Lok Sabha Question No. 823 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Targets under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-823

ANSWERED ON-07/12/2023

## Targets under JJM

## 823. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  any  target  has  been  fixed  to  provide  clean  drinking  water  in  rural  areas  under  Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Jharkhand during the last three years;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   the details of the targets fixed in regard to Chatra and Latehar districts of Jharkhand under JJM during the said period;
- (d)  the number of projects sanctioned under JJM in Chatra, Latehar and Palamu districts and the number of villages covered thereunder;
- (e)   the number of projects out of the above completed along with the number of those which are yet to be completed;
- (f)   the reasons for non-completion of the projects by the target date; and
- (g)  whether  any  action  has  been  taken/to  be  taken  against  the  work  executing  agencies  causing delay in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (g) Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Har Ghar Jal since August, 2019, to enable every rural household in the country, including those in the Chatra, Latehar and Palamu districts of Jharkhand, to have tap water supply in adequate quantity (55 liters per capita per day) of prescribed quality (BIS:10500) on regular and long-term basis by 2024.

At  the  time  of  announcement  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission,  3.45  lakh  (5.6%)  rural  households  were reported  to  have  tap  water  connections  in  the  State  of  Jharkhand.  So  far,  as  reported  as  on 04.12.2023, more than 25.11 lakh additional rural households have been provided with tap water

connections.  Thus,  as  on  04.12.2023,  out  of  61.78  lakh  rural  households  in  the  State,  more  than 28.56 lakh (46%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes and the remaining 33.22 lakh are yet to be covered.

Drinking  Water  is  a  State  subject,  as  such  planning,  approval,  implementation,  operation  and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes, lies with State governments. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical and financial assistance. As such State/ UT-wise details of proposals and approval of individual projects/ schemes for rural water supply in the districts inter alia including those in Chatra, Latehar and Palamu districts of Jharkhand, are not maintained at the Government of India level. Further, through operational guidelines of the Mission, States have been advised to incorporate requisite penalty clauses in the contract documents so as to disincentivize the agencies to avoid delay in implementation.

Moreover,  a  number  of  steps  have  been  taken  to  plan  and  implement  JJM  in  the  whole  country including  Jharkhand,  with  speed,  which inter alia ,  includes  joint  discussion  and  finalization  of annual action plan (AAP)  of States/ UTs, regular review of implementation, workshops/ conferences/ webinars for capacity building and knowledge  sharing, field visits by multidisciplinary  team  to  provide  technical  support,  etc.  A  detailed  Operational  Guideline  for  the implementation  of  JJM;  Margdarshika  for  Gram  Panchayats  &  VWSCs  to  provide  safe  drinking water in rural households and Guidelines on a special campaign to provide piped water supply in anganwadi  centres,  ashramshalas  and  schools  have  been  shared  with  States/  UTs,  to  facilitate planning  and  implementation  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission.  For  online  monitoring,  JJM-Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) and JJM-Dashboard has been put in place. Provision has also been made for transparent online financial management through Public Financial Management System (PFMS).

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