Lok Sabha Question No. 3600 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Features of Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3600

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24/03/2022

## FEATURES OF JAL JEEVAN MISSION

## 3600.  SHRI  KRIPANATH  MALLAH:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the salient features of the Jal Jeevan Mission;
- (b)   the details of the number of cities covered under the mission in Assam so far;
- (c)   the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under this mission in Assam so far;
- (d)   the details of the number of households in the aforesaid State which has access to tap water supply under this mission so far;
- (e)   the details of the number of households especially in rural or remote areas which remained untouched under this mission so far; and
- (f)   the steps being taken by the Government to cover these households?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Since August 2019, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household of the country, including those in Assam, by 2024. 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.

(c) The details of Central fund allocated, released/ drawn by the State and reported utilization in Assam under JJM in 2019-20, 2020-21 & 2021-22 (as on 21.03.2022) is as under:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

|         | Central share   | Central share   | Central share           | Central share        | Central share        | Expenditure under State share   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
| Year    | Opening Balance | Allocation      | Fund drawn by the State | Total fund available | Reported utilization |                                 |
| 2019-20 | 359.35          | 694.95          | 442.36                  | 801.71               | 358.87               | 29.01                           |
| 2020-21 | 452.45          | 1,608.51        | 551.77                  | 1,004.22             | 880.44               | 90.02                           |
| 2021-22 | 123.78          | 5,601.16        | 2,800.58                | 2,932.66             | 2,100.63             | 267.13                          |

Source: JJM, IMIS

(d)  to  (f)  As  reported,  out  of  total  63.35  lakh  rural  households  in  Assam,  so  far,  21.68  lakh (34.22%) households have been provided with tap water connection. The State has planned to cover remaining 41.67 lakh rural households by 2024.

Number of steps have  been  taken  to plan and  implement  JJM  in the  whole  country  including Assam with speed, inter alia ,  which  includes joint discussion and finalization of annual action plan (AAP) of States/ UTs, regular review of implementation, workshops/ conferences/ webinars for capacity building and knowledge sharing, field visits by multi-disciplinary team to provide technical  support,  etc.  A  detailed  Operational  Guideline  for  the  implementation  of  JJM; Margdarshika  for  Gram  Panchayats  &  VWSCs  to  provide  safe  drinking  water  in  rural households and Guidelines on a special campaign to provide piped water supply in anganwadi centres,  ashramshalas  and  schools  have  been  shared  with  States/  UTs,  including  Assam  to facilitate  planning  and  implementation  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission.  For  online  monitoring,  JJMIntegrated Management Information System (IMIS) and JJM-Dashboard has been put in place. Provision  has  also  been  made  for  transparent  online  financial  management  through  Public Financial Management System (PFMS).

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