Lok Sabha Question No. 172 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Jal Jeevan Mission in Rajasthan
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *172

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/07/2022

## JAL JEEVAN MISSION IN RAJASTHAN

## *172. SHRIMATI  JASKAUR  MEENA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the salient features of the Jal Jeevan Mission;
- (b)  the number of districts covered under the said Mission in Rajasthan including Dausa district;
- (c)   the number of households which have been provided new piped water connections under the said Mission in Rajasthan including Dausa district;
- (d)  whether the Government has conducted any survey in Dausa district where there is acute shortage  of  drinking  water  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken/being taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  any  funds  to  Rajasthan  under  the  said  Mission during the current year and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## Statement  referred  in  reply  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  172  to  be  answered  on 28.07.2022

(a) to (d) To make provision of tap water supply to every rural household by 2024 in districts across the country, including those in the Dausa and other districts of Rajasthan, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) since August 2019. The key features of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) are to make provision of potable water to every rural  household  through  tap  water  connection  at  a  service  level  of  55  litre  per  capita  per  day (lpcd), of prescribed quality (BIS:10500), on regular and long-term basis.

At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission,  11.74  lakh households were reported to have tap water connections in Rajasthan. So far, 15.76 lakh rural households have been provided with  tap  water  connections  in  last  35  months  including  17,719  households  in  Dausa  districts. Thus, as of date, out of 105.69 lakh rural households in the State of Rajasthan, around 27.50 lakh (26.02%)  households  are  reported  to  have  tap  water  supply  in  their  homes.  The  State/  UT, district  &  village-wise  status  of  tap  water  connection  in  rural  households  etc.  as  reported  by States/ UTs is in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at:

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

Further,  as  reported  by  the  State  of  Rajasthanon  22.07.2022,  out  of  4,821  rural  habitations  in Dausa district of Rajasthan, 4,782 (99.19%) habitations have provision of potable drinking water with sources at a reasonable distance and 39 (0.81%) rural habitations are reported to have water quality issues in drinking water sources.

Drinking  Water  being  a  State  subject,  it  is  States,  who  plan,  design,  approve  and  implement drinking water supply schemes. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States by providing  technical  and  financial  assistance  under  this  mission.  As  informed  by  the  State  of Rajasthan, all the 1,079 villages of Dausa district have been proposed to be covered under JJM through surface source Isarda Dam located in Sawai Madhopur district along with conjunctive use of ground water sources. For the coverage through surface water i.e. through Isarda-DausaSawai Madhopur water supply project, the work is in progress.

(e) Under JJM, an amount of Rs. 13,328.60 Crore has been allocated to the State Government for implementation  of  mission  in  the  current  year  i.e.  2022-23.Moreover,  the  State  had  opening balance of Rs. 1288.46  Crore at the beginning of this financial year.

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