Lok Sabha Question No. 3287 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: Current Status of Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Muhammed Hamdullah Sayeed

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3287 ANSWERED ON 20.03.2025

## CURRENT STATUS OF JAL JEEVAN MISSION

## 3287. SHRI MUHAMMED HAMDULLAH SAYEED:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM);
- (b) the  number  of  rural  households  provided  with  Functional  Household  Tap  Connections (FHTCs) under the said mission so far;
- (c) the measures taken/being taken by the Government to ensure the quality of water supplied under the said mission; and
- (d) the number of water quality tests conducted during the last year and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  -  Har  Ghar  Jal  to  make  provision  of  potable  water  to  every  rural household of the country, through functional tap water connection i.e. at a service level of 55 litre per capita per day (lpcd), of prescribed quality (BIS:10500), on regular and long-term basis.

At the start the Mission, only 3.23 Crore (16.7%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 17.03.2025, under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Har  Ghar  Jal  around  12.30  Crore  additional  rural  households  have  been  provided  with  tap  water connections. Thus, as on 17.03.2025, out of 19.36 Crore rural households in the country, more than 15.53 Crore (80.20%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes and works for the remaining 3.83 Crore households are at various stages of completion as per saturation plan of the respective State/ UT.

The initial estimated outlay of the Mission was Rs. 3.60 lakh Crore, out of which Central share was Rs. 2.08 lakh Crore. Almost entire Central share approved by the Cabinet has been utilized. Further, Hon'ble Finance Minister during her budget speech 2025- 26 has announced extension of Jal Jeevan Mission until 2028 with an enhanced total outlay.

(c) Water being a State subject, the responsibility of planning, approval, implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes, lies with State/ UT Governments. States/ UTs have been advised, through numerous review meetings, field visits, etc., to ensure functionality of tap water connections provided inter alia including quality of water supplied as per JJM standards (BIS:10500).

In  addition,  up  to  2%  of  the  allocation  to  States/  UTs  for  Water  Quality  Monitoring  and Surveillance (WQM&S) activities which inter-alia includes setting up of and upgrading existing water quality laboratories at various levels, providing chemicals and consumables to laboratories, procurement of equipment's, instruments, chemicals/ reagents, glassware, consumables, procurement  of  Field  Test Kits (FTKs)/  H2S  vials  for chemical  (including  chloride)  and bacteriological water quality surveillance at grass root level and NABL accreditation/ recognition of laboratories,  etc.

States  have  been  advised  to  conduct  water  quality  tests  using  FTKs/  bacteriological  vials  for common  parameters  along  with  area  specific  parameters  including  Arsenic  and  Fluoride  at Schools, anganwadis and Gram Panchayat (GP) level for early identification of water borne risks. State  to  identify  and  train  5  women  from  local  community  to  conduct  water  quality  tests  using FTKs/ bacteriological vials at Gram Panchayat (GP) level.

Moreover, States/ UTs have also been advised to undertake testing of water quality on a periodic basis and take remedial action wherever necessary, to ensure that the water supplied to households is of prescribed quality.

(d)  Year-wise  reported  details  of  drinking  water  samples  tested  in  labs  and  using  FTKs  by  the States/ UTs in last year and current year (till 17.03.2025) are as under:

| Year    | No. of samples tested   | No. of samples tested   | Total no. of   |
|---------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------|
|         | in labs                 | using FTKs              | Samples Tested |
| 2023-24 | 75,00,041               | 1,08,54,196             | 1,83,54,237    |
| 2024-25 | 77,40,369               | 90,52,382               | 1,67,92,751    |

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