Lok Sabha Question No. 915 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: Jal Jeevan Mission and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Smt. Pratima Mondal

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 915 ANSWERED ON 24/07/2025

## JAL JEEVAN MISSION AND PRADHAN MANTRI KRISHI SINCHAYEE YOJANA

## 915.   SMT. PRATIMA MONDAL:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the measures being undertaken by the Government to ensure long-term sustainability of water sources created under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) including recharge, water quality monitoring and community ownership;

(b)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  modernize  the  irrigation  infrastructure  under  the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) and the manner in which the Government is ensuring convergence among various implementing agencies; and

(c)  the steps taken by the Government to streamline the clearance and execution of major and medium  irrigation  projects  that  have  faced  persistent  delays  due  to  land  acquisition  or environmental concerns?

## ANSWER

## 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 connection.

At the start of the mission, only 3.23 crore (16.71%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. With concerted efforts from both Centre and States/UTs under Jal Jeevan Mission  (JJM)  -  Har  Ghar  Jal  around  12.43  crore  additional  rural  households  have  been reported to have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 22.07.2025, out of 19.36 crore rural households in the country, more than 15.67 crore (80.94%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

Development of reliable drinking water sources and/ or augmentation of existing sources to provide long-term sustainability of water supply system in villages, is an integral part of JJM. To achieve this objective, following provisions have been made in operational guidelines for the implementation of JJM:

- a) Any  water  supply  scheme  undertaken  under  JJM  is  approved  only after the recommendation of a Source Finding Committee of the respective state government, to the effect that the identified water source through which the scheme is planned, has sufficient yield for sustaining water supply as per required norm, for the scheme design period.

- b) Development/ strengthening/ augmentation of drinking water sources and infrastructure for bulk transfer of water, treatment, and distribution systems in water deficit droughtprone and desert areas without dependable ground water sources apart from creation of in-village water supply infrastructure.
- c) 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.

Jal  Shakti Abhiyaan  -  Catch  the  rain  campaign,  in  its  different  editions,  focused  on  water conservation and rainwater harvesting structures, renovation of traditional water bodies, reuse and recharge structures, watershed development, etc.

Under JJM, Water Quality Monitoring & Surveillance (WQM&S) has been given the utmost priority, as it is essential for ensuring the supply of safe drinking water, timely identification/ evaluation of water borne health risk and for taking preventive/ remedial measures such as proper  and  regular  disinfection.    Under  JJM,  as  per  existing  guidelines,  Bureau  of  Indian Standards' BIS:10500 standards are adopted as benchmark for quality of water being supplied through tap connection.

As per  the  extant  Operational  Guidelines,  States/  UTs  can  utilize  upto  2%  of  their  annual allocation  of  funds  under  JJM  for  Water  Quality  Monitoring  &  Surveillance  (WQM&S) activities inter  alia which  includes  setting  up  and  strengthening  of  water  quality  testing laboratories,  procurement  of  equipment,  instruments,  chemicals,  glassware,  consumables, hiring of skilled manpower, surveillance by community using field test kits (FTKs), awareness generation, educational programmes on water quality, accreditation/recognition of laboratories, etc.  Further,  to  enable  States/  UTs  to  test  water  samples  for  water  quality,  and  for  sample collection, reporting, monitoring and surveillance of drinking water, an online JJM - Water Quality Management Information System (WQMIS) portal has been developed.

JJM has been envisioned and implemented as a decentralized, demand-driven and communitymanaged programme, wherein the Gram Panchayat and/ or its sub-committee/ user group i.e. Village Water & Sanitation Committee (VWSC)/ Pani Samiti are being empowered to plan, implement, manage, operate and maintain in-village water supply system to provide regular and  assured  tap  water  supply  in  rural  households.  Under  this  mission,  NGOs/  Community Based Organizations (CBOs)/ Self Help Groups (SHGs)/ Voluntary Organizations (VOs), etc. are also being empaneled 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 maintenance of the water supply infrastructure.

(b)  As  reported  by  the  Department  of  Water  Resources,  River  Development  and  Ganga Rejuvenation, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was launched during the year 2015-16, with an aim to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area  under  assured  irrigation,  improve  on-farm  water  use  efficiency,  introduce  sustainable water conservation practices, etc.

PMKSY is an umbrella  scheme, consisting  of  two  major  components  namely, Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP). HKKP, in turn, consists of four sub-components: Command Area Development &Water Management (CAD&WM), Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI), Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies, and  Ground  Water  (GW)  Development.  CAD&WM  sub-component  of  HKKP  is  being implemented pari-passu with AIBP.

Implementation  of  PMKSY  for  the  period  2021-22  to  2025-26  has  been  approved  by  the Government of India in December 2021. However, approval of Ground Water component under PMKSY-HKKP has provisionally been accorded till 2021-22 only for committed liabilities, which has been extended subsequently till the completion of ongoing works.

In addition, PMKSY consists of two components, implemented by other Ministries. Watershed Development component (WDC) of PMKSY is being implemented by Department of Land Resources,  Ministry  of  Rural  Development.  Per  Drop  More  Crop  (PDMC)  component, implemented by Department of Agriculture, and Farmers Welfare, was a part of PMKSY from the inception of PMKSY in 2015, till December, 2021. Thereafter, it is being implemented by Department of Agriculture, and Farmers Welfare as a part of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana. Land acquisition is one of the major bottlenecks in implementation of irrigation projects. By construction of distribution network of about 55,290 km through underground pipelines, land acquisition of about 76,594 hectare has been avoided. SCADA based water distribution and micro irrigation in some of the PMKSY projects has improved water use efficiency. Physical and financial progress monitoring of projects through a dedicated dashboard, backed with a Management Information System has helped in monitoring of progress and bottlenecks in a project on nearly real time. Further, micro irrigation is promoted under PDMC.

(c)  Issues  under  projects  are  monitored  through  Project  Monitoring  Group  (PMG)  portal, wherein the issues and bottlenecks such as land acquisition, statutory clearance requirements etc. in a project are regularly discussed and resolved for early completion of project.

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