Lok Sabha Question No. 2065 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-31
Subject: Har Ghar Jal Scheme under JJM in Ambedkar District
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Lalji Verma

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2065 ANSWERED ON 31/07/2025

## HAR GHAR JAL SCHEME UNDER JJM IN AMBEDKAR DISTRICT

## †2065.  SHRI LALJI VERMA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the number of villages in Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh where the work of the 'Har Ghar Jal' scheme under the Jal Jeevan Mission has been completed so far;

(b) whether roads and lanes have been dug up to facilitate the installation of pipelines under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof;

- (c) whether the said roads and lanes are likely to be repaired; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which this work is likely to be done?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States/UTs is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of potable water to every rural household of the country through functional tap connection. At the start of the mission, only 3.23  crore  (16.71%)  rural  households  were  reported  to  have  tap  water  connections.  With concerted  efforts  from  both  Centre  and  States/UTs  under  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  -  Har Ghar  Jal  around  12.43  crore  additional  rural  households  have  been  reported  to  have  been provided  with  tap  water  connections.  Thus,  as  on  26.07.2025,  out  of  19.36  crore  rural households in the country, more than 15.67 crore (80.96%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

At  the  time  of  announcement  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission,  in  Uttar  Pradesh,  5.16  Lakh  rural households  were  reported  to  have  tap  water  connections.  Since  then,  around  235.76  Lakh additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections in the State. Thus, as  on  26.07.2025,  out  of  267.21  Lakh  rural  households  in  the  State,  around  240.92  Lakh (90.16%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

In  Ambedkar  Nagar  district  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  at  the  time  of  announcement  of  JJM,  3.96 Thousand rural households were reported to have tap water connections. Since then, around 3.06 Lakh rural households in the district have been provided tap water connections. Thus, as on 26.07.2025, out of total 3.16 Lakh rural households in the said district, around 3.10 Lakh (98.09%) rural households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

Under  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  in  district Ambedkar  Nagar,  there  are  total  571  schemes  to  be constructed  which  covers  1573  Revenue  Villages,  out  of  which  104  Schemes  are  fully completed  and  functional  which  covers  235  Revenue  villages  and  by  direct  pumping  207 Schemes are functional which Covers 366 Revenue villages. Thus 601 Revenue Villages are getting regular water supply through 311 schemes.

(b)  Water being a State subject, States/UTs have been empowered to plan, design, approve, implement and operate &  maintain drinking water supply schemes.  As such, the responsibility of implementation, inter-alia including repairing or restoration of roads that get affected while laying water supply pipelines of rural water supply schemes taken up under JJM, lies with State/ UT Governments and the funds available under JJM may be utilized for the same. Further, to avoid any hardships to the villagers, States/UTs have been advised to take up rural water schemes in a way with minimum damages to infrastructure such as roads/ highways  and  to  restore  the  roads/  highways  immediately  in  case  of  damages  done  while laying of pipelines for water supply systems.

As reported by the State of Uttar Pradesh, till 25 th July, 2025, 11,359 KM distribution pipe line  has  been  laid  in  the  district Ambedkar  Nagar.  During  laying  of  pipeline,  3700  Km  of various types of roads have been dismantled.

(c) & (d) Yes, the state government of Uttar Pradesh has informed that in district Ambedkar Nagar,  out  of  3700  Km  of  various  types  of  roads,  3627  KMs  roads  already  have  been restored.  Remaining  73  Kms  of  Roads  have  been  made  motorable  which  is  targeted  to  be fully restored after hydro testing of pipelines.

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