Lok Sabha Question No. 1673 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-01
Subject: Tap Water Connections under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Tariq Anwar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1673

ANSWERED ON 01/08/2024

## TAP WATER CONNECTIONS UNDER JJM

## 1673. SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of yearly targets and actual achievements made for providing potable tap water to every rural household in the country under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM);
- (b) the number of households that have received tap connections and not receiving the daily quota of 55 litres of water per person per day under the JJM;
- (c) the number of households with tap connections but are currently not receiving any water under the JJM;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  findings  of  the  independent  assessment  conducted  by  the  Ministry regarding the State's claims; and
- (e)  whether it is  true  that  many  certified  villages  lack  tap  water  connections  in  their  major households and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Since August 2019, 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.

Since  launch  of  JJM,  additional  11.79  Crore  rural  households  have  been  provided  tap connections.  Thus,  as  on  28.07.2024,  out  of  19.32  crore  rural  households  in  the  country, provision of tap water supply has been made to 15.03 Crore (77.79%) households. The yearwise details of tap connections provided, are as under:

| Fin.Year                  |   No. of tap connections provided under JJM (in Lakhs) |
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20                   |                                                  82.62 |
| 2020-21                   |                                                 322.62 |
| 2021-22                   |                                                 201.34 |
| 2022-23                   |                                                 232.75 |
| 2023-24                   |                                                 299.25 |
| 2024-25 (As on 30.7.2024) |                                                  40.56 |
| Total                     |                                                1179.14 |

(b) and (c) Under JJM, the quantity of drinking water in a tap connection is 55 liters per capita per day (LPCD) or more. This department maintains the data of rural households having tap connections receiving only 55 lpcd or more.

(d) Under  JJM,  this department  regularly conducts  'Functionality Assessment  of  tap connections'  through  an  independent  3 rd party  agency.  Under  the  assessment  exercise,  the functionality of tap connection is assessed on three parameters i.e. quantity (55 lpcd or more), quality  and  regularity  i.e.  water  supply  for  all  12  months  in  a  year  or  on  daily  basis.  The intersection of these parameters of adequate quantity (>55 LPCD of water), full regularity and quality (potability) are taken to define the functionality of the HH tap water connection. As per findings  of  the  last  such  assessment  conducted  in  2022,  nationally,  a  total  of  3.01  Lakhs households (HHs) from 13,303 villages across the country were randomly covered. Out of these HHs, tap connections were found working in 86% HHs out of which, 85% HHs were being supplied  with  drinking  water  in  adequate  quantity,  87%  of  HHs  were  supplied  water  of prescribed  quality  and  80%  HHs  were  found  receiving  full  regular  water  supply.  The assessment finds that 62 percent of the HHs receive fully functional tap water connections within the premises. Report of the assessment is available in public domain and can be accessed at:

## https://jaljeevanmission.gov.in/sites/default/files/202210/national\_report\_of\_functionality\_assessment\_2022.pdf

(e) As per Operational Guidelines of JJM, after making provision of tap connections to all rural households  in  a  village,  the  Department  implementing  the  scheme  provides  completion certificate to Gram Panchayat and marks the village as 'Har Ghar Jal' village on JJM-IMIS. Subsequently, Gram Sabha while reading out aloud the work completion report in its meeting, formally passes resolution certifying itself as 'Har Ghar Jal' village. The copy of certificate provided by implementing department, resolution passed by Gram Sabha, and a small video capturing the Gram Sabha is reflected on JJM Dashboard and village is marked certified in JJMIMIS. As such, certification is carried out only at village level and only after providing tap connections to all households in the village.

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