Lok Sabha Question No. 1809 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-05
Subject: Tap Connections under JJM in Rajasthan
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Smt. Sanjna Jatav

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1809 ANSWERED ON 05/12/2024

## TAP CONNECTIONS UNDER JJM IN RAJASTHAN

## †1809.  SMT. SANJNA JATAV:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is  a  fact  that  the  needy  people  are  not  getting  access  to  household  tap  water connections under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in each district of Rajasthan during the last five years;
- (b) the percentage of rural households getting functional household tap connections under JJM as compared to the total number of rural households in Rajasthan;
- (c) whether it is also fact that such rural households having access to tap water connections in Bharatpur Parliamentary constituency under JJM are unable to get water in most of the villages due to the lack of borewells for their tap connections;
- (d) whether the Government is aware that a lot of rigging has been done by the contractors under JJM; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof  indicating  the  name  of  such  contractors  and  the  action taken/proposed to be taken against them?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI V. SOMANNA)

- (a) and (b) 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. Drinking  water  is  a  state  subject,  and  hence,  the  responsibility  of  planning,  approval, implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes, including those under the JJM, lies with State/ UT Governments. The Government of India supports the states by providing technical and financial assistance.

As reported by the state government of Rajasthan, at the time of launch of JJM in the state on 15.08.2019, only 11.68 lakh rural households had tap water connections. Since then, 47.06 lakh additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 02.12.2024, out of 107.30 lakh rural households in state, the provision of tap water supply is available to around 58.74 lakh (57.74%) rural households.

- (c)  The  state  government  of  Rajasthan  has  informed  that  as  per  departmental  guidelines,  the construction of the water source is given priority before the commencement of the scheme work. As such, there is no scheme under which functional household tap connection has been issued without the construction of a water source.

Further, the state has informed that in Bharatpur parliamentary constituency area of Bharatpur district, 570 water supply schemes covering 597 villages have been sanctioned out of which schemes in 281 villages are completed and there are 13 villages which have partially been affected due to dry borewells, impacting the tap water supply to rural households. In Deeg district,121  rural  water  supply  schemes  covering  164  villages  are  sanctioned  out  of  which schemes  in  45  villages  have  been  completed  with  FHTCs.  In  Bharatpur  Parliamentary Constituency area of Alwar district, 71 rural water supply schemes covering 80 villages have been  sanctioned  out  of  which  schemes  in  17  villages  are  completed  with  the  provision  of FHTCs  and  10  villages  have  experienced  partial  disruptions  in  functional  household  tap connections due to dry borewells.

- (d) and (e) As informed by state government of Rajasthan, tenders for JJM works are invited online  on  e-procurement  module  as  per  provisions  of  Rajasthan  Transparency  in  Public Procurement Act (RTPP) 2012 and RTPP Rules 2013. Further, it has also been informed that no contractor has been proved to be defaulter for rigging of JJM works till now. However, 02 number of firms had been blacklisted because of fake certificates and FIR was registered against them and the proprietor of the firms were arrested.

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