Lok Sabha Question No. 5390 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-03
Subject: Safe and Pure Water in Rural Areas
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Anup Sanjay Dhotre

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5390 ANSWERED ON 03.04.2025

## SAFE AND PURE WATER IN RURAL AREAS

## 5390. SHRI ANUP SANJAY DHOTRE:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has developed a comprehensive plan to ensure access to safe and pure drinking water for all rural households across the country within the next three years;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  the  specific  strategies  and  initiatives  proposed  to  provide  pure  water  to  all  households  in Maharashtra with a special focus on Akola and Washim districts;

(d) the data on the number of households to be covered, the existing water supply infrastructure and the proposed investments in water treatment and distribution systems, district-wise; and

(e) the details of the progress made so far in providing pure water to the households along with the total number of households that have been supplied with pure water as on date in Maharashtra, district-wise with a special focus on Akola and Washim districts?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Drinking water is a State subject. The power to plan, design, approve and implement drinking  water  supply  schemes/projects  lies  with  State  Government.  Government  of  India supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical and financial assistance.

Towards this end, Government of India in partnership with States/UTs including Maharashtra, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) since August, 2019, to make provision of tap water supply in adequate quantity (minimum 55 lpcd), of prescribed quality (BIS:10500) and on regular and long-term basis, to every rural household in the country

Significant progress has been made in the country since the launch of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), towards enhancing access to tap water to rural households. At the start of Jal Jeevan Mission in August  2019,  only  3.23  Crore  (~17%)  rural  households  were  reported  to  have  tap  water

connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 31.03.2025, around 12.33 Crore additional rural  households  have  been  provided  with  tap  water  connections  under  JJM.  Thus,  as  on 31.03.2025, out of 19.36 Crore rural households in the country, more than 15.56 Crore (80.38%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

Hon'ble  Finance  Minister  during  her  budget  speech  2025-26  has  announced  extension  of  Jal Jeevan Mission till 2028 with an enhanced total outlay focusing on the quality of infrastructure and  O&M  of  rural  piped  water  supply  schemes  through  ' Jan  Bhagidhari '.  Memorandum  of Understandings  (MoUs)  will  be  signed  with  States/UTs,  to  ensure  sustainability  and  citizencentric water service delivery.

(c)  JJM is focused on 'service delivery' rather than mere water supply 'infrastructure development' which makes it distinct from earlier programmes. This Mission is a demand-driven, decentralized, community-managed  programme.  To  expedite  the  planning  and  implementation,  as  well  as monitoring  and  handhold  States/  UTs,  including  Maharashtra,  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  multidisciplinary 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.

(d) & (e) At the start of Jal Jeevan Mission in August 2019, 48.44 lakh (33%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections in Maharashtra. So far, as reported by the State as on 31.03.2025, around 82.76 lakh additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM during more than last five years. Thus, as on 31.03.2025, out of 146.79 lakh rural households in the Maharashtra, approximately 131.20 lakh (~89.38%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

The district-wise number of households including those in Akola and Washim district, getting tap water supply in their homes under JJM since its inception in Maharashtra is at Annexure .

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Annexure Annexure referred to in reply of part (d) & (e) to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5390 answered on 03.04.2025

| S.No.   | District                  | Total Rural household   | Rural HHs with tap water supply as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water supply as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 31.03.2025   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 31.03.2025   |
|---------|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                           |                         | No.                                               | %                                                 | No.                                                    | %                                                      |
| 1       | Ahmednagar                | 7,99,754                | 97,417                                            | 12.18                                             | 7,18,167                                               | 89.80                                                  |
| 2       | Akola                     | 2,48,458                | 62,828                                            | 25.29                                             | 2,18,710                                               | 88.03                                                  |
| 3       | Amravati                  | 4,32,311                | 2,14,499                                          | 49.48                                             | 4,27,516                                               | 98.89                                                  |
| 4       | Beed                      | 4,72,732                | 82,249                                            | 17.4                                              | 3,64,679                                               | 77.14                                                  |
| 5       | Bhandara                  | 2,56,684                | 82,426                                            | 32.11                                             | 2,23,421                                               | 87.04                                                  |
| 7       | Buldhana                  | 4,48,293                | 1,93,121                                          | 43.08                                             | 4,25,184                                               | 94.85                                                  |
| 8       | Chandrapur                | 3,95,251                | 94,069                                            | 23.8                                              | 3,57,691                                               | 90.50                                                  |
| 9       | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | 4,88,084                | 2,06,238                                          | 42.25                                             | 4,21,516                                               | 86.36                                                  |
| 10      | Dharashiv                 | 2,88,559                | 1,17,555                                          | 40.74                                             | 2,52,534                                               | 87.52                                                  |
| 11      | Dhule                     | 3,04,035                | 1,93,790                                          | 63.74                                             | 3,02,827                                               | 99.60                                                  |
| 12      | Gadchiroli                | 2,42,119                | 21,384                                            | 8.83                                              | 2,22,716                                               | 91.99                                                  |
| 13      | Gondia                    | 3,07,730                | 62,859                                            | 20.43                                             | 2,50,994                                               | 81.56                                                  |
| 14      | Hingoli                   | 2,14,938                | 37,291                                            | 17.35                                             | 1,77,927                                               | 82.78                                                  |
| 15      | Jalgaon                   | 6,90,913                | 3,97,945                                          | 57.6                                              | 6,90,783                                               | 99.98                                                  |
| 16      | Jalna                     | 3,00,063                | 1,68,567                                          | 56.18                                             | 2,99,846                                               | 99.93                                                  |
| 17      | Kolhapur                  | 6,84,162                | 3,07,469                                          | 44.94                                             | 6,81,440                                               | 99.60                                                  |
| 19      | Latur                     | 3,74,582                | 1,65,992                                          | 44.31                                             | 3,66,081                                               | 97.73                                                  |
| 20      | Nagpur                    | 3,76,864                | 1,36,511                                          | 36.22                                             | 3,67,229                                               | 97.44                                                  |
| 21      | Nanded                    | 5,36,765                | 92,718                                            | 17.27                                             | 4,83,062                                               | 90.00                                                  |
| 22      | Nandurbar                 | 3,62,721                | 52,665                                            | 14.52                                             | 2,29,690                                               | 63.32                                                  |
| 23      | Nashik                    | 7,18,369                | 1,71,350                                          | 23.85                                             | 6,69,085                                               | 93.14                                                  |
| 24      | Palghar                   | 4,52,043                | 41,349                                            | 9.15                                              | 3,15,797                                               | 69.86                                                  |
| 25      | Parbhani                  | 2,99,744                | 80,635                                            | 26.9                                              | 2,56,145                                               | 85.45                                                  |
| 26      | Pune                      | 8,95,107                | 3,42,698                                          | 38.29                                             | 7,64,668                                               | 85.43                                                  |
| 27      | Raigad                    | 5,48,620                | 2,70,053                                          | 49.22                                             | 4,91,903                                               | 89.66                                                  |
| 28      | Ratnagiri                 | 4,48,354                | 1,46,474                                          | 32.67                                             | 3,86,286                                               | 86.16                                                  |
| 29      | Sangli                    | 4,59,048                | 1,41,401                                          | 30.8                                              | 4,03,749                                               | 87.95                                                  |
| 30      | Satara                    | 6,18,518                | 2,87,355                                          | 46.46                                             | 5,70,642                                               | 92.26                                                  |
| 31      | Sindhudurg                | 1,93,373                | 69,991                                            | 36.19                                             | 1,60,700                                               | 83.10                                                  |
| 32      | Solapur                   | 5,77,245                | 2,15,657                                          | 37.36                                             | 5,76,668                                               | 99.90                                                  |
| 33      | Thane                     | 2,61,275                | 66,075                                            | 25.29                                             | 1,93,897                                               | 74.21                                                  |
| 34      | Wardha                    | 2,38,877                | 1,08,263                                          | 45.32                                             | 2,34,906                                               | 98.34                                                  |
| 35      | Washim                    | 2,20,115                | 50,012                                            | 22.72                                             | 1,97,723                                               | 89.83                                                  |
| 36      | Yavatmal                  | 5,22,884                | 64,926                                            | 12.42                                             | 4,15,792                                               | 79.52                                                  |
|         | Total                     | 1,46,78,590             | 48,43,832                                         | 33                                                | 1,31,19,974                                            | 89.38                                                  |

Source

: JJM - IMIS