Lok Sabha Question No. 1987 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Nal Se Jal Scheme
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. - †1987 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14/12/2023

## NAL SE JAL SCHEME

## †1987 . SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of drinking water schemes being implemented by the Ministry at present;
- (b) the current status of the Nal Se Jal Scheme being implemented in Gwalior and Karera and Pohari areas of Shivpuri districts in Madhya Pradesh;
- (c) the funds sanctioned/utilised for the said scheme in Madhya Pradesh;
- (d) the target set and achieved under the said scheme; and
- (e) the details of future action plan proposed by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) Government of India is committed to make provision for safe & potable tap water supply in adequate  quantity,  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, 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 the Jal Jeevan Mission, lies with State/UT Governments. The Government of India supports the states by providing technical and financial assistance.

Significant  progress  has  been  made  in  the  country  since  the  launch  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission, towards enhancing access to tap water to rural households. At the start of Jal Jeevan Mission in August 2019, only 3.23 Crore rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So  far,  as  reported  by  States/  UTs  as  on  11.12.2023,  around  10.54  Crore  additional  rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM. Thus, as on 11.12.2023, out  of  19.24  Crore  rural  households  in  the  country,  approximately  13.78  Crore  (71.62%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

(b) The status of tap water connections provided to rural households in Gwalior district, and Karera and Pohari blocks of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh under JJM, is as under:

| Sr. No.   | Block/ District        | Number of rural HHs as on 11.12.2023   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.08.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.08.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water connections as on 11.12.2023   | Rural HHs with tap water connections as on 11.12.2023   |
|-----------|------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                        |                                        | No.                                                    | In%                                                    | No.                                                     | In%                                                     |
| 1.        | Gwalior district       | 1,11,614                               | 18,954                                                 | 16.98                                                  | 80,672                                                  | 72.28                                                   |
| 2.        | Karera block, Shivpuri | 34,773                                 | 2,728                                                  | 7.85                                                   | 12,830                                                  | 36.90                                                   |
| 3.        | Pohari block, Shivpuri | 46,085                                 | 2,660                                                  | 5.77                                                   | 17,919                                                  | 38.88                                                   |

Source: JJM-IMIS

(c) The details of Central fund allocated, fund drawn by the State and reported utilization in Madhya  Pradesh  under  JJM  in  2019-20,  2020-21,  2021-22,  2022-23  and  2023-24  (as  on 11.12.2023) are as under:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

|          | Central         | Central    | Central    | Central        | Central              | Expenditure under State share   |
|----------|-----------------|------------|------------|----------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
| Year     | Opening Balance | Allocation | Fund Drawn | Available Fund | Reported utilization |                                 |
| 2019-20  | 1.26            | 571.60     | 571.60     | 572.86         | 326.65               | 288.75                          |
| 2020-21  | 246.21          | 1,280.13   | 960.09     | 1,206.30       | 1,014.70             | 875.99                          |
| 2021-22  | 191.61          | 5,116.79   | 3,837.59   | 4,029.20       | 2,262.78             | 2,479.33                        |
| 2022-23  | 1,766.42        | 5,641.02   | 2,820.51   | 4,586.93       | 3,526.66             | 3,516.16                        |
| 2023-24* | 1,060.06        | 10,297.86  | 3,971.18   | 5,031.24       | 3,916.97             | 3,910.94                        |

*as on 11.12.2023

Source: JJM-IMIS

(d)  and  (e)  Under JJM, States/ UTs prepare their 'State Action Plan', projecting  year-wise target of household connections. The Annual Action Plan (AAP) for the implementation of JJM is firmed up by every State/ UT based on a detailed consultative process so as to ensure optimal utilization of fund.

To achieve the objective of Jal Jeevan Mission i.e. to provide tap water connection to every rural  household  of  the  country,  Govt.  of  India  has  taken  various  steps.  This  includes  joint discussions  and  regular  review  of  implementation,  workshops/  conferences/  webinars  for capacity building and knowledge sharing, field visits by multi- disciplinary team to provide technical support, etc. A detailed Operational Guideline for the implementation of JJM has been shared with States/ UTs to facilitate planning and implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission. For  online  monitoring,  JJM-Integrated  Management  Information  System  (IMIS)  and  JJMDashboard 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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