Lok Sabha Question No. 1801 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-05
Subject: Achievements made under Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri E T Mohammed Basheer

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1801

ANSWERED ON 05.12.2024

## ACHIEVEMENTS MADE UNDER JAL JEEVAN MISSION

## 1801.  SHRI E T MOHAMMED BASHEER:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the  achievements  made  in  the  implementation  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  in  providing  safe drinking water to all rural households in the country, State-wise; and
- (b)  the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure sanitation and hygiene in rural areas and the manner in which the Government is combating open defecation?

## ANSWER

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

(a) 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 02.12.2024, under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal more than 12.09 Crore additional rural households have been  provided  with  tap  water  connections.  Thus,  as  on  02.12.2024,  out  of  19.35  Crore  rural households in the country, more than 15.32 Crore (79.11%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes. State/ UT-wise details of tap water connections as on 02.12.2024 are annexed .

(b) Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM(G)] was launched on 2 nd  October, 2014 with the aim to eliminate open defecation in rural areas by 2nd October, 2019. Sanitation over the years became Jan  Andolan.  Coverage  as  on  2.10.2014  was  38.7%.  This  increased  to  100%  as  on  02.10.2019. Over 10 crore Individual household Latrines (IHHLs) constructed under Phase-I of SBM(G) and all the villages of the country declared themselves Open Defecation Free (ODF) by 2nd October, 2019. Having achieved the ODF status, SBM(G) Phase-II is being implemented during the period from  2020-21  to  2024-25  with  the  aim  to  sustain  ODF  status  and  Solid  and  Liquid  Waste Management  (SLWM).  Grey  Water  Management  (GWM)  is  one  of  the  integral  components  of

Phase-II  of  SBM(G).  Greywater  management  is  done  through  soak  pits,  wherever  possible,  or through other technologies such as Waste Stabilization Ponds, Constructed Wetlands, Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems (DEWATS), etc, to ensure that untreated wastewater is  not mixed with water bodies. Solid Waste management (GWM) is an important component of SBM(G). As per the SBM-G Phase-II operational guideline, for Solid Waste Management (SWM), States/UTs  have  been  advised  to  make  arrangement  for  Solid  Waste  Management  i.e.-Biodegradable and non-biodegradable system for Household and for all public Places (including the primary  schools,  Panchayat  Ghar  and  Anganwadi  canter).  SWM  system  includes  Collection, Transportation, Segregation, Storage, and management of SWM.

4,56,201 villages have been covered with Solid Waste Management (SWM) and 510,134 villages have been covered with Liquid Waste Management (LWM) in the Country as on 02-12-2024.

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## Annex referred to in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1801 for reply on 05.12.2024

JJM: State/ UT-wise status of tap water connections in rural households as on 02.12.2024

No. in lakh

| S. No.   | State/ UT     | Total rural HHs   | Rural HHs with tap water supply as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water supply as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs given tap water connections since 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs given tap water connections since 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on date   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on date   |
|----------|---------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT     | Total rural HHs   | No.                                               | %                                                 | No.                                                     | %                                                       | No.                                              | %                                                |
| 1        | A &NIslands   | 0.62              | 0.29                                              | 46.02                                             | 0.33                                                    | 53.98                                                   | 0.62                                             | 100.00                                           |
| 2        | Arunachal Pr. | 2.29              | 0.23                                              | 9.97                                              | 2.06                                                    | 90.03                                                   | 2.29                                             | 100.00                                           |
| 3        | DNH&DD        | 0.85              | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                              | 0.85                                                    | 100.00                                                  | 0.85                                             | 100.00                                           |
| 4        | Goa           | 2.64              | 1.99                                              | 75.44                                             | 0.65                                                    | 24.56                                                   | 2.64                                             | 100.00                                           |
| 5        | Gujarat       | 91.18             | 65.16                                             | 71.46                                             | 26.02                                                   | 28.54                                                   | 91.18                                            | 100.00                                           |
| 6        | Haryana       | 30.41             | 17.66                                             | 58.08                                             | 12.75                                                   | 41.92                                                   | 30.41                                            | 100.00                                           |
| 7        | Himachal Pr.  | 17.09             | 7.63                                              | 44.64                                             | 9.46                                                    | 55.36                                                   | 17.09                                            | 100.00                                           |
| 8        | Mizoram       | 1.33              | 0.09                                              | 6.91                                              | 1.24                                                    | 93.09                                                   | 1.33                                             | 100.00                                           |
| 9        | Puducherry    | 1.15              | 0.94                                              | 81.33                                             | 0.21                                                    | 18.67                                                   | 1.15                                             | 100.00                                           |
| 10       | Punjab        | 34.27             | 16.79                                             | 48.98                                             | 17.48                                                   | 51.02                                                   | 34.27                                            | 100.00                                           |
| 11       | Telangana     | 53.98             | 15.68                                             | 29.05                                             | 38.30                                                   | 70.95                                                   | 53.98                                            | 100.00                                           |
| 12       | Bihar         | 166.92            | 3.16                                              | 1.90                                              | 157.19                                                  | 94.17                                                   | 160.36                                           | 96.07                                            |
| 13       | Uttarakhand   | 14.51             | 1.30                                              | 8.98                                              | 12.76                                                   | 87.93                                                   | 14.06                                            | 96.91                                            |
| 14       | Ladakh        | 0.41              | 0.01                                              | 3.48                                              | 0.38                                                    | 92.45                                                   | 0.39                                             | 95.92                                            |
| 15       | Nagaland      | 3.64              | 0.14                                              | 3.82                                              | 3.22                                                    | 88.61                                                   | 3.36                                             | 92.43                                            |
| 16       | Lakshadweep   | 0.13              | -                                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.12                                                    | 91.17                                                   | 0.12                                             | 91.17                                            |
| 17       | Sikkim        | 1.33              | 0.70                                              | 52.96                                             | 0.50                                                    | 37.73                                                   | 1.20                                             | 90.69                                            |
| 18       | Maharashtra   | 146.79            | 48.44                                             | 33.00                                             | 79.83                                                   | 54.38                                                   | 128.26                                           | 87.38                                            |
| 19       | Tamil Nadu    | 125.29            | 21.76                                             | 17.37                                             | 88.32                                                   | 70.49                                                   | 110.08                                           | 87.86                                            |
| 20       | Uttar Pr.     | 266.77            | 5.16                                              | 1.94                                              | 225.02                                                  | 84.35                                                   | 230.19                                           | 86.29                                            |
| 21       | Tripura       | 7.50              | 0.25                                              | 3.26                                              | 6.08                                                    | 81.07                                                   | 6.33                                             | 84.34                                            |
| 22       | J&K           | 19.23             | 5.75                                              | 29.92                                             | 9.77                                                    | 50.78                                                   | 15.52                                            | 80.70                                            |
| 23       | Assam         | 72.00             | 1.11                                              | 1.55                                              | 57.43                                                   | 79.77                                                   | 58.55                                            | 81.31                                            |
| 24       | Meghalaya     | 6.51              | 0.05                                              | 0.70                                              | 5.25                                                    | 80.66                                                   | 5.30                                             | 81.36                                            |
| 25       | Manipur       | 4.52              | 0.26                                              | 5.74                                              | 3.34                                                    | 73.85                                                   | 3.59                                             | 79.58                                            |
| 26       | Chhattisgarh  | 50.04             | 3.20                                              | 6.39                                              | 36.63                                                   | 73.19                                                   | 39.83                                            | 79.58                                            |
| 27       | Karnataka     | 101.29            | 24.51                                             | 24.20                                             | 58.21                                                   | 57.47                                                   | 82.72                                            | 81.67                                            |
| 28       | Odisha        | 88.70             | 3.11                                              | 3.50                                              | 64.08                                                   | 72.25                                                   | 67.19                                            | 75.75                                            |
| 29       | Andhra Pr.    | 95.53             | 30.74                                             | 32.18                                             | 39.57                                                   | 41.42                                                   | 70.31                                            | 73.60                                            |
| 30       | Madhya Pr.    | 111.78            | 13.53                                             | 12.11                                             | 60.79                                                   | 54.38                                                   | 74.32                                            | 66.49                                            |
| 31       | Jharkhand     | 62.54             | 3.45                                              | 5.52                                              | 30.70                                                   | 49.08                                                   | 34.15                                            | 54.60                                            |
| 32       | Kerala        | 70.83             | 16.64                                             | 23.50                                             | 21.63                                                   | 30.55                                                   | 38.28                                            | 54.04                                            |
| 33       | Rajasthan     | 107.31            | 11.74                                             | 10.94                                             | 47.00                                                   | 43.80                                                   | 58.74                                            | 54.74                                            |
| 34       | West Bengal   |                   | 2.15                                              | 1.22                                              |                                                         | 52.41                                                   | 94.00                                            | 53.64                                            |
|          |               | 175.25            |                                                   |                                                   | 91.85                                                   |                                                         |                                                  |                                                  |

Source: JJM-IMIS