Lok Sabha Question No. 3151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-07
Subject: Jal Jeevan Mission in Kerala
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri M K Raghavan, Adv. Adoor Prakash

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3151 ANSWERED ON 07.08.2025

## JAL JEEVAN MISSION IN KERALA

## 3151.   SHRI M K RAGHAVAN: ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Kerala has come to a standstill due to insufficient funds and arrears pending for contractors;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  including  the  steps  taken  by  the Government for its seamless continuation;
- (c) whether the Government has released the Central share for JJM in Kerala during 2025 and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has data regarding the total funds released for the implementation of JJM in Kerala and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the present status of completion of projects under JJM in Kerala along with the percentage of work completed, central funds released, State share and the amount utilised as on date; and
- (f) the  measures  taken/to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  release  funds  to  the  State  for completion of the projects under JJM within the extended deadline?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI V. SOMANNA)

(a) to (f) The Government of India had launched Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), a centrally sponsored scheme,  in  August  2019,  aiming  to  provide  Functional  Household  Tap  Connections  (FHTCs)  to every  rural  household  of  the  country.  At  the  time  of  the  launch,  the  Government  also  approved support for the States and UTs with a central outlay of ₹2,08,652 crore. The approved central outlay has almost been utilized.

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. Numerous projects are implemented concurrently at various  levels  across  the  States  for  achieving  the  envisaged  objectives.  As  such,  project-wise details of individual projects/ schemes for rural water supply projects, inter alia including details of

arrears pending for contractors, are maintained at the State Government level. Year-wise details of Central fund allocated, fund drawn and fund utilization reported by the State of Kerala is as under:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

|         | Central         | Central        | Central    | Central        | Central              | Expenditure under State share   |
|---------|-----------------|----------------|------------|----------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
| Year    | Opening Balance | Fund allocated | Fund drawn | Available Fund | Reported utilization |                                 |
| 2019-20 | 2.58            | 248.76         | 101.29     | 103.87         | 62.69                | 57.23                           |
| 2020-21 | 41.18           | 404.24         | 303.18     | 344.36         | 304.29               | 311.25                          |
| 2021-22 | 40.07           | 1,804.59       | 1,353.44   | 1,393.51       | 957.44               | 1,059.57                        |
| 2022-23 | 436.08          | 2,206.54       | 2,206.54   | 2,642.62       | 1,741.93             | 1,741.68                        |
| 2023-24 | 900.69          | 1,342.36       | 671.18     | 1,571.87       | 1,465.41             | 1,448.53                        |
| 2024-25 | 106.45          | 1,949.36       | 974.68     | 1,081.13       | 1,081.13             | 1,403.70                        |

Source: JJM-IMIS

State of Kerala has informed that JJM works for providing piped water supply to rural population of the State is in progress, however, the pace of implementation has slowed down due to paucity of funds.

To  achieve  the  goal  of  the  mission  with  focus  on  quality  of  infrastructure  and  Operation  & Maintenance of rural piped water supply schemes for long term sustainability and citizen centric water service delivery, Hon'ble Finance Minister during her budget speech 2025-26 has announced extension of Jal Jeevan Mission until 2028 with enhanced total outlay.

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