Lok Sabha Question No. 603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Har Ghar Nal Se Jal Initiative
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathva, Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Shri Tanuj Punia

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 603

ANSWERED ON 06.02.2025

## HAR GHAR NAL SE JAL INITIATIVE

## 603. SHRI JASHUBHAI BHILUBHAI RATHVA: SHRI JASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR: SHRI TANUJ PUNIA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to provide tap water connections to every household in the country particularly Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh under the 'Har Ghar Nal Se Jal' initiative of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) by the year 2024 and if so, the details along with the current status thereof, district-wise;

(b) whether  the  JJM  is  successful  in  providing  functional  household  tap  connection  to  every rural household, if so, the details thereof along with the number of villages certified as Har Ghar Jal under JJM;

(c)  whether there is an increase in the rural household tap water connections from 2019 and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the  time-bound  action  plan  of  the  Government  for  providing  tap  water  connections  to  the families  left  out  under  the  'Har  Ghar  Nal  Se  Jal'  initiative  in  the  rural  areas  of  Uttar  Pradesh including Barabanki district?

## ANSWER

## THE 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 to enable every rural household in the country, including those in the States of Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, to have assured potable water of prescribed quality on regular and long-term basis, through tap water connection.

At the start of Jal Jeevan Mission in August 2019, only 3.23 Crore (16.7%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 03.02.2025, under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal around 12.21 Crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 03.02.2025, out of 19.36 Crore rural households in the country, more than 15.44 Crore (79.69%) households are reported to have tap water supply

in their homes. 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  i.e.  100%  households  are  having  tap  water  supply  and  the remaining States/ UTs, including the State of Uttar Pradesh, are at various stages of completion of the Mission as per their saturation plan. State/ UT-wise details are annexed .

Further,  the  district-wise  and  village-wise  status  of  tap  water  connection  provided  under  the Mission in rural areas, including those in the Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, is also in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at:

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

As  per  Operational  Guidelines  of  JJM,  after  making  provision  of  tap  connections  to  all  rural households in a village, the Department implementing the scheme provides completion certificate to Gram Panchayat and marks the village as 'Har Ghar Jal' village on JJM-IMIS. Subsequently, Gram Panchayats in its Gram Sabha meeting after reading out aloud the work completion report, formally passes  resolution  certifying  itself  as  'Har  Ghar  Jal'  village.  The  copy  of  certificate  provided  by implementing department, resolution passed by Gram Sabha, and a small video capturing the Gram Sabha is reflected on JJM Dashboard and village is marked certified in JJM-IMIS.

As reported by State, as on 03.02.2025, out of around 2.51 lakh villages reported as 'Har Ghar Jal', around 1.53 lakh villages have been certified by the respective Gram Sabhas.

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Annex referred to in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 603 answered on 06.02.2025

## JJM: State/ UT-wise status of tap water connections in rural households as on 03.02.2025

No. in lakh

| S. No.   | State/ UT     | Total rural HHs   | Rural HHs with tap water supply as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water supply as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs given tap water connections since 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs given tap water connections since 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on date   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on date   |
|----------|---------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT     | Total rural HHs   | No.                                               | %                                                 | No.                                                     | %                                                       | No.                                              | %                                                |
| 1        | A &NIslands   | 0.62              | 0.29                                              | 46.02                                             | 0.33                                                    | 53.98                                                   | 0.62                                             | 100.00                                           |
| 2        | Arunachal Pr. | 2.29              | 0.23                                              | 9.97                                              | 2.06                                                    | 90.03                                                   | 2.29                                             | 100.00                                           |
| 3        | DNH&DD        | 0.85              | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                              | 0.85                                                    | 100.00                                                  | 0.85                                             | 100.00                                           |
| 4        | Goa           | 2.64              | 1.99                                              | 75.44                                             | 0.65                                                    | 24.56                                                   | 2.64                                             | 100.00                                           |
| 5        | Gujarat       | 91.18             | 65.16                                             | 71.46                                             | 26.02                                                   | 28.54                                                   | 91.18                                            | 100.00                                           |
| 6        | Haryana       | 30.41             | 17.66                                             | 58.08                                             | 12.75                                                   | 41.92                                                   | 30.41                                            | 100.00                                           |
| 7        | Himachal Pr.  | 17.09             | 7.63                                              | 44.64                                             | 9.46                                                    | 55.36                                                   | 17.09                                            | 100.00                                           |
| 8        | Mizoram       | 1.33              | 0.09                                              | 6.91                                              | 1.24                                                    | 93.09                                                   | 1.33                                             | 100.00                                           |
| 9        | Puducherry    | 1.15              | 0.94                                              | 81.33                                             | 0.21                                                    | 18.67                                                   | 1.15                                             | 100.00                                           |
| 10       | Punjab        | 34.27             | 16.79                                             | 48.98                                             | 17.48                                                   | 51.02                                                   | 34.27                                            | 100.00                                           |
| 11       | Telangana     | 53.98             | 15.68                                             | 29.05                                             | 38.30                                                   | 70.95                                                   | 53.98                                            | 100.00                                           |
| 12       | Uttarakhand   | 14.51             | 1.30                                              | 8.98                                              | 12.80                                                   | 88.25                                                   | 14.11                                            | 97.24                                            |
| 13       | Ladakh        | 0.41              | 0.01                                              | 3.48                                              | 0.38                                                    | 92.57                                                   | 0.39                                             | 96.05                                            |
| 14       | Bihar         | 167.55            | 3.16                                              | 1.89                                              | 157.19                                                  | 93.82                                                   | 160.36                                           | 95.71                                            |
| 15       | Nagaland      | 3.64              | 0.14                                              | 3.82                                              | 3.23                                                    | 88.87                                                   | 3.37                                             | 92.69                                            |
| 16       | Lakshadweep   | 0.13              |                                                   | 0.00                                              | 0.12                                                    | 91.39                                                   | 0.12                                             | 91.39                                            |
| 17       | Sikkim        | 1.33              | 0.70                                              | 52.96                                             | 0.50                                                    | 37.82                                                   | 1.21                                             | 90.78                                            |
| 18       | Tamil Nadu    | 125.28            | 21.76                                             | 17.37                                             | 88.94                                                   | 71.00                                                   | 110.71                                           | 88.37                                            |
| 19       | Maharashtra   | 146.81            | 48.44                                             | 32.99                                             | 80.94                                                   | 55.13                                                   | 129.38                                           | 88.13                                            |
| 20       | Uttar Pr.     | 267.29            | 5.16                                              | 1.93                                              | 228.84                                                  | 85.62                                                   | 234.01                                           | 87.55                                            |
| 21       | Tripura       | 7.51              | 0.25                                              | 3.26                                              | 6.13                                                    | 81.68                                                   | 6.38                                             | 84.94                                            |
| 22       | Karnataka     | 101.32            | 24.51                                             | 24.19                                             | 59.67                                                   | 58.90                                                   | 84.19                                            | 83.09                                            |
| 23       | Meghalaya     | 6.51              | 0.05                                              | 0.70                                              | 5.28                                                    | 81.06                                                   | 5.32                                             | 81.76                                            |
| 24       | Assam         | 72.25             | 1.11                                              | 1.54                                              | 57.65                                                   | 79.78                                                   | 58.76                                            | 81.32                                            |
| 25       | J&K           | 19.24             | 5.75                                              | 29.92                                             | 9.79                                                    | 50.89                                                   | 15.54                                            | 80.81                                            |
| 26       | Chhattisgarh  | 50.04             | 3.20                                              | 6.39                                              | 37.01                                                   | 73.96                                                   | 40.21                                            | 80.35                                            |
| 27       | Manipur       | 4.52              | 0.26                                              | 5.74                                              | 3.34                                                    | 73.85                                                   | 3.59                                             | 79.59                                            |
| 28       | Odisha        | 88.70             | 3.11                                              | 3.50                                              | 64.66                                                   | 72.90                                                   | 67.77                                            | 76.41                                            |
| 29       | Andhra Pr.    | 95.53             | 30.74                                             | 32.18                                             | 39.71                                                   | 41.56                                                   | 70.45                                            | 73.74                                            |
| 30       | Madhya Pr.    | 111.89            | 13.53                                             | 12.09                                             | 61.72                                                   | 55.17                                                   | 75.25                                            | 67.26                                            |
| 31       | Rajasthan     | 107.77            | 11.74                                             | 10.89                                             | 47.87                                                   | 44.42                                                   | 59.61                                            | 55.31                                            |
| 32       | Jharkhand     | 62.56             | 3.45                                              | 5.52                                              | 30.74                                                   | 49.14                                                   | 34.19                                            |                                                  |
|          |               |                   |                                                   |                                                   |                                                         |                                                         |                                                  | 54.65                                            |
| 34       |               | 70.80             | 16.64                                             |                                                   | 21.75                                                   | 30.73                                                   | 38.39                                            | 54.23                                            |
|          | Kerala        |                   |                                                   | 23.51                                             |                                                         |                                                         |                                                  |                                                  |

Source: JJM-IMIS