Lok Sabha Question No. 4629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Rural Water Supply Projects
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ms Sayani Ghosh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4629 ANSWERED ON 21.08.2025

## RURAL WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS

## 4629.   MS SAYANI GHOSH:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the total Central outlay and actual expenditure incurred under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) since its inception, year and State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has stopped releasing funds to some States under the mission and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  number  of  rural  water  supply  projects  approved,  completed  and  pending  under  this mission and the status of revised cost approvals for pending works;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  set  up  any  mechanism  to  verify  cost  escalations,  bloated expenditure or inadmissible project components and if so, the nature of such audits and compliance protocols in place; and
- (e) the  manner  in  which  the  Government  is  planning  to  ensure  that  all  States  and  Union Territories  complete  the  said  mission  within  the  new  timeline  despite  the  restriction  on  funding inadmissible costs and additional liabilities?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e)  Since  August  2019,  Government  of  India  in  partnership  with  States,  is  implementing centrally sponsored scheme Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of tap water supply  to  every  rural  household  in  all  villages  across  the  country.  At  the  time  of  the  launch,  the Government also approved support for the States and UTs with a central outlay of ₹2,08,652 crore. The approved Central outlay has almost been utilized. State/ UT-wise and year-wise details of fund allocation, drawn and utilization reported under JJM are in public domain and are accessible through JJM-IMIS at:

https://ejalshakti.gov.in/JJM/JJMReports/Financial/JJMRep\_StatewiseAllocationReleaseExpenditure.aspx

Drinking  Water  being  a  State  subject,  it  is  States,  who  plan,  design,  approve  and  implement drinking  water  supply  schemes.  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  by providing  technical  and  financial  assistance.  Numerous  projects  are  implemented  concurrently  at various  levels  across  the  States  for  achieving  the  envisaged  objectives.  As  such,  project-wise details  of  individual  projects/  schemes  for  rural  water  supply  projects  are  maintained  at  the  State Government level.

Moreover, as per Operational Guidelines of the implementation of the Mission, States decide about the  expenses  which  are  not  eligible  to  be  funded  under  the  Central  share  of  JJM,  such  as  cost escalation,  time  and  cost  overrun,  costs  on  account  of  centage/supervision  charge,  costs  towards O&M, Land, creating infrastructure beyond the objective of the Mission, etc., and the same is to be borne by the State Governments from their own resources. States have also been advised to ensures that  their  accounts  are  audited  by  a  Chartered  Accountant  empanelled  by  the  Comptroller  and Auditor General (CAG) within six months of the end of the financial year auditing/ verifying that the funds are being used in accordance with the provisions of extant guidelines.

At  the  time  of  announcement  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission,  3.23  Crore  (17%)  rural  households  were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 19.08.2025, more than 12.45 Crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 19.08.2025, out of 19.36 Crore rural households in the country, around 15.69 Crore (81.02%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

To  achieve  100  per  cent  coverage  through  continued  implementation  of  mission  with  focus  on quality of infrastructure and Operation & Maintenance of rural piped water supply schemes for long term sustainability and citizen centric water service delivery, Hon'ble Finance Minister during her budget speech 2025-26 has announced extension of Jal Jeevan Mission until 2028 with enhanced total outlay.

Moreover,  aiming  at  Structural  Reforms  for  transforming  the  rural  water  supply  sector  from ' Department  based  approach ' to  ' service  delivery  approach ' inter alia including ' Source Sustenance ' signing of MoUs with States is also envisaged for sustainable and long-term operation & maintenance of rural piped water supply schemes through citizen centric service delivery.

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