Lok Sabha Question No. 475 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-22
Subject: Features and Objectives of Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: B. Y. Raghavendra, Dhanush M Kumar, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Ganesan Selvam, Arvind Ganpat Sawant, C.N. Annadurai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 475

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2021

## FEATURES AND OBJECTIVES OF JAL JEEVAN MISSION

## 475.    SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

SHRI DHANUSH  M. KUMAR:

SHRI GAUTHAM  SIGAMANI  PON:

SHRI GAJANAN  KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SELVAM  G.:

SHRI ARVIND  GANPAT  SAWANT:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)    whether  tap  water  supply  has increased  fourfold  in  Aspirational  districts  with households getting tap connection in just 22 months with the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM);

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of such districts covered;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  asked  States  to  provide  tap  water  on  priority  to  all households in these districts and SC/ST majority villages;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the response of the States thereto;

(e) the salient features and objectives of JJM along with its present status of  implementation and achievement since its inception; and

(f) the details of the measures taken/ being taken by the Government to provide financial and technical assistance to States under JJM?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) At the time of launch of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) on 15.08.2019, out of total 3.31 Crore rural households in 117 Aspirational districts, only 31.11 Lakh (9.4%) households were having tap water connections, which has now increased to 1.09 Crore (33.85%) as reported by States on JJM-IMIS.

(c) & (d) Under the Operational Guidelines for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission, certain difficult areas have been identified for taking up water supply work and provide tap water connections to households on priority, inter alia which  includes Aspirational districts and  SC/  ST  majority  villages.  Since  powers  to plan,  approve  and  implement  water  supply schemes are vested with State Governments, they have been requested to accord priority to Aspirational districts and SC/ ST majority villages. The same is being regularly reviewed with State Governments.

(e) The  key  features  of  the  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  are  to  make  provision  of  potable water to every rural household through Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) at a service level of 55 litre per capita per day (lpcd) of prescribed quality (BIS:10500) and supply on a regular and long-term basis. At the time of launch of Jal Jeevan Mission on 15th August, 2019,  out  of  total  18.94  Crore  rural  households  in  the  country,  3.23  (17%)  crore  rural households had tap water connections. Since then, 4.52 Crore (23.84%) rural households have been provided tap water connections thus, as on date, 7.76 Crore (40.89%) rural households have provision of tap water supply.

(f) States/  UTs  are  annually  allocated  funds  which  is  released  based  on  progress  of implementation.  A  Technical  Committee  under  the  chairmanship  of  Principal  Scientific Advisor (PSA) to Government of India has been set up to examine and recommend various innovations and water related new technologies, which can be used in providing potable tap water supply to every household. In addition, the Department provides technical assistance to States as required by them.

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