Lok Sabha Question No. 752 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: Review of Jal Jeevan Mission Schemes
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Asaduddin Owaisi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 752 ANSWERED ON 24/07/2025

## REVIEW OF JAL JEEVAN MISSION SCHEMES

## 752.   SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is true that the Government has initiated a country-wide inspection of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) schemes following concerns about cost overruns and execution quality;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  inspection  drive  including  the  total  number  of schemes and districts being covered and the parameters being assessed during the review;

(c) whether the Government has data on the number of JJM schemes where the actual costs incurred have significantly exceeded initial estimates and if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise;

(d)  the  original  projected  outlay  under  the  JJM  since  its  inception,  the  cumulative  cost  of schemes  approved  so  far  and  the  extent  of  cost  escalation  proposed  and  cleared  by  the Expenditure Finance Committee; and

(e) the measures being taken by the Government to improve cost-efficiency, transparency in tendering and timely completion of water supply schemes under the said mission?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b)   Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India has appointed Central Nodal Officers (CNOs) for the ground inspection of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) schemes across identified districts. The visits of CNOs are underway and a list of districts visited by the CNOs so far is annexed.

(c)  to  (e)  Drinking  Water  being  a  state  subject,  the  responsibility  of  planning,  approval, implementation,  operation,  and  maintenance  of  drinking  water  supply  schemes,  including those under JJM, lies with State/UT Governments. The Government of India supports 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 are not maintained at the Government of India level.

In August 2019, Union Cabinet had approved the implementation of JJM from 2019-20 to 2023-24 with Central outlay of Rs. 2,08,652 crore. Against the allocated fund, almost entire fund has been utilized. To achieve 100 per cent coverage through continued implementation of 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 JJM until 2028 with enhanced total outlay. Accordingly, a proposal for continuation of JJM until 2028 with enhanced total outlay is under consideration of the Government.

Water being a state subject, the responsibility for finalizing the technical and financial criteria for tenders related to the procurement of goods and services lies with the respective State/UT governments. Further, as per operational guidelines for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission, Government  of  India  has  advised  the  States  that  'while  finalising  the  Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts, relevant clause in the tender documents is to be included mentioning that materials to be procured for use in construction by the contracting agency should adhere to the relevant Indian Standards'

Further, a number of steps have been taken to plan and implement JJM in the whole country with  speed, inter  alia ,  including  joint  discussions  and  finalization  of  saturation  plans  and annual  action  plans  (AAP)  of  States/  UTs,  regular  review  of  implementation,  workshops/ conferences/ webinars for capacity building, training, knowledge sharing, field visits by multidisciplinary 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 to facilitate planning and implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission. For online monitoring, JJM-Integrated 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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|   S.no. | State/ UT         | District                      |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Prakasam                      |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh    | Annamayya                     |
|       3 | Andhra Pradesh    | Kakinada                      |
|       4 | Andhra Pradesh    | YSR kadapa                    |
|       5 | Andhra Pradesh    | Palnadu                       |
|       6 | Andhra Pradesh    | West Godavari                 |
|       7 | Arunachal Pradesh | Papum Pare                    |
|       8 | Assam             | Kamrup                        |
|       9 | Assam             | Udalguri                      |
|      10 | Chhattisgarh      | Mohla-Manpur- Ambagarh Chouki |
|      11 | Goa               | North Goa                     |
|      12 | Gujarat           | Ahmedabad                     |
|      13 | Gujarat           | Surendranagar                 |
|      14 | Gujarat           | Amreli                        |
|      15 | Gujarat           | Banas Kantha                  |
|      16 | Gujarat           | Dahod                         |
|      17 | Gujarat           | Dangs                         |
|      18 | Gujarat           | Surat                         |
|      19 | Gujarat           | Valsad                        |
|      20 | Haryana           | Nuh                           |
|      21 | Himachal Pradesh  | Mandi                         |
|      22 | Jammu &Kashmir    | Anantnag                      |
|      23 | Jharkhand         | Koderma                       |
|      24 | Jharkhand         | Palamu                        |
|      25 | Jharkhand         | Pakur                         |
|      26 | Jharkhand         | Ranchi                        |
|      27 | Jharkhand         | Sahebganj                     |
|      28 | Karnataka         | Chikkamagalu ru               |
|      29 | Karnataka         | Chitradurga                   |
|      30 | Karnataka         | Yadgir                        |
|      31 | Karnataka         | Bagalkote                     |
|      32 | Karnataka         | Raichur                       |
|      33 | Karnataka         | Dakshina Kannada              |
|      34 | Karnataka         | Dharwad                       |
|      35 | Karnataka         | Haveri                        |
|      36 | Karnataka         | Mandya                        |
|      37 | Karnataka         | Ramanagara                    |
|      38 | Karnataka         | Hassan                        |
|      39 | Karnataka         | Tumakuru                      |
|      40 | Karnataka         | Vijayanagar                   |
|      41 | Karnataka         | Vijayapura                    |
|      42 | Karnataka         | Udupi                         |
|      43 |                   | Kollam                        |
|      44 | Kerala            | Kannur                        |
|      45 |                   | Malappuram                    |
|      46 |                   | Kottayam                      |

| S.no.   | State/ UT      | District                  |
|---------|----------------|---------------------------|
| 47      |                | Kozhikode                 |
| 48      | Kerala         | Thrissur                  |
| 49      |                | Alappuzha                 |
| 50      | Ladakh         | Kargil                    |
| 51      |                | Chhindwara                |
| 52      |                | Sheopur                   |
| 53      |                | Shivpuri                  |
| 54      |                | Alirajpur                 |
| 55      |                | Dhar                      |
| 56      |                | Ashoknagar                |
| 57      |                | Vidisha                   |
| 58      |                | Barwani                   |
| 59      |                | Chhatarpur                |
| 60      |                | Dindori                   |
| 61      |                | Jabalpur                  |
| 62      |                | Mandla                    |
| 63      | Madhya Pradesh | Khargone (West Nimar)     |
| 64      |                | Mandsaur                  |
| 65      |                | Neemuch                   |
| 66      |                | Raisen                    |
| 67      |                | Sehore                    |
| 68      |                | Ratlam                    |
| 69      |                | Rewa                      |
| 70      |                | Satna                     |
| 71      |                | Shajapur                  |
| 72      |                | Sidhi                     |
| 73      |                | Ujjain                    |
| 74      |                | Panna                     |
| 75      |                | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar |
| 76      | Maharashtra    | Latur                     |
| 77      |                | Nanded                    |
| 78      | Manipur        | Imphal East               |
| 79      |                | South West Garo Hills     |
| 80      | Meghalaya      | West Garo Hills           |
| 81      | Mizoram        | Aizawl                    |
| 82      | Nagaland       | Dimapur                   |
| 83      |                | Jharsuguda                |
| 84      |                | Rayagada                  |
| 85      |                | Gajapati                  |
| 86      |                | Bargarh                   |
| 87      |                | Sambalpur                 |
| 88      | Odisha         | Cuttack                   |
| 89      |                | Jagatsinghapur            |
| 90      |                | Deogarh                   |
|         |                | Jajapur                   |
| 91      |                |                           |
| 92      |                | Ganjam                    |
| 93 94   |                | Kandhamal                 |
|         | Puducherry     | Karaikal                  |

|   S.no. | State/ UT     | District          |
|---------|---------------|-------------------|
|      95 | Punjab        | Patiala           |
|      96 | State/ UT     | Fazilka           |
|      97 | State/ UT     | Baran             |
|      98 | State/ UT     | Gangapurcity      |
|      99 | State/ UT     | Hanumangarh       |
|     100 | State/ UT     | Jhunjhunu         |
|     101 | State/ UT     | Bhilwara          |
|     102 | State/ UT     | Rajsamand         |
|     103 | State/ UT     | Bundi             |
|     104 | State/ UT     | Dausa             |
|     105 | Rajasthan     | Dholpur           |
|     106 | State/ UT     | Dungarpur         |
|     107 | State/ UT     | Pratapgarh        |
|     108 | State/ UT     | Udaipur           |
|     109 | State/ UT     | Sikar             |
|     110 | State/ UT     | Jodhpur (Gramin)  |
|     111 | State/ UT     | Kekri             |
|     112 | State/ UT     | Sanchore          |
|     113 | State/ UT     | Chittorgarh       |
|     114 | Sikkim        | Namchi            |
|     115 | Sikkim        | Paykong           |
|     116 | Sikkim        | Sivaganga         |
|     117 | Sikkim        | Madurai           |
|     118 | Sikkim        | Nagapattinam      |
|     119 | Tamil Nadu    | Thiruvarur        |
|     120 | Sikkim        | Ramanathapuram    |
|     121 | Sikkim        | Tirunelveli       |
|     122 | Sikkim        | Virudhunagar      |
|     123 | Tripura       | Gomati            |
|     124 |               | Unnao             |
|     125 |               | Agra              |
|     126 |               | Mathura           |
|     127 |               | Ballia            |
|     128 | Uttar Pradesh | Banda             |
|     129 |               | Firozabad         |
|     130 |               | Prayagraj         |
|     131 |               | Sonbhadra         |
|     132 |               | Chitrakoot        |
|     133 | Uttarakhand   | Pithoragarh       |
|     134 |               | Darjeeling        |
|     135 |               | Bankura           |
|     136 |               | Purulia           |
|     137 | West Bengal   | Howrah            |
|     138 |               | Malda             |
|     139 |               | South 24 Parganas |
|     140 |               | Nadia             |

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