Lok Sabha Question No. 1434 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Piped Water Facility to Gram Panchayats
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Eswarasamy K

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1434 ANSWERED ON 13/02/2025

## PIPED WATER FACILITY TO GRAM PANCHAYATS

## 1434.   SHRI ESWARASAMY K:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has provided piped water facility to Gram Panchayats under any scheme and if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether the piped water facility has been provided to all Gram Panchayats across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the time by which it is likely to be extended to the remaining Gram Panchayats across the country; and
- (d) the details of the action plan formulated in this regard along with the deadline, if any, fixed to complete this task?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) : Government of India is committed to make provision for safe & potable tap water supply in adequate quantity (55 lpcd), of prescribed quality and on a regular & long-term basis to all rural households in the country. Towards this end, the Government of India launched the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), to be implemented in partnership with States/ UTs including Tamil Nadu, in August 2019. 'Drinking Water' is a state subject, and hence, the responsibility of planning,  approval,  implementation,  operation,  and  maintenance  of  drinking  water  supply schemes, including those under JJM, lies with State/ UT Governments. The Government of India supports the states by providing technical and financial assistance.

JJM follows a universal saturation approach and aims to cover all Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country, including those of Tamil Nadu. As reported by States/ UTs on JJM-dashboard, out of 2,61,377 GPs in the country, 1,18,231 are reported to be Har Ghar Jal (HGJ). The state-wise details of Gram Panchayats reported to be HGJ are annexed.

(c)  and  (d)  :  In  the  Union  Budget  2025,  the  Hon'ble  Finance  Minister  has  announced  the extension of the mission until 2028, with an increased financial outlay.

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| Sr.no.    | States/ UTs                        | No. of GPs   | HGJ reported panchayats No.   | HGJ reported panchayats No.   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|--------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 75           | 75                            | % 100.00                      |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     | 11,109       | 3,084                         | 27.76                         |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 1,922        | 1,922                         | 100.00                        |
| 4         | Assam                              | 2,723        | 66                            | 2.42                          |
| 5         | Bihar                              | 8,199        | 5,704                         | 69.57                         |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                       | 11,658       | 1,882                         | 16.14                         |
| 7         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli And Daman &Diu | 25           | 25                            | 100.00                        |
| 8         | Goa                                | 191          | 191                           | 100.00                        |
| 9         | Gujarat                            | 13,805       | 13,805                        | 100.00                        |
| 10        | Haryana                            | 5,976        | 5,976                         | 100.00                        |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh                   | 3,536        | 3,536                         | 100.00                        |
| 12        | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 3,913        | 559                           | 14.29                         |
| 13        | Jharkhand                          | 4,296        | 171                           | 3.98                          |
| 14        | Karnataka                          | 5,992        | 878                           | 14.65                         |
| 15        | Kerala                             | 941          | 85                            | 9.03                          |
| 16        | Ladakh                             | 178          | 100                           | 56.18                         |
| 17        | Lakshadweep                        | 10           | 8                             | 80.00                         |
| 18        | Madhya Pradesh                     | 22,841       | 5,819                         | 25.48                         |
| 19        | Maharashtra                        | 27,852       | 11,874                        | 42.63                         |
| 20        | Manipur                            | 2,245        | 548                           | 24.41                         |
| 21        | Meghalaya                          | 6,425        | 2,673                         | 41.60                         |
| 22        | Mizoram                            | 634          | 634                           | 100.00                        |
| 23        | Nagaland                           | 1,414        | 1,019                         | 72.07                         |
| 24        | Odisha                             | 6,800        | 871                           | 12.81                         |
| 25        | Puducherry                         | 108          | 108                           | 100.00                        |
| 26        | Punjab                             | 12,401       | 12,401                        | 100.00                        |
| 27        | Rajasthan                          | 11,239       | 924                           | 8.22                          |
| 28        | Sikkim                             | 195          | 68                            | 34.87                         |
| 29        | Tamil Nadu                         | 12,523       | 8,322                         | 66.45                         |
| 30        | Telangana                          | 11,634       | 11,634                        | 100.00                        |
| 31        | Tripura                            | 1,176        | 158                           | 13.44                         |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh                      | 58,234       | 17,901                        | 30.74                         |
| 33        | Uttarakhand                        | 7,780        | 5,156                         | 66.27                         |
| 34 Bengal | West                               | 3,327        | 54                            | 1.62                          |
| Total     | Total                              | 2,61,377     | 1,18,231                      | 45.23                         |

Source: JJM IMIS (Format J8)