Lok Sabha Question No. 2767 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-12
Subject: Villages Certified as 'Har Ghar Jal' under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Dharambir Singh, Shri Vijay Baghel, Shri Lumbaram Choudhary, Shri Janardan Mishra, Smt. Smita Uday Wagh, Shri Arun Govil, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Shri Manoj Tiwari, Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar, Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi, Shri Praveen Patel, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi, Shri Alok Sharma, Shri Anil Firojiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2767

ANSWERED ON 12.12.2024

## VILLAGES CERTIFIED AS 'HAR GHAR JAL' UNDER JJM

## †2767. SHRI ALOK SHARMA:

SHRI LUMBA RAM:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI CHAVDA VINOD LAKHAMSHI:

SHRI ARUN GOVIL:

SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH:

SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the  number  of  villages  certified/selected  under  'Har  Ghar  Jal'  Scheme  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission (JJM)  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise  including  Amroha,  Bhiwani-Mahendergarh,  Phulpur Parliamentary  Constituencies,  Jalgaon  district  in  Maharashtra,  Jalore  and  Sirohi  districts  in Rajasthan, Ujjain district in Madhya Pradesh;
- (b)  the increase in the number of rural household tap water connections since 2019 along with the number of villages benefited under the said Scheme;
- (c)   whether  the  'Har  Ghar  Jal'  Scheme  under  JJM  has  been  successful  in  providing  functional household tap connections to every rural household;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  current  status  of  the  Scheme  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor along with the measures taken/being taken to achieve the target;
- (e)   the  steps  taken/being  taken  to  accelerate  the  completion  of  pending  tap  water  connections  in rural areas, especially in underserved/water scarcity regions; and

- (f)   the Government's plan to address the challenges faced in ensuring continuous and reliable water supply to all rural household along with maintenance and sustainability of tap water connections under the Scheme in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) 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 of Jal Jeevan Mission in August 2019, only 3.23 Crore (16.8%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 09.12.2024, under Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  -  Har  Ghar  Jal,  around  12.11  Crore  additional  rural  households  have been  provided  with  tap  water  connections.  Thus,  as  on  09.12.2024,  out  of  19.35  Crore  rural households in the country, more than 15.34 Crore (79.28%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes and the remaining households are likely to be covered by the States as per their plans. State/ UT-wise details of 'Har Ghar Jal' reported and certified districts and villages are annexed .

Further, the parliamentary constituency-wise details of tap connections provided under JJM are not maintained  at  the  Government  of  India  level.  However,  the  district-wise  number  of  tap  water connections  provided  to  rural  households  under  JJM  in  Bhiwani  &  Mahendergarh  in  Haryana, Jalgaon in Maharashtra, Amroha and Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, Jalore and Sirohi in Rajasthan, is as under:

No. in lakh

| District &State          |   Total rural households (HHs) | HHs with tap connections   |
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Bhiwani, Haryana         |                           1.68 | 1.68 (100.00%)             |
| Mahendergarh, Haryana    |                           1.49 | 1.49 (100.00%)             |
| Jalgaon, Maharashtra     |                           6.91 | 6.90 (99.92%)              |
| Amroha, Uttar Pradesh    |                           2.98 | 2.64 (88.91%)              |
| Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh |                           6.51 | 4.89 (75.10)               |
| Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh   |                           2.64 | 1.90 (71.87%)              |
| Jalore, Rajasthan        |                           2.27 | 1.35 (59.69%)              |
| Sirohi, Rajasthan        |                           1.86 | 1.06 (57.08%)              |

Source: JJM-IMIS

Further, the district-wise and village-wise status of tap water connection provided under the Mission in rural areas is also in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at:

https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx

(e)  &  (f)  States  have  informed  that  during  planning  phase  challenges  such  as  lack  of  dependable drinking  water  sources  in  water-stressed,  drought  prone  and  desert  areas,  presence  of  geo-genic contaminants in ground water, uneven geographical terrain and scattered rural habitations affected the progress. It was observed that in some states delay in release of the matching state share and lack of  requisite  technical  capacity  with  implementing  agencies  also  hampered  the  implementation. Further, CoVID-19 pandemic and poor availability of raw materials especially DI/ HDPE pipes due to Russia-Ukraine conflict have also impacted the pace of implementation in the States.

To address the challenges holistically and overcome these, Government of India has taken a number of steps, inter alia including implementation of Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure through  M/o  Finance  for  financial  assistance  as  50-year  interest  free  loan  for  capital  investment projects;  taking  suitable  measures  for  maintaining  assured  and  adequate  availability  of  pipes  at reasonable  price,  nomination  of  a  nodal  officer  in  the  Department  for  coordinating  with  Central nodal  Ministries/  Departments/  agencies  to  facilitate  the  States  in  obtaining  Statutory/  other clearances;  setting  up  of  State  Programme  Management  Units  (SPMUs)  and  District  Programme Management  Units  (DPMUs)  and  implementation  of  ' Nal  Jal  Mitra  Programme '  for  ensuring availability of skilled local persons at village level.

Further,  to  ensure  long  term  sustainability  of  infrastructure  created,  quality  material  and  quality construction  is  being  ensured  through  third  party  inspection  before  making  payment.  Moreover, measurement and monitoring of water supply in villages through sensor-based IoT solution, linking Aadhar of the head of household for targeted delivery subject to statutory provisions, geo-tagging of assets created, etc. are also provisioned under JJM.

Further, to bring transparency and effective monitoring, an online 'JJM dashboard' & mobile App has been created, which provides State/ UT, district, and village-wise progress as well as status of provision of tap water supply to rural homes.

Provisions  for  taking  up  augmentation  and  strengthening  of  local  drinking  water  sources  in convergence with other schemes viz. MGNREGS, 15th Finance Commission grants to Rural Local Bodies (RLBs)/ Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP), State schemes, MP/ MLA-LAD funds, District Mineral Development Fund, CSR funds, community contribution, etc. have also been envisaged under the JJM.

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## Annex referred to in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2767 for reply on 12.12.2024

State/ UT-wise details of 'Har Ghar Jal' reported and certified districts and villages

| S. No.   | State             | Total districts   | No. of Har Ghar Jal District   | No. of Har Ghar Jal District   | Total villages   | No. of Har Ghar Jal Village   | No. of Har Ghar Jal Village   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State             | Total districts   | Reported                       | Certified                      | Total villages   | Reported                      | Certified                     |
| 1        | A &NIslands       | 3                 | 3                              | 3                              | 265              | 265                           | 265                           |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    | 26                | 1                              | 0                              | 15,999           | 4,781                         | 3,701                         |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh | 25                | 25                             | 25                             | 5,133            | 5,133                         | 5,133                         |
| 4        | Assam             | 35                | 0                              | 0                              | 24,295           | 7,998                         | 4,361                         |
| 5        | Bihar             | 38                | 5                              | 0                              | 37,270           | 32,311                        | 1                             |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      | 33                | 0                              | 0                              | 19,656           | 3,638                         | 2,033                         |
| 7        | DNH&DD            | 3                 | 3                              | 3                              | 96               | 96                            | 96                            |
| 8        | Goa               | 2                 | 2                              | 2                              | 373              | 373                           | 373                           |
| 9        | Gujarat           | 33                | 33                             | 6                              | 18,024           | 18,024                        | 16,840                        |
| 10       | Haryana           | 22                | 22                             | 22                             | 6,600            | 6,600                         | 6,600                         |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh  | 12                | 11                             | 1                              | 17,633           | 17,632                        | 13,812                        |
| 12       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 20                | 1                              | 1                              | 6,153            | 1,191                         | 664                           |
| 13       | Jharkhand         | 24                | 0                              | 0                              | 29,398           | 4,442                         | 2,167                         |
| 14       | Karnataka         | 31                | 0                              | 0                              | 26,563           | 6,412                         | 4,111                         |
| 15       | Kerala            | 14                | 0                              | 0                              | 1,435            | 126                           | 87                            |
| 16       | Ladakh            | 2                 | 0                              | 0                              | 240              | 164                           | 80                            |
| 17       | Lakshadweep       | 1                 | 0                              | 0                              | 10               | 8                             | 6                             |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh    | 52                | 2                              | 1                              | 51,056           | 17,055                        | 9,916                         |
| 19       | Maharashtra       | 34                | 0                              | 0                              | 40,297           | 18,588                        | 11,655                        |
| 20       | Manipur           | 16                | 0                              | 0                              | 2,556            | 613                           | 295                           |
| 21       | Meghalaya         | 12                | 0                              | 0                              | 6,457            | 2,678                         | 1,469                         |
| 22       | Mizoram           | 11                | 11                             | 6                              | 637              | 637                           | 595                           |
| 23       | Nagaland          | 16                | 1                              | 0                              | 1,425            | 1,029                         | 615                           |
| 24       | Odisha            | 30                | 0                              | 0                              | 46,597           | 13,956                        | 8,226                         |
| 25       | Puducherry        | 2                 | 2                              | 2                              | 91               | 91                            | 91                            |
| 26       | Punjab            | 23                | 23                             | 23                             | 11,977           | 11,977                        | 11,977                        |
| 27       | Rajasthan         | 48                | 0                              | 0                              | 41,917           | 8,383                         | 4,159                         |
| 28       | Sikkim            | 6                 | 0                              | 0                              | 400              | 166                           | 108                           |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu        | 37                | 13                             | 5                              | 11,816           | 7,742                         | 6,514                         |
| 30       | Telangana         | 32                | 32                             | 0                              | 9,693            | 9,693                         | 0                             |
| 31       | Tripura           | 8                 | 0                              | 0                              | 765              | 97                            | 86                            |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh     | 75                | 0                              | 0                              | 97,081           | 31,043                        | 22,014                        |
| 33       | Uttarakhand       | 13                | 0                              | 0                              | 14,985           | 10,705                        | 7,229                         |
| 34       | West Bengal       | 22                | 0                              | 0                              | 38,196           | 3,814                         | 2,294                         |
| Total    | Total             | 761               | 190                            | 100                            | 5,85,089         | 2,47,461                      | 1,47,573                      |

Source: JJM-IMIS