Lok Sabha Question No. 515 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Tap Water Connections under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dr. Nishikant Dubey, Shri Zia Ur Rehman

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 515

ANSWERED ON  06/02/2025

## TAP WATER CONNECTIONS UNDER JJM

## 515. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

## SHRI ZIA UR REHMAN:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of tap water connections provided by the Government under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in the country till date along with the progress made in urban and rural areas in this regard;

(b) whether the Government proposes to complete the JJM by the end of the current year in a time-bound manner and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of the States in which cent per cent households have been provided the tap water connections under JJM along with the steps taken / being taken to provide tap water connection to the States lagging behind?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) : 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,  in  August  2019,  Government  of  India  is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in partnership with States to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household.

At the time of launch of JJM, 3.23 Crore rural households (16.71%) of the country had tap water connections. Since then, about 12.21 Crore (75.68%) families living in rural areas have been provided with tap water connections in their homes and as on 03.02.2025, out of total 19.37 Crore  rural  households,  15.45  Crore  (79.75%)  households  are  provided  with  tap  water connections.

Similarly, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is implementing Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) which was launched on 25 June 2015 and AMRUT  2.0  on  01 st October  2021  for  period  of  5  years  in  all  Urban  Local  Bodies (ULBs)//Towns/Cities in all the States/ UTs which includes inter alia provision of safe water supply to households. As reported by States/UTs, 77 Lakh tap water connections have been provided under AMRUT and under AMRUT 2.0 out of approved projects cover planned to cover 182 lakh new tap connections.

Water being a state subject, the responsibility of planning, approval, implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes/ works, 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. As  on date, 11 States/ UTs namely Goa, A&N Islands,  D&NH  and  D&D,  Haryana,  Telangana,  Puducherry,  Gujarat,  Punjab,  Himachal Pradesh., Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram have become 'Har Ghar Jal' States/ UT.

Further, a number of steps have been taken to provide tap water supply to all households in all the States/ UTs, which includes joint discussion and finalization of annual action plan, regular review  of  implementation,  workshops/  conferences/  webinars  for  capacity  building  and knowledge sharing, field visits by multi-disciplinary team to provide technical support, etc.

To bring transparency and effective monitoring, an online 'dashboard' has been created in public domain for which provides State/ UT, district and village-wise progress as well as status of provision of tap water supply can be seen. The dashboard can be accessed at:

https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx

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