Lok Sabha Question No. 561 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Narayan Tatu Rane

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 561

ANSWERED ON 28.11.2024

## JAL JEEVAN MISSION

## †561. SHRI NARAYAN TATU RANE:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has achieved the objective of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM);
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   if not, the corrective measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d)  the challenges being faced by the Government in the implementation of the said mission;
- (e)   the number of households of Maharashtra provided with potable tap water in their homes under the said mission during the last three years and the current year; and
- (f)   the estimated number of households belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes residing in remote rural areas in the country particularly in Maharashtra yet to be covered under the said mission?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Government of India in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household. At the start of Jal Jeevan Mission in August 2019, only 3.23 Crore (16.8%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 25.11.2024, under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal around 12.07 Crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 25.11.2024, out of 19.34 Crore rural households in the country, more than 15.30 Crore (79.11%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

As  on  date,  11  States/  UTs  namely  Goa,  A&N  Islands,  D&NH  and  D&D,  Haryana,  Telangana, Puducherry,  Gujarat,  Punjab,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Arunachal  Pradesh  and  Mizoram  have  become 'Har  Ghar  Jal'  States/  UT  i.e.  100%  households  are  having  tap  water  supply  and  the  remaining States/ UTs are at various stages of completion of the mission as per their saturation plan.

States  have  informed  that  lack  of  dependable  drinking  water  sources  in  water-stressed,  drought prone and desert areas, presence of geo-genic contaminants in ground water, uneven geographical terrain, scattered rural habitations, delay in release of the matching State share in some States, lack of technical capacity with implementing agencies, Gram Panchayats and local communities to plan, manage,  operate  &  maintain  the  water  supply  schemes,  rising  price  of  raw  materials,  delay  in obtaining statutory/ other clearances, etc. are a few of problems being faced in the implementation of the Mission. Further, CoVID-19 pandemic and poor availability of raw materials especially DI/ HDPE pipes due to Russia-Ukraine military conflict have also impacted the pace of implementation in the States.

To address the challenges holistically and overcome these, Government of India has taken a number of steps, inter alia including implementation of Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure through  Ministry  of  Finance  for  financial  assistance  as  50-year  interest  free  loan  for  capital investment projects, taking suitable measures for maintaining assured and adequate availability of pipes  at  reasonable  price,  nomination  of  a  nodal  officer  in  the  Department  for  coordinating  with Central nodal Ministries/ Departments/ agencies to facilitate the States in obtaining Statutory/ other clearances,  setting  up  of  State  Programme  Management  Units  (SPMUs)  and  District  Programme Management  Units  (DPMUs)  and  implementation  of  ' Nal  Jal  Mitra  Programme '  for  ensuring availability of skilled local persons at village level to bridge the gap in availability of technical skill sets and HR for programme management.

(e)  At  the  time  of  announcement  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission,  in  Maharashtra,  48.44  lakh  (33%)  rural households  were  reported  to  have  tap  water  connections.  Since  then,  additional  79.72  lakh  rural households have been provided tap water connections. Thus, as on 25.11.2024, out of 146.79 lakh rural households, provision of tap water supply has been made to 128.16 lakh (87.31%) households in the State. As reported by the State of Maharashtra, 37.18 lakh tap connections have been provided by the State in last three years and the current year till 25.11.2024.

(f)  Details  of  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs)  and  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  households  provided  with  tap water connection is not maintained at Government of India level. However, State/ UT-wise reported details of tap water connections in SCs and STs concentrated areas, including those in Maharashtra, as on 25.11.2024 are annexed .

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## Annex referred to in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 561 for reply on 28.11.2024

State/ UT-wise status of tap water connections in rural households in SC concentrated areas (as on 25.11.2024)

(Number in lakhs)

| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Total rural HHs in SC concentrated areas as on date   | HHs with tap water connections   |   %of HHs with tap water connections |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 10.76                                                 | 8.65                             |                                80.35 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.01                                                  | 0.01                             |                               100    |
| 3.       | Assam             | 3.99                                                  | 3.24                             |                                81.15 |
| 4.       | Bihar             | 10.43                                                 | 10.18                            |                                97.57 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      | 4.14                                                  | 3.28                             |                                79.24 |
| 6.       | Gujarat           | 0.68                                                  | 0.68                             |                               100    |
| 7.       | Haryana           | 2.71                                                  | 2.71                             |                               100    |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 3.99                                                  | 3.99                             |                               100    |
| 9.       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 1.36                                                  | 0.99                             |                                72.61 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand         | 5.12                                                  | 2.89                             |                                56.37 |
| 11.      | Karnataka         | 10.98                                                 | 8.50                             |                                77.4  |
| 12.      | Kerala            | 0.76                                                  | 0.39                             |                                50.85 |
| 13.      | Ladakh            | 0.00                                                  | 0.00                             |                               100    |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 6.99                                                  | 4.35                             |                                62.27 |
| 15.      | Maharashtra       | 4.11                                                  | 3.53                             |                                85.82 |
| 16.      | Manipur           | 0.10                                                  | 0.07                             |                                68.39 |
| 17.      | Meghalaya         | 0.02                                                  | 0.02                             |                                84.32 |
| 18.      | Nagaland          | 0.00                                                  | 0.00                             |                               100    |
| 19.      | Odisha            | 7.79                                                  | 5.95                             |                                76.34 |
| 20.      | Puducherry        | 0.20                                                  | 0.20                             |                               100    |
| 21.      | Punjab            | 14.45                                                 | 14.45                            |                               100    |
| 22.      | Rajasthan         | 8.52                                                  | 5.22                             |                                61.22 |
| 23.      | Sikkim            | 0.03                                                  | 0.03                             |                                94.74 |
| 24.      | Tamil Nadu        | 29.11                                                 | 25.94                            |                                89.1  |
| 25.      | Telangana         | 3.22                                                  | 3.22                             |                               100    |
| 26.      | Tripura           | 1.42                                                  | 1.25                             |                                88.14 |
| 27.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 37.25                                                 | 31.53                            |                                84.65 |
| 28.      | Uttarakhand       | 2.20                                                  | 2.11                             |                                95.83 |
| 29.      | West Bengal       | 45.30                                                 | 26.31                            |                                58.08 |
|          | Total             | 2,15.68                                               | 1,69.69                          |                                78.68 |

Source: JJM - IMIS

HH: Household

State/ UT-wise status of tap water connections in rural households in ST concentrated areas (as on 25.11.2024)

(Number in lakhs)

| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Total rural HHs in ST concentrated areas as on date   | HHs with tap water connections   |   %of HHs with tap water connections |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.       | A&N Islands       | 0.06                                                  | 0.06                             |                               100    |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 5.78                                                  | 3.76                             |                                65.07 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 1.97                                                  | 1.97                             |                               100    |
| 4.       | Assam             | 10.82                                                 | 8.22                             |                                76    |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 1.24                                                  | 1.22                             |                                98.54 |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 21.58                                                 | 16.04                            |                                74.32 |
| 7.       | DNH&DD            | 0.35                                                  | 0.35                             |                               100    |
| 8.       | Goa               | 0.21                                                  | 0.21                             |                               100    |
| 9.       | Gujarat           | 20.34                                                 | 20.34                            |                               100    |
| 10.      | Haryana           | 0.00                                                  | 0.00                             |                               100    |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 0.82                                                  | 0.82                             |                               100    |
| 12.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 2.57                                                  | 2.00                             |                                78.02 |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         | 22.26                                                 | 13.00                            |                                58.42 |
| 14.      | Karnataka         | 5.20                                                  | 4.46                             |                                85.8  |
| 15.      | Kerala            | 0.42                                                  | 0.16                             |                                37.92 |
| 16.      | Ladakh            | 0.40                                                  | 0.38                             |                                95.81 |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep       | 0.13                                                  | 0.12                             |                                91.17 |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 29.34                                                 | 18.36                            |                                62.58 |
| 19.      | Maharashtra       | 17.37                                                 | 12.81                            |                                73.73 |
| 20.      | Manipur           | 2.28                                                  | 1.81                             |                                79.44 |
| 21.      | Meghalaya         | 6.15                                                  | 5.02                             |                                81.61 |
| 22.      | Mizoram           | 1.33                                                  | 1.33                             |                               100    |
| 23.      | Nagaland          | 3.61                                                  | 3.34                             |                                92.51 |
| 24.      | Odisha            | 23.93                                                 | 17.57                            |                                73.41 |
| 25.      | Rajasthan         | 17.32                                                 | 5.61                             |                                32.39 |
| 26.      | Sikkim            | 0.55                                                  | 0.50                             |                                91.93 |
| 27.      | Tamil Nadu        | 1.68                                                  | 1.47                             |                                87.82 |
| 28.      | Telangana         | 7.07                                                  | 7.07                             |                               100    |
| 29.      | Tripura           | 3.02                                                  | 2.40                             |                                79.48 |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 1.08                                                  | 0.89                             |                                81.97 |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand       | 0.50                                                  | 0.50                             |                                98.25 |
| 32.      | West Bengal       | 7.37                                                  | 3.60                             |                                48.81 |
|          | Total             | 2,16.76                                               | 1,55.41                          |                                71.7  |

Source: JJM - IMIS

HH: Household