Lok Sabha Question No. 3027 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: Har Ghar Jal Yojana under JJM in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Selvam G

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3027 ANSWERED ON 18/12/2025

## HAR GHAR JAL YOJANA UNDER JJM IN TAMIL NADU

## 3027. SHRI SELVAM G:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the coverage of tap water connections has increased from 17.37 per cent in August 2019 to 88.48 per cent as on March 2025 under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) if  so,  the  total  number  of  rural  households  provided  with  functional  household  tap connections under the said Mission since its inception in Tamil Nadu, district-wise;
- (c) whether there are any pending works or districts yet to achieve full coverage under the said Mission  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  expected  timeline  set  for  their completion;
- (d) the number of villages certified as Har Ghar Jal in Tamil Nadu and the steps taken to empower  Gram  Panchayats  to  manage  and  maintain  local  water  supply  systems sustainably; and
- (e) the measures taken by the Government to ensure the quality and sustainability of water supply in rural Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) Since August 2019, Government of India is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal, in partnership with States/ UTs, to make provision of tap water connection to every rural household of the country. As reported by the state of Tamil Nadu on JJMIMIS, at the start of JJM on 15.08.2019, only 21.76 lakh (17.37%) rural households had tap water connections. Since then, around 90.21 lakh additional rural households have been provided  with  tap  water  connections.  Thus,  as  on  15.12.2025,  out  of  125.26  lakh  rural households  in  state,  the  provision  of  tap  water  connections  is  available  to  111.97  lakh (89.39%) rural households.

The  district  -wise  status  of  tap  water  connection  in  rural  areas  provided  under  JJM  is available in public domain and is accessible through JJM dashboard at: https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx

Of the 37 districts in Tamil Nadu, 15 districts have been reported to be Har Ghar Jal. To achieve 100 percent coverage through continued implementation of mission with focus on quality  of  infrastructure  and  O&M  of  rural  piped  water  supply  schemes  for  long  term sustainability and citizen centric water service delivery, Hon'ble Finance Minister during budget speech 2025 announced extension of JJM until 2028 with enhanced total outlay.

- (d) As reported on JJM-IMIS by state government of Tamil Nadu, 8,047 villages have been certified  as  Har  Ghar  Jal  in  state.  JJM  has  been  envisioned  and  implemented  as  a decentralized,  demand-driven  and  community-managed  programme,  wherein  the  Gram Panchayat and/ or its sub-committee/ user group i.e. Village Water & Sanitation Committee (VWSC)/  Pani  Samiti  have  been  empowered  to  plan,  implement,  manage,  operate  and maintain in-village water supply system to provide regular and assured tap water supply in rural  households.  Further,  provision  has  been  made  in  the  operational  guidelines  for implementation  of  JJM  for  the  preparation  of  Village  Action  Plan  (VAP)  by  village community,  which inter alia includes strengthening of drinking water sources in convergence with other schemes such as MGNREGS, Finance Commission grants to rural local  bodies/  PRIs,  MP  &  MLA's  Local  Area  Development  Fund,  District  Mineral Development Fund, CSR fund, etc.

Under JJM, NGOs/ Community Based Organizations (CBOs)/ Self Help Groups (SHGs)/ Voluntary  Organizations  (VOs),  etc.  are  also  empanelled  as  Implementation  Support Agencies (ISAs) to handhold and train VWSCs/ Pani Samitis in planning, mobilizing and engaging communities, disseminating information and encouraging women participation for ensuring long-term operation & maintenance of the water supply infrastructure.

- (e) As informed by the state government of Tamil Nadu, following measures have been taken to ensure quality and sustainability of rural water supply systems:
- i.)  Performance  based  Operations  and  Maintenance  (O&M)  contract  is  implemented  to ensure  proper  maintenance  and  supply  of  earmarked  quantity  of  water  upto  tail  end habitations.  As  per  the  performance-based  contract,  maintenance  of  CWSS  including chemicals, attending the leaks, bursts and ensuring the supply of earmarked quantity to be beneficiaries will be responsibility of the contractor.
- ii.) To ensure quality monitoring, TWAD PMS software is used for O&M schemes in which details such as daily pumping quantity, beneficiary wise supply, leaks and bursts, etc., are reported and monitored at the highest level.
- iii.) The O&M monitoring cell has been established at the Head Office of TWAD Board to collect feedback from five randomly selected Village Panchayats each day, in order to ascertain the field reality in maintenance of water supply schemes.
- iv.) An Emergency Information Response Centre (EIRC) is constituted at the TWAD Board, Head office to receive any complaints related to Bulk Water supply.
- v.)  Single  Village  Schemes and  in - Village Components of Multi Village Schemes are maintained by the Village Panchayats / VWSC concerned with the technical guidance from RD & PR Department.
- vi.) One candidate per Village Panchayat are being trained under Nal Jal Mitra Multi skilling programme so as to maintain the SVS / in-village components by the village panchayats.

Further,  as  reported by state of Tamil Nadu on JJM-IMIS, there are 113 drinking water quality testing laboratories in the state to encourage water quality testing to ensure potable drinking water supply. Also, to empower the communities to monitor the water quality, States/ UTs have also been advised to identify and train 5 persons, preferably women, in every village to conduct water quality. So far, the state of Tamil Nadu has trained 62,898 women for FTK testing.

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