Lok Sabha Question No. 1017 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: Progress under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dayanidhi Maran

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1017 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08/02/2024

## Progress under JJM

## 1017.  SHRI DAYANIDHI MARAN:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the details of the progress made under the Jal Jeevan Mission since its inception in 2019;
- (b)  the specific challenges faced by the Ministry in achieving the goal of providing safe drinking water connections to all rural households by 2024;
- (c)   the number of reported and certified connections have been audited by the Government and the manner  in  which  the  Ministry  is  addressing  discrepancies  between  reported  and  certified connections, State-wise;
- (d)  the details of the independent verification mechanisms and the manner in which the Ministry proposes to address the findings from these verification mechanisms and ensure the reliability of reported data;
- (e)   the funds allocated to States to achieve the Har Ghar Jal Mission since inception, State-wise; and
- (f)   the manner in which the Ministry responds to discrepancies between official certifications and the ground realities?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a)  Government of India is committed to make provision for safe & potable tap water supply in adequate quantity, of prescribed quality and on a regular & long-term basis to all rural households in the country. Towards this end, the Government of India launched the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), to be implemented in partnership with states, in August 2019. Drinking Water is a State subject, and hence, the responsibility of planning, approval, implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes, including those under the Jal Jeevan Mission, lies with State/UT Governments. The Government of India supports the States by providing technical and financial assistance.

Significant progress has been made in the country since the launch of Jal Jeevan Mission, towards enhancing  access  to  tap  water  to  rural  households.  At  the  time  of  announcement  of  Jal  Jeevan Mission in August 2019, only 3.23 Crore (17%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections.  So  far,  as  reported  by  States/  UTs  as  on  04.02.2024,  additional  11.01  Crore  rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM. Thus, as on 04.02.2024, out of 19.27 Crore rural households in the country, more than 14.24 Crore (73.93%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

(b) A few of the major challenges being faced by the States in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission are listed as under:

- i.) Lack of dependable drinking water sources in water-stressed areas,
- ii.) Presence of geo-genic contaminants in ground water,
- iii.) Uneven geographical terrain, scattered rural habitations,
- iv.) Lack of capacity of the local village communities to manage and operate in-village water supply infrastructure.

Further, delay in release of matching State share in few States has also challenged the progress of the Mission.

(c)  As  per  Operational  Guidelines  of  JJM,  after  making  provision  of  tap  connections  to  all  rural households in a village, the Department implementing the scheme provides completion certificate to Gram Panchayat and marks the village as 'Har Ghar Jal' village on JJM-IMIS. Subsequently, Gram Panchayats in its Gram Sabha meeting after reading out aloud the work completion report, formally passes  resolution  certifying  itself  as  'Har  Ghar  Jal'  village.  The  copy  of  certificate  provided  by implementing department, resolution passed by Gram Sabha, and a small video capturing the Gram Sabha is reflected on JJM Dashboard and village is marked certified in JJM-IMIS. As such, due to time lag in the two processes, the difference exists in Har Ghar Jal reported and certified villages.

As reported by State, as on 30.01.2024, out of around 2.02 lakh villages reported as 'Har Ghar Jal', more  than  1.01  lakh  villages  have  been  certified  by  the  respective  Gram  Sabha.  State/  UT-wise details is at Annex-I.

States/ UTs, are being regularly advised during various review meetings, field visits, conferences, etc.  to  provide  tap  water  connections  to  all  households  and  complete  the  HGJ  certification. Moreover, time  and  again  States  are  advised  to  organize  special  Gram  Sabha  meetings  for  Har Ghar Jal certification after completion of tap water supply works in the village.

(d)  Under  JJM,  to  ensure  usage  of  quality  material  and  quality  construction,  States  have  been advised  to  engage  third  party  inspection  agencies  to  check  the  quality  of  implementation  and inspection of work before payment. Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation also undertakes annual  assessment  of  the  functionality  of  household  tap  water  connections  provided  under  the Mission, through an independent third-party agency, based on standard statistical sampling. During the  functionality  assessment  2021-22,  it  was  found  that  86%  of  households  had  working  tap connections. Out of these, 85% were getting water in adequate quantity, 80% were getting water regularly  as  per  the  schedule  of  water  supply  for  their  piped  water  supply  scheme,  and  87%  of households were receiving water as per the prescribed water quality standards.

To bring transparency and effective monitoring, an online 'JJM dashboard' & mobile App has been created, which provides State/ UT, district, and village-wise progress as well as status of provision of tap water supply to rural homes.

Further, to ensure universal coverage through tap water connection, the Department has evolved a comprehensive multi-level and multi-format system of monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of programme, linking AADHAR of the head of household for targeted delivery and  monitoring  of  specific  outcomes,  subject  to  statutory  provisions,  including  geo-tagging  of assets  created,  third-party  inspections  before  making  payments,  measurement  and  monitoring  of water supply in villages through sensor-based IoT solution etc.

(e) State/ UT-wise details of Central fund allocated under Jal Jeevan Mission since 2019-20 is at Annex-II .

(f)  Water  being  a  State  subject,  discrepancies,  if  any  observed  in  the  reported  data  and  ground realities, through various monitoring mechanisms envisaged under the Mission, are taken up with respective State Governments for taking requisite immediate corrective action.

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Annex-I Annex referred to in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1017 to be answered on 08.02.2024 State/ UT-wise Har Ghar Jal reported and certified

| S. No.   | State             | Har Ghar Jal reported   | Har Ghar Jal Certified   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1        | A &NIslands       | 265                     | 265                      |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    | 4,533                   | 3,550                    |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh | 5,064                   | 4,575                    |
| 4        | Assam             | 4,571                   | 2,018                    |
| 5        | Bihar             | 32,190                  | 1                        |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      | 2,110                   | 550                      |
| 7        | DNH&DD            | 96                      | 96                       |
| 8        | Goa               | 373                     | 373                      |
| 9        | Gujarat           | 17,871                  | 15,821                   |
| 10       | Haryana           | 6,502                   | 6,502                    |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh  | 17,816                  | 10,752                   |
| 12       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 839                     | 303                      |
| 13       | Jharkhand         | 2,106                   | 1,362                    |
| 14       | Karnataka         | 5,282                   | 2,852                    |
| 15       | Kerala            | 103                     | 60                       |
| 16       | Ladakh            | 150                     | 31                       |
| 17       | Lakshadweep       | 3                       | 2                        |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh    | 12,086                  | 5,761                    |
| 19       | Maharashtra       | 16,456                  | 9,919                    |
| 20       | Manipur           | 611                     | 283                      |
| 21       | Meghalaya         | 1,975                   | 1,015                    |
| 22       | Mizoram           | 411                     | 296                      |
| 23       | Nagaland          | 705                     | 401                      |
| 24       | Odisha            | 11,380                  | 5,247                    |
| 25       | Puducherry        | 114                     | 114                      |
| 26       | Punjab            | 11,845                  | 11,845                   |
| 27       | Rajasthan         | 3,360                   | 1,519                    |
| 28       | Sikkim            | 103                     | 39                       |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu        | 5,368                   | 4,028                    |
| 30       | Telangana         | 9,458                   | 0                        |
| 31       | Tripura           | 45                      | 35                       |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh     | 19,794                  | 9,141                    |
| 33       | Uttarakhand       | 7,459                   | 2,831                    |
| 34       | West Bengal       | 2,754                   | 1,077                    |
| Total    | Total             | 2,03,798                | 1,02,664                 |

Source: JJM-IMIS

Annex-II Annex referred to in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1017 to be answered on 08.02.2024 State/ UT-wise central fund allocated under Jal Jeevan Mission since 2019-20 to 2023-24

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

|   S. No. | State             | Total Allocation   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------|
|        1 | A &NIslands       | 29.64              |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh    | 14,334.69          |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 3,574.39           |
|        4 | Assam             | 24,373.91          |
|        5 | Bihar             | 14,001.62          |
|        6 | Chhattisgarh      | 9,272.10           |
|        7 | Goa               | 126.74             |
|        8 | Gujarat           | 11,257.01          |
|        9 | Haryana           | 3,770.30           |
|       10 | Himachal Pradesh  | 3,462.26           |
|       11 | J&K               | 16,401.39          |
|       12 | Jharkhand         | 10,868.09          |
|       13 | Karnataka         | 24,819.48          |
|       14 | Kerala            | 6,006.49           |
|       15 | Ladakh            | 3,981.58           |
|       16 | Lakshadweep       | 76.62              |
|       17 | Madhya Pradesh    | 22,907.40          |
|       18 | Maharashtra       | 39,038.43          |
|       19 | Manipur           | 1,303.27           |
|       20 | Meghalaya         | 5,254.34           |
|       21 | Mizoram           | 1,182.43           |
|       22 | Nagaland          | 1,466.53           |
|       23 | Odisha            | 10,217.47          |
|       24 | Puducherry        | 70.58              |
|       25 | Punjab            | 5,129.12           |
|       26 | Rajasthan         | 30,352.78          |
|       27 | Sikkim            | 942.28             |
|       28 | Tamil Nadu        | 12,617.63          |
|       29 | Telangana         | 3,981.98           |
|       30 | Tripura           | 3,318.71           |
|       31 | Uttar Pradesh     | 48,194.22          |
|       32 | Uttarakhand       | 8,279.10           |
|       33 | West Bengal       | 19,595.02          |

Source: JJM-IMIS

No fund drawn by Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu (DNH & DD)