Lok Sabha Question No. 4 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Har Ghar Jal Yojana
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20/07/2023

## Har Ghar Jal Yojana

## 4. SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether it is a fact that the Government's ambitious Har Ghar Jal initiative to provide all rural  households  in  India  with  potable  water  connection  by  2024  under  its  flagship  Jal Jeevan Mission is likely to fall sort of its target and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether it is also true that only seventy five percent of village homes are likely to have taps delivering drinking water by April 2024 and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   whether it is also true that the scheme picked up in few States only recently although the scheme was announced way back in the year 2019; and
- (d)  if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (d)To provide assured potable water through tap water connections to all rural households in  the  country,  Government  of  India,  in  partnership  with  States,  is  implementing  Jal  Jeevan Mission  (JJM)  -  Har  Ghar  Jal,  since  August  2019.  Water  is  a  state  subject  and  hence,  the responsibility to plan  and implement the piped water supply schemes for providing tap water, primarily lies with the States/UTs.

At  the  time  of  announcement  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission,  only  3.23  Crore  (17%)  rural  households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/UTs as on 17.07.2023, around 9.35 Crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM. Thus, as on 17.07.2023, out of 19.46 Crore rural households in the country, around 12.58 Crore (64.6%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

6  states  of  Goa,  Gujarat,  Haryana,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Punjab,  and  Telangana,  and  3  Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Puducherry and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, have reported 100% coverage. In all, 100% coverage is reported in 140 districts and more than  1.72  lakh  villages  in  the  country.  The  pace  of  implementation  has  also  significantly improved, and since 1 st of January 2023, on an average, more than one tap connection has been provided in the country, every second.

Expenditure under the JJM has also progressively increased from Rs. 10,065.87 crore in 2019-20 to Rs. 20,345.39 crore in 2020-21, Rs. 44,204.23 crore in 2021-22 and Rs. 91,268.58 crore in 2022-23.  Improved  pace  of  implementation  is  also  evidenced  by  a  significant  increase  in expenditure incurred by states/UT on schemes being implemented under JJM.

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.  States  and  UTs  are  repeatedly  being  advised  to  further  expedite implementation  of  the  programme.  To  give  impetus  to  time  bound  implementation  of  the Mission  across  the  country,  and  to  assist  the  States,  several  meetings  including  conferences, workshops,  webinars  for  capacity  building  and  knowledge  sharing,  field  visits,  etc.  are  being held at highest levels in this Department from time to time with States/ UTs.

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