Lok Sabha Question No. 166 (STARRED), answered on 2025-07-31
Subject: Functional Household Tap Connections in Jharkhand
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 166 ANSWERED ON 31/07/2025

## FUNCTIONAL HOUSEHOLD TAP CONNECTIONS IN JHARKHAND

## *166. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Wil the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  rural  households  provided  with  Functional  Household  Tap  Connections (FHTCs) in Jharkhand since the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM);
- (b)  whether the Government is aware of the slow pace of implementation of JJM in many districts of Jharkhand;
- (c) if so, the reasons for delay including any financial, administrative or technical constraints;
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to fast-track the execution of the said mission in the State;
- (e)  the  number  of  villages  in  tribal-dominated  and  aspirational  districts  that  have  received FHTCs under JJM;
- (f) whether these areas are being given priority under the mission; and
- (g) the specific interventions planned for Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected blocks?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI C R PATIL)

(a) to (g)   A Statement of reply is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 166 answered on 31.07.2025

(a) As  per  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  IMIS,  only  3.45  lakh  (5.52%)  households  had Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) in Jharkhand at the time of announcement of JJM  in  2019  which  has  now  increased  to  34.42  lakh  (55.05%)  rural  households  as  on 25.7.2025.

(b)  to  (d)  Drinking  water  is  a  State  subject,  and  hence,  the  responsibility  of  planning, approval, execution / implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes, including those under the Jal Jeevan Mission, lies with State/ Union Territory (UT) Governments. However, lack of dependable drinking water sources in water-stressed, drought prone, uneven geographical terrain, scattered rural habitations, lack of technical capacity with implementing  agencies,  delay  in  obtaining  statutory/  other  clearances,  delay  in  providing matching state share against the central funds, land availability issues etc. are a few of the reasons for delay in the implementation of the Mission in states.

To expedite  the  planning  and  implementation,  as  well  as  monitoring  and  handhold  States/ UTs, including Jharkhand, Government of India has taken number of steps which inter alia includes discussion and finalization of annual action plan (AAP) in consultation with States/ UTs, regular review of planning and 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  'JJM dashboard' 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.

Details of funds allocated by  Government of India to Government of Jharkhand and funds drawn  and  reported  utilisation  thereof  by  the  state  government  as  on  25.7.2025  under  Jal Jeevan Mission are as under: -

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| Year    | Central Share   | Central Share   | Central Share   | Central Share   | Central Share        | Expenditure under State Share   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
| Year    | Opening Balance | Fund allocated  | Fund drawn      | Available fund  | Reported utilization | Expenditure under State Share   |
| 2019-20 | 75.79           | 267.69          | 291.19          | 382.97          | 114.89               | 120.78                          |
| 2020-21 | 268.08          | 572.24          | 143.06          | 411.14          | 286.62               | 177.73                          |
| 2021-22 | 124.51          | 2,479.88        | 512.22          | 636.73          | 437.21               | 510.99                          |
| 2022-23 | 199.52          | 2,825.52        | 2,119.14        | 2,318.66        | 1,789.85             | 1,593.00                        |
| 2023-24 | 528.81          | 4,722.76        | 2,875.35        | 3,404.16        | 3,140.70             | 3,291.53                        |
| 2024-25 | 263.46          | 2,114.22        | 70.0            | 333.46          | 203.56               | 1,097.60                        |
| Total   | Total           | 12,982.31       | 6,010.96        | 7,487.12        | 5,972.83             | 6,791.63                        |

[Source: JJM-IMIS]

The Government of India during FY 2019-20 to 2024-25 has allocated ₹12,982.31 crore to the State; however, the state could draw only ₹6,010.96 crore (46.30%) from the allocated amount and, thus, couldn't draw ₹6,971.35 crore of central funds.

(e) & (f) JJM follows a universal approach to cover all rural households including the remote rural households. Following the principle of 'no one is left out', under Jal Jeevan Mission, provision of tap water supply is envisaged for every rural household, including all SC/ ST rural households of Jharkhand.

As per the JJM-IMIS, out of total 9,510 tribal dominated villages, 2,252 villages have been covered  with  100%  FHTCs  in  Jharkhand.  Out  of  a  total  of  23,206  villages  in  the  19 Aspirational Districts of Jharkhand, 5,707 villages have been provided with 100% Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) in Jharkhand.

(g) As  per the JJM-IMIS  portal, Giridih, Gumla,  Latehar, Lohardaga,  and  West Singhbhum were identified as Left-Wing Extremism LWE) affected districts in the State of Jharkhand.  As  per  the  JJM-IM1S,  out  of  total  13,23,798  households,  9,29,713  households (70.23%) have been covered with FHTCs in Jharkhand. A separate reporting form has also been created in JJM  Integrated Management  Information System (IMIS) for better monitoring of LWE districts.

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