Lok Sabha Question No. 4658 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Nal Se Jal Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Anil Yeshwant Desai

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4658

ANSWERED ON 21.08.2025

## NAL SE JAL MISSION

## 4658.   SHRI ANIL YESHWANT DESAI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the aims and objectives to launch the Nal Se Jal Mission in the country;
- (b) the number of villages and cities still experiencing water shortage in the country, Statewise;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to make sufficient drinking water available to the people; and
- (d) the details of the financial allocation made for the said purpose during each of the last ten years along with the targets achieved in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  -  Har  Ghar  Jal,  after  subsuming  erstwhile  National  Rural  Drinking  Water Programme (NRDWP), aiming at provisioning of potable water to every rural household through tap water  connection  at  a  service  level  of  55  litre  per  capita  per  day  (lpcd),  of  prescribed  quality (BIS:10500), on regular and long-term basis.

At  the  time  of  announcement  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission,  3.23  Crore  (17%)  rural  households  were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 18.08.2025, around 12.45 Crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 18.08.2025, out of 19.36 Crore rural households, in around 5.86 lakh villages, in the country, around 15.69 Crore (81.02%) households spread around 5.82 lakh villages, are reported to have tap water supply in their homes. Further, as on 18.08.2025, more than 2.63 lakh villages are reported as 'Har Ghar  Jal'  i.e.  100%  rural  households  are  having  tap  water  supply.  State/  UT-wise  details  are available in public domain and accessible through JJM-IMIS at:

https://ejalshakti.gov.in/JJM/JJMReports/Physical/Rpt\_JJM\_VillageWisePWSReport.aspx

Further,  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs,  has  informed  that  Government  of  India  provides financial  and  technical  support  to  the  States  through  various  schemes/  Missions  such  as  Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and AMRUT 2.0.

The  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT)  was  launched  by  the Central Government on June 25, 2015, for 500 cities (485 cities including 15 merged cities) across all States/UTs in the country. The major thrust areas of the Mission were water supply, sewerage & septage management, storm water drainage, green spaces & parks, non-motorized urban transport.

Under AMRUT, 1,405 water supply projects worth ₹43,392.15 crore have been grounded. Under AMRUT Mission in convergence with the States, 189 lakh water tap connections (new/ serviced) have been provided against the target of 139 lakh.

Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 scheme was launched on 01 October 2021 in all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ cities, enabling the cities to become 'self-reliant' and  'water  secure'.  Providing  universal  coverage  of  sewerage  &  septage  management  in  500 AMRUT cities  is  one  of  the  major  focus  areas  of  AMRUT  2.0.  Rejuvenation  of  water  bodies, development  of  green  spaces  and  parks  are  other  components  of  the  Mission.  The  total  central assistance was allocated to the States/ UTs at the beginning of the mission for the entire mission period  and  not  on  yearly  basis.  Under  AMRUT  2.0  so  far,  3,571  water  supply  projects  worth ₹1,18,421.92 crore have been approved by MoHUA. Approved projects cover 178 lakh new water tap connections.

Drinking water being a State subject, under JJM, responsibilities for planning, approval, implementation,  operation  and  maintenance  of  drinking  water  supply  schemes  lie  with  State/  UT governments.  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State/  UT  government  by providing  technical  and  financial  assistance.  Year-wise  details  of  financial  progress  made  so  far under the Mission is as under:

|           |           |            |           | (Amount in Rs. Crore)   |
|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------------------|
| 2019-2020 | 10,000.66 | 10,000.66  | 10,000.44 | 10,074.28               |
| 2020-2021 | 11,500.00 | 11,000.00  | 10,999.94 | 20,449.96               |
| 2021-2022 | 50,011.00 | 45,011.00  | 40,125.64 | 43,551.85               |
| 2022-2023 | 60,000.00 | 55,000.00  | 54,839.79 | 92,339.73               |
| 2023-2024 | 70,000.00 | 70,000.00  | 69,992.37 | 1,55,979.20             |
| 2024-2025 | 70,162.90 | 22,694.00# | 22,638.44 | 92,600.89               |

#total utilization restricted to approved central outlay of Rs. 2,08,652 Crore       Source: JJM-IMIS/ PFMS

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  multi-disciplinary  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  effective  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).

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 Jal Jeevan Mission until 2028 with enhanced total outlay. For smooth and expeditious implementation of Mission in 2025-26, an amount of Rs. 67,000 Crore is allocated as BE 2025-26.

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