Lok Sabha Question No. 3260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: Tap Water Connections under JJM in Palakkad
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri V K Sreekandan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3260 ANSWERED ON 20.03.2025

## TAP WATER CONNECTIONS UNDER JJM IN PALAKKAD

## 3260. SHRI V K SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  the total number of Panchayats covered for tap water connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Palakkad district;
- (b)  whether it is a fact that the scheme is being implemented through Central and State shares basis;
- (c)   if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the allocation of funds made under JJM in the said district, Panchayat-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of potable water to every rural household of the  country, including  those  in  Panchayats  of  Palakkad  district ,  through  functional  tap  water connection.

At the start the Mission, only 1.39 lakh (20.90%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections in Palakkad district of Kerala. So far, as reported by the State as on 18.03.2025, under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal around 2.43 lakh additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 18.03.2025, out of 6.65 lakh rural households in the  district,  around  3.82  lakh  (57.41%)  households  are  reported  to  have  tap  water  supply  in  their homes.

Under JJM, at present, the fund sharing pattern between Centre and States/ UTs (Central share: State share)  is  100:0  for  Union  Territories  without  legislature,  90:10  for  North-Eastern  &  Himalayan States  and  UTs  with  legislature,  and  50:50  for rest  of the States. Further, for Support and Water

Quality Monitoring System (WQMS) activities under the Mission, the funding pattern is 100:0 for Union Territories, 90:10 for Himalayan, North-Eastern States & UTs with legislature and 60:40 for other States.

(d)  District  and  panchayat-wise fund allocations under JJM, and details thereof are not made and maintained by this Department. However, year-wise details of Central fund allocated, fund drawn and fund utilization reported by the State of Kerala is as under:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

|          | Central         | Central        | Central    | Central        | Central              | Expenditure under State share   |
|----------|-----------------|----------------|------------|----------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
| Year     | Opening Balance | Fund allocated | Fund drawn | Available Fund | Reported utilization |                                 |
| 2019-20  | 2.58            | 248.76         | 101.29     | 103.87         | 62.69                | 57.23                           |
| 2020-21  | 41.18           | 404.24         | 303.18     | 344.36         | 304.29               | 311.25                          |
| 2021-22  | 40.07           | 1,804.59       | 1,353.44   | 1,393.51       | 957.44               | 1,059.57                        |
| 2022-23  | 436.08          | 2,206.54       | 2,206.54   | 2,642.62       | 1,741.93             | 1,741.68                        |
| 2023-24  | 900.69          | 1,342.36       | 671.18     | 1,571.87       | 1,465.41             | 1,448.53                        |
| 2024-25* | 106.45          | 1,949.36       | 974.68     | 1,081.13       | 985.99               | 973.72                          |

* As on 18.03.2025

ND: Not Drawn

Source: JJM-IMIS

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