Lok Sabha Question No. 3543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Review of JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3543 ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## Review of JJM

3543. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has reviewed the progress of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in the State of Kerala especially in Alappuzha Parliamentary Constituency and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of Central and State share earmarked, sanctioned and utilized under JJM in the State of Kerala; and

(c) whether the Government has achieved progress in the construction of over-head tanks at various locations as part of the JJM project in Alappuzha Parliamentary Constituency and if so, the details thereof, location-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) Government of India, in partnership with States/UTs is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), since August 2019, to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household in the country including Kerala. To ensure the timely and successful implementation of the Mission, Government of  India  has  been  regularly  reviewing  the  implementation  with  respective  State  governments. Regular review meetings at highest level including conferences, workshops, video conferences are held as well as field visits by multi-disciplinary team are taken up wherein States are advised to plan and expedite the implementation to achieve the goal in a time-bound manner.

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

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

|          | Central share   | Central share     | Central share           | Central share        | Central share        | Expenditure under State share   |
|----------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
| Year     | Opening Balance | Budget allocation | Fund drawn by the State | Total 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                | 1,394.17             | 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          | 335.60                  | 1,236.29             | 750.76               | 745.99                          |

(c) Drinking water being a State subject, it is States, who plan, design, approve and implement drinking water supply schemes. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical and financial assistance. As such, details of individual projects/ schemes which inter  alia including  construction  of  over-head  tanks  for  implementation  of  rural  water  supply projects are not maintained centrally.

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