Lok Sabha Question No. 3216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: Expansion of JJM in Hingoli
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Aashtikar Patil Nagesh Bapurao

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3216

ANSWERED ON 18.12.2025

## EXPANSION OF JJM IN HINGOLI

## 3216.  SHRI AASHTIKAR PATIL NAGESH BAPURAO:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that several villages and semi-urban pockets of Hingoli district continue to face acute drinking water shortages, irregular piped water supply, drying borewells and inadequate storage facilities, especially during summer months and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  expedite  and  expand  works  under  the  Jal  Jeevan Mission (JJM) including replacement of defunct pipelines, installation of new filtration units and provision of household tap connections in water-stressed gram panchayats of Hingoli and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the steps taken/being taken to increase irrigation capacity through repairs of minor irrigation tanks,  desilting  of  dams  and  completion  of  pending  lift-irrigation  schemes  to  support  local agriculture along with the timelines fixed for addressing these issues; and

(d) whether a special assistance package is likely to be sanctioned for Hingoli district and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE 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.

Significant  progress  has  been  made  in  the  Hingoli  district,  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 37,291 (17.35%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by State, around 1.45 lakh additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM. Thus, as on 15.12.2025, out of 2.15

lakh rural households in the Hingoli district, 1.82 lakh (84.68%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

Under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) , drinking water supply schemes are being implemented by the State Government to provide Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) to rural households. Works including replacement of old and defunct pipelines, strengthening of water supply  infrastructure,  installation  of  treatment/filtration  units  and  provision  of  tap  water connections  in  water-stressed  gram  panchayats  of  Hingoli  district  are  taken  up  based  on approved Annual Action Plans and availability of funds. The Government of India provides financial and technical support, while implementation is carried out by the State Government.

(c) Government of India launched 'Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)' in Financial Year 2015-16 with an aim to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable  area  under  assured  irrigation,  improve  on  farm  water  use  efficiency,  introduce sustainable  water  conservation  practices  etc.  Har  Khet  Ko  Pani  (HKKP)  is  one  of  the components  of  PMKSY.  The  scheme  of  Surface  Minor  Irrigation  (SMI)  and  Repair, Renovation & Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies has now become a part of PMKSY-HKKP. Ministry of Jal Shakti provides Central Assistance (CA) to States for creation and restoration of Irrigation Potential (I.P.) under the SMI and RRR of Water Bodies schemes.

Further, continuation of PMKSY-HKKP for the FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26 has been approved by the Union Cabinet in Dec, 2021 targeted irrigation potential of 4.50 lakh-ha for SMI and RRR of WBs schemes.

(d) The year-wise details of funds allocated, released and utilized by Maharashtra under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) are as under:

|         |                 |                   |                         |                      | (Amount in Rs. Crore)   | (Amount in Rs. Crore)   |
|---------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|         | Central share   | Central share     | Central share           | Central share        | Central share           | Expenditure under State |
| Year    | Opening Balance | Budget allocation | Fund drawn by the State | Total available fund | Reported utilization    | share                   |
| 2019-20 | 248.12          | 847.97            | 345.28                  | 593.4                | 308.04                  | 431.79                  |
| 2020-21 | 285.35          | 1,828.92          | 457.23                  | 742.58               | 473.59                  | 324.56                  |
| 2021-22 | 268.99          | 7,064.41          | 1,666.64                | 1,935.63             | 377.98                  | 477.98                  |
| 2022-23 | 1,557.65        | 7,831.25          | 3,915.62                | 5,473.27             | 3,109.69                | 2,972.21                |
| 2023-24 | 2,363.74        | 21,465.88         | 7,444.26                | 9,808.00             | 8,208.53                | 8,371.34                |
| 2024-25 | 1,599.47        | 5,352.93          | 1,605.88                | 3,205.35             | 2,235.12                | 3,150.59                |

Source: JJM-IMIS

District-wise information related to funds allocated, released and utilized is not maintained centrally.

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