Lok Sabha Question No. 3665 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Drinking Water under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Vijay Baghel, Arun Sao, Mohan Mandavi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-†3665

ANSWERED ON-10/08/2023

## DRINKING WATER UNDER JJM

## 3665.        SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL: SHRI ARUN SAO: SHRI MOHAN MANDAVI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of rural households as compared to other households getting safe and clean drinking water after the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM);

(b) the details of States/Union Territories (UTs) which have reported hundred per cent coverage in getting adequate, safe and regular supply of drinking water to rural households;

(c) the details of the remaining States/UTs where expected results have not been achieved even after four years since implementation of JJM and the reasons therefor; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to achieve the goal of providing safe and clean drinking water to all rural households in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE OF JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (d) Since August 2019, Government of India is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal in partnership with States to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household of the country by 2024.

Drinking Water is a State subject and accordingly the primary responsibility to plan, design, approve and implement drinking water supply schemes lies with States. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical and financial assistance.

At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission in August 2019, 3.23 Crore rural households were reported to  have  tap  water  connections.  Since  then,  tap  water  connections  have  been provided to additional 9.53 Crore rural households. Thus, as on 07.08.2023, out of 19.42 Crore rural households in the country, provision of tap water supply has been made to 12.76 Crore (65.75%) households.

As  on  07.08.2023,  the  6  States  of  Goa,  Gujarat,  Haryana,  Punjab,  Himachal  Pradesh  and Telangana, and 3 UTs of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, and Puducherry reported to have provided tap water connection to every rural household in their State/UT.

Although,  few  States  reported  slow  progress  in  the  initial  years  due  to  implementation challenges faced by them in the planning phase. CoVID-19 pandemic also impacted the pace of implementation in the States. However, the pace of implementation in all States/UT has shown significant improvement. The remaining States/UTs have been advised to cover all their rural  households  within  the  mission  period.  The  State/  UT  wise  status  of  tap  connections provided to rural households under JJM, is at Annex .

A number of steps have been taken to plan and implement JJM in the whole country with speed, inter  alia,  which  includes  joint  discussion  and  finalization  of  annual  action  plan  (AAP)  of States/ UTs, regular review of implementation, workshops/ conferences/ webinars for capacity building and knowledge sharing, field visits by multi-disciplinary team to provide technical support, etc. A detailed Operational Guidelines 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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## Annex referred to in reply to Lok Sabha UQ No. †3665 answered on 10.08.2023 State/ UT-wise status of tap water connections in rural households

(Nos. in lakhs)

| S. No.   | State/ UT     | Total rural HHs as on 07.08.2023   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.08.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.08.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water connections as on 07.08.2023   | Rural HHs with tap water connections as on 07.08.2023   |
|----------|---------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT     | Total rural HHs as on 07.08.2023   | No.                                                    | In%                                                    | No.                                                     | In%                                                     |
| 1.       | A &NIslands   | 0.62                               | 0.29                                                   | 46.02                                                  | 0.62                                                    | 100                                                     |
| 2.       | Andhra Pr.    | 95.55                              | 30.74                                                  | 32.18                                                  | 66.99                                                   | 70.11                                                   |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pr. | 2.30                               | 0.23                                                   | 9.91                                                   | 1.99                                                    | 86.61                                                   |
| 4.       | Assam         | 68.30                              | 1.11                                                   | 1.63                                                   | 36.23                                                   | 53.04                                                   |
| 5.       | Bihar         | 166.30                             | 3.16                                                   | 1.90                                                   | 160.30                                                  | 96.39                                                   |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh  | 50.12                              | 3.20                                                   | 6.38                                                   | 27.86                                                   | 55.58                                                   |
| 7.       | DNH and DD    | 0.85                               | 0.00                                                   | 0.00                                                   | 0.85                                                    | 100                                                     |
| 8.       | Goa           | 2.63                               | 1.99                                                   | 75.70                                                  | 2.63                                                    | 100                                                     |
| 9.       | Gujarat       | 91.18                              | 65.16                                                  | 71.46                                                  | 91.18                                                   | 100                                                     |
| 10.      | Haryana       | 30.41                              | 17.66                                                  | 58.08                                                  | 30.41                                                   | 100                                                     |
| 11.      | Himachal Pr.  | 17.09                              | 7.63                                                   | 44.64                                                  | 17.09                                                   | 100                                                     |
| 12.      | J&K           | 18.66                              | 5.75                                                   | 30.84                                                  | 12.61                                                   | 67.59                                                   |
| 13.      | Jharkhand     | 61.35                              | 3.45                                                   | 5.63                                                   | 24.37                                                   | 39.73                                                   |
| 14.      | Karnataka     | 101.17                             | 24.51                                                  | 24.23                                                  | 69.73                                                   | 68.93                                                   |
| 15.      | Kerala        | 70.84                              | 16.64                                                  | 23.50                                                  | 35.53                                                   | 50.16                                                   |
| 16.      | Ladakh        | 0.42                               | 0.01                                                   | 3.33                                                   | 0.34                                                    | 80.65                                                   |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep   | 0.13                               | -                                                      | 0.00                                                   | 0.00                                                    | 1.62                                                    |
| 18.      | Madhya Pr.    | 119.63                             | 13.53                                                  | 11.31                                                  | 62.75                                                   | 52.45                                                   |
| 19.      | Maharashtra   | 146.73                             | 48.44                                                  | 33.01                                                  | 114.49                                                  | 78.03                                                   |
| 20.      | Manipur       | 4.52                               | 0.26                                                   | 5.74                                                   | 3.47                                                    | 76.76                                                   |
| 21.      | Meghalaya     | 6.52                               | 0.05                                                   | 0.70                                                   | 3.63                                                    | 55.70                                                   |
| 22.      | Mizoram       | 1.33                               | 0.09                                                   | 6.91                                                   | 1.21                                                    | 91.33                                                   |
| 23.      | Nagaland      | 3.69                               | 0.14                                                   | 3.76                                                   | 2.80                                                    | 75.94                                                   |
| 24.      | Odisha        | 88.61                              | 3.11                                                   | 3.51                                                   | 55.75                                                   | 62.92                                                   |
| 25.      | Puducherry    | 1.15                               | 0.94                                                   | 81.33                                                  | 1.15                                                    | 100                                                     |
| 26.      | Punjab        | 34.26                              | 16.79                                                  | 49.00                                                  | 34.26                                                   | 100                                                     |
| 27.      | Rajasthan     | 106.70                             | 11.74                                                  | 10.87                                                  | 44.99                                                   | 42.16                                                   |
| 28.      | Sikkim        | 1.32                               | 0.70                                                   | 53.34                                                  | 1.14                                                    | 86.62                                                   |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu    | 125.43                             | 21.76                                                  | 17.33                                                  | 89.69                                                   | 71.51                                                   |
| 30.      | Telangana     | 53.98                              | 15.68                                                  | 29.05                                                  | 53.98                                                   | 100                                                     |
| 31.      | Tripura       | 7.44                               | 0.25                                                   | 3.30                                                   | 4.97                                                    | 66.88                                                   |
| 32.      | Uttar Pr.     | 262.47                             | 5.16                                                   | 1.94                                                   | 147.28                                                  | 56.11                                                   |
| 33.      | Uttarakhand   | 14.95                              | 1.30                                                   | 8.72                                                   | 11.87                                                   | 79.41                                                   |
| 34.      | West Bengal   | 184.63                             | 2.15                                                   | 1.16                                                   | 64.14                                                   | 34.74                                                   |
|          | Total         | 1,941.33                           | 323.63                                                 | 16.67                                                  | 1,276.48                                                | 65.75                                                   |

Source: JJM IMIS