Lok Sabha Question No. 686 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Tap Water Connections under Har Ghar Nal Se Jal Yojana
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama, Shri Damodar Agrawal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 686

ANSWERED ON 28/11/2024

## TAP WATER CONNECTIONS UNDER HAR GHAR NAL SE JAL YOJANA

## 686.   SHRI DAMODAR AGARWAL

## SHRI CHUDASAMA RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the schemes to provide drinking water by the Government at present;
- (b) the current status of the implementation of the Har Ghar Nal Se Jal Scheme in Bhilwara District  in Rajasthan including Raipur area along with the target set and achieved under the scheme;
- (c) the  funds  sanctioned  and  utilized  under  the  scheme  in  Rajasthan  during  the  last  three years and the current year, district and year-wise;
- (d) the  number  of  families  provided  tap  water  connections  along  with  the  number  of connections sanctioned in Gujarat under the Scheme; and
- (e) the details of future action plan proposed by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI V. SOMANNA)

- (a) The 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/  UTs,  in August  2019.  Water  is  a  State  Subject  and  the  Government  of  India  supplements  the efforts of the States/ UTs by providing technical and financial assistance.

Significant  progress  has  been  made  in  the  country  since  the  launch  of  JJM,  towards enhancing access to tap water to rural households. At the start of the 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  23.11.2024,  around  12.06  crore  additional  rural households  have  been  provided  with  tap  water  connections  under  JJM.  Thus,  as  on 23.11.2024, out of 19.34 crore rural households in the country,  more than 15.29 crore (79.09%) rural households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

- (b) The current status of the implementation of the JJM in Bhilwara District of Rajasthan including Raipur area is as given in the following table:

| District/ Block   | Total villages   |   Har Ghar Jal villages | Total rural households (HHs)   | HHs with tap connections   |
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Bhilwara District | 1,082            |                     704 | 2,73,476                       | 2,21,210                   |
| Raipur Block      | 92               |                      22 | 21,458                         | 14,500                     |

Source: JJM-IMIS

- (c) Under JJM, funds are released directly to the States/ UTs and their further district-wise allocations  are  made  and  maintained  by  respective  States/  UTs  only  and  not  at  the Government of India level. As such, the funds allocated to state government of Rajasthan during the last three years (year-wise) and the current year (as on 23.11.2024) and their utilization under JJM is given below:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

|         | Central share   | Central share   | Central share   | Central share   | Central share   |                   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
| Year    | Opening Balance | Fund allocated  | Fund Drawn      | Available fund  | Expenditure     | State Expenditure |
| (1)     | (2)             | (3)             | (4)             | (5)= (2)+(4)    | (6)             | (7)               |
| 2019-20 | 313.67          | 1,301.71        | 1,301.71        | 1,615.38        | 620.31          | 702.35            |
| 2020-21 | 995.07          | 2,522.03        | 630.51          | 1,625.58        | 762.04          | 815.90            |
| 2021-22 | 863.53          | 10,180.50       | 2,345.08        | 3,208.61        | 1,919.83        | 1,693.61          |
| 2022-23 | 1,288.79        | 13,328.60       | 6,081.80        | 7,370.59        | 3,935.10        | 4,123.31          |
| 2023-24 | 3,435.49        | 3,019.94        | 250.00          | 3,685.49        | 2,898.54        | 3,903.05          |
| 2024-25 | 786.95          | 11,061.46       | 1,659.22        | 2,446.17        | 2,161.81        | 848.61            |

Source: JJM-IMIS

- (d) As reported by state government of Gujarat on JJM IMIS, on 15th August, 2019, 65.16 lakh (71.46%) rural households had access to tap water connection. Under JJM, 26.02 lakh additional rural  households have been provided tap water connections in Gujarat. Thus, as on date, Gujarat is reported on JJM-IMIS as a 'Har Ghar Jal-State' where all 91.18 lakh rural households have provision of tap water connection in their homes.
- (e) The  Government  of  India  is  committed  to  provide  support  to  State  Governments  to provide tap water connection to all remaining rural households in the country.

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