Sanitation Committee  (VWSC)  or  Pani  Samiti,  having  10-15  members  with  50%  women  and proportionate  representation  to weaker  sections  of  the  village.  This  would  ensure that  local community  owns  and  manage  the  water  supply  system  for  long-term  sustainability  and assured piped water supply to every household.

(b) As reported, the financial detailsof the Central funds for Tamil Nadu in last 3 years, are as follows:

## (Amount Rs. in Crore)

|   S. No. | Year     |   Central allocation |   Fund Released |   Reported utilization |
|----------|----------|----------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|        1 | *2020-21 |               921.99 |          458.72 |                 433.63 |
|        2 | 2019-20  |               373.87 |          373.1  |                 114.58 |
|        3 | 2018-19  |               180.99 |          167.31 |                 168.92 |

*(As on 08.02.2021)

(c) Under the mission, all rural households of the country are to be provided with potable water through tap connections by 2024. At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission Har Ghar Jal on 15th August, 2019, out of 18.93 Crore rural households, 3.23 Crore (17%) were reported to have tap water connections. Since then, 3.41 Crore rural households have been provided tap water connections. Thus, as on date, out of 19.18 Crore rural households across the country, more than 1/3 rd i.e. 6.64 Crore (34.63%) have tap water supply.

(d)&(e)  Under  Jal  Jeevan  Mission,  power  to  plan,  approve  and  implement  water  supply schemes are vested with States. Complaints pertaining to Tamil Nadu were received and the same have been forwarded to the State Government for necessary action.

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