Lok Sabha Question No. 566 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Functional Tap Water Connections
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Adv K. Francis George, Shri Anto Antony

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 566 ANSWERED ON 28.11.2024

## FUNCTIONAL TAP WATER CONNECTIONS

## 566. ADV K. FRANCIS GEORGE: SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the current status of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in providing functional tap water connections to rural households across the country;
- (b)  the  total  number  of  households  received  tap  water  connections  since  the  inception  of  the Mission;
- (c)   the  challenges  encountered  in  achieving  100%  coverage,  particularly  in  remote  and  droughtprone  areas  and  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  these  challenges  and expedite the progress under the Mission;
- (d)  the percentage of rural households received functional tap connections under the Mission so far;
- (e)   the number of rural households awaiting tap water connections to meet the 2024 target along with the progress data for JJM; and
- (f)   the  number  of  villages  achieved  100%  Functional  Household  Tap  Connections  (FHTC) coverage under JJM this year as compared to the previous year?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI V. SOMANNA)

(a) to (e) Government of India in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household. At the start of Jal Jeevan Mission in August 2019, only 3.23 Crore (16.8%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 25.11.2024, under Jal Jeevan Mission

(JJM) - Har Ghar Jal around 12.07 Crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 25.11.2024, out of 19.34 Crore rural households in the country, more than 15.30 Crore (79.11%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes and the remaining 4.04 Crore are likely to be covered by the States as per their plans.

States  have  informed  that  lack  of  dependable  drinking  water  sources  in  water-stressed,  drought prone and desert areas, presence of geo-genic contaminants in ground water, uneven geographical terrain, scattered rural habitations, delay in release of the matching State share in some States, lack of technical capacity with implementing agencies, Gram Panchayats and local communities to plan, manage,  operate  &  maintain  the  water  supply  schemes,  rising  price  of  raw  materials,  delay  in obtaining statutory/ other clearances, etc. are a few of problems being faced in the implementation of the Mission. Further, CoVID-19 pandemic and poor availability of raw materials especially DI/ HDPE pipes due to Russia-Ukraine military conflict have also impacted the pace of implementation in the States.

To address the challenges holistically and overcome these, Government of India has taken a number of steps, inter alia including implementation of Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure through  Ministry  of  Finance  for  financial  assistance  as  50-year  interest  free  loan  for  capital investment projects, taking suitable measures for maintaining assured and adequate availability of pipes  at  reasonable  price,  nomination  of  a  nodal  officer  in  the  Department  for  coordinating  with Central nodal Ministries/ Departments/ agencies to facilitate the States in obtaining Statutory/ other clearances,  setting  up  of  State  Programme  Management  Units  (SPMUs)  and  District  Programme Management  Units  (DPMUs)  and  implementation  of  ' Nal  Jal  Mitra  Programme '  for  ensuring availability of skilled local persons at village level to bridge the gap in availability of technical skill sets and HR for programme management.

(f)  As  reported,  61,365  villages  were  reported  as  HGJ  in  2023-24  and  34,770  villages  have  been reported as HGJ in 2024-25 (as on 25.11.2024). State/ UT-wise details of villages reported as HGJ are annexed .

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## Annex referred to in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 566 for reply on 28.11.2024 No. of villages reported as Har Ghar Jal in 2023-24 and 2024-25

(as on 25.11.2024)

| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Total No. of Villages as on date   | Reported as HGJ before 2023-24   | Reported as HGJ in 2023-24   | Reported as HGJ in 2024-25   | Total reported as on date   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.       | A &NIslands       | 265                                | 265                              | 0                            | 0                            | 265                         |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 15,999                             | 2,960                            | 1,729                        | 85                           | 4,774                       |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 5,133                              | 2,615                            | 2,497                        | 21                           | 5,133                       |
| 4.       | Assam             | 24,204                             | 2,057                            | 3,161                        | 2758                         | 7,976                       |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 36,953                             | 31,596                           | 431                          | 274                          | 32,301                      |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 19,656                             | 465                              | 1,773                        | 1105                         | 3,343                       |
| 7.       | DNH&DD            | 96                                 | 96                               | 0                            | 0                            | 96                          |
| 8.       | Goa               | 373                                | 373                              | 0                            | 0                            | 373                         |
| 9.       | Gujarat           | 18,024                             | 17,798                           | 0                            | 226                          | 18,024                      |
| 10.      | Haryana           | 6,600                              | 6,500                            | 0                            | 100                          | 6,600                       |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 17,659                             | 15,261                           | 2,011                        | 227                          | 17,499                      |
| 12.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 6,153                              | 684                              | 191                          | 308                          | 1,183                       |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         | 29,398                             | 622                              | 1,847                        | 1940                         | 4,409                       |
| 14.      | Karnataka         | 26,432                             | 4,242                            | 1,227                        | 844                          | 6,313                       |
| 15.      | Kerala            | 1,435                              | 76                               | 30                           | 20                           | 126                         |
| 16.      | Ladakh            | 240                                | 44                               | 105                          | 14                           | 163                         |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep       | 10                                 | 0                                | 4                            | 4                            | 8                           |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 51,011                             | 7,340                            | 5,256                        | 4255                         | 16,851                      |
| 19.      | Maharashtra       | 40,289                             | 9,454                            | 7,312                        | 1741                         | 18,507                      |
| 20.      | Manipur           | 2,556                              | 419                              | 194                          | 0                            | 613                         |
| 21.      | Meghalaya         | 6,457                              | 1,240                            | 941                          | 481                          | 2,662                       |
| 22.      | Mizoram           | 637                                | 205                              | 369                          | 63                           | 637                         |
| 23.      | Nagaland          | 1,425                              | 325                              | 471                          | 233                          | 1,029                       |
| 24.      | Odisha            | 46,422                             | 8,712                            | 3,221                        | 1762                         | 13,695                      |
| 25.      | Puducherry        | 91                                 | 90                               | 0                            | 1                            | 91                          |
| 26.      | Punjab            | 11,977                             | 11,827                           | 0                            | 150                          | 11,977                      |
| 27.      | Rajasthan         | 41,917                             | 1,108                            | 3,172                        | 3949                         | 8,229                       |
| 28.      | Sikkim            | 400                                | 76                               | 33                           | 47                           | 156                         |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu        | 11,816                             | 2,208                            | 3,479                        | 2004                         | 7,691                       |
| 30.      | Telangana         | 9,586                              | 9,458                            | 0                            | 128                          | 9,586                       |
| 31.      | Tripura           | 765                                | 38                               | 9                            | 45                           | 92                          |
| 32.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 97,090                             | 6,125                            | 15,734                       | 8859                         | 30,718                      |
| 33.      | Uttarakhand       | 14,967                             | 2,526                            | 5,326                        | 2622                         | 10,474                      |
| 34.      | West Bengal       | 38,173                             | 2,451                            | 842                          | 504                          | 3,797                       |
|          | Total             | 5,84,209                           | 1,49,256                         | 61,365                       | 34,770                       | 2,45,391                    |

Source: JJM-IMIS

## Annex