Lok Sabha Question No. 1499 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Current Projects under JJM in Rajasthan
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Dushyant Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1499 ANSWERED ON 13/02/2025

## CURRENT PROJECTS UNDER JJM IN RAJASTHAN

## 1499.   SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  current  projects  being  implemented  by  the  Government  in  Rajasthan, particularly in the areas of water supply, irrigation and rural development;
- (b) the reasons for the slow progress of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Rajasthan along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government to address the challenges affecting its timely completion;
- (c) the details of statistics regarding the status and coverage of the Jal Jeevan Mission in the aspirational districts of Rajasthan along with the way in which the State compares to other regions in terms of achieving the mission's targets; and
- (d) the details of the total funds allocated by the Government for water-related projects in Rajasthan along with the manner in which the financial assistance is distributed across different districts, especially the aspirational ones?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (d) : Since August 2019, Government of India is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), in partnership with States/ UTs including Rajasthan, to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household of the country. 'Drinking Water' is a state subject, and hence, the  responsibility  of  planning,  approval,  implementation,  operation,  and  maintenance  of drinking water supply schemes, including those under the JJM,  lies with State/UT Governments. The Government of India supports the states by providing technical and financial assistance.

As reported by the state government of Rajasthan on JJM IMIS, on 15.08.2019, only 11.68 lakh  (10.84%)  rural  households  had  tap  water  connections.  Since  then,  around  48.00  lakh additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM. Thus, as on 11.02.2025, out of 1.07 crore rural households in state, the provision of tap water supply is available to approximately 59.68 lakh (55.39%) rural households.

Under JJM, funds are released directly to the States/ UTs and their district-wise fund details are not maintained at the Government of India level. The details of fund allocation, fund drawn and reported fund utilization during the last five years (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23

and 2023-24) and current financial year 2024-25 (as on 11.02.2025) by the state of Rajasthan are as follows:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

|          | Central         | Central    | Central    | Central        | Central              |                               |
|----------|-----------------|------------|------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
| Year     | Opening Balance | Allocation | Fund Drawn | Available Fund | Reported utilization | Expenditure under State share |
| 2019-20  | 313.67          | 1,301.71   | 1,301.71   | 1,615.38       | 620.31               | 686.69                        |
| 2020-21  | 995.07          | 2,522.03   | 630.51     | 1,625.58       | 762.04               | 789.05                        |
| 2021-22  | 863.53          | 10,180.50  | 2,345.08   | 3,208.61       | 1,919.83             | 1,665.84                      |
| 2022-23  | 1,288.79        | 13,328.60  | 6,081.80   | 7,370.59       | 3,937.70             | 4,123.31                      |
| 2023-24  | 3,435.49        | 3,019.94   | 250.00     | 3,685.49       | 2,898.54             | 3,904.64                      |
| 2024-25* | 786.95          | 11,061.46  | 1,659.22   | 2,446.17       | 2,167.65             | 1,358.36                      |

Source: JJM-IMIS                                                                                   *as on 11.02.2025

As  informed  by  Department  of  Water  Resources,  RD  &GR,  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi Sinchai Yojna -Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (PMKSY-AIBP), 2 projects viz., Narmada Canal Project and Modernisation of Ganga Canal Project were prioritized in the state of Rajasthan in the year 2016-17. Both these projects have been reported to be completed. Central Assistance (CA) of Rs. 427.82 crore and Rs. 30.74 crore was released during 2016-24 respectively for the projects under PMKSY-AIBP. The irrigation potential created under these two  projects  is  245.88  thousand  hectares  and  69.69  thousand  hectares  respectively.  After approval for continuation of PMKSY for the period 2021-26, one more project of Rajasthan, namely  Parwan  Multipurpose  Project  was  included  for  funding.  The  ultimate  irrigation potential of this project is 1.22 lakh hectare. Central assistance of Rs. 364.19 crore has been provided and mother sanction of Rs. 69.49 crore for financial year 2024-25 has been issued for the project. The central assistance is being provided to the projects included under PMKSYAIBP on the basis of progress and budget provision made by state to the project in the financial year.

Further,  02  schemes  have  been  included  under  RRR  (Repair,  Renovation  and  Restoration) component of PMKSY in the state of Rajasthan as per details below:

| Name of scheme   | District benefitted                                                                                                                                                                                  | Inclusion year   |   Estd Cost |   Central Share |   Target IP |   Targeted Storage revival (MCM) |   CA released (in crore) |
|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 37 RRR           | Dungarpur (5 ), chittorgarh (1 ) Pratapgarh (1 ), Swaimadhopur (3 ), Dholpur ( 2), Dausa (1 ), jaipur (3 ), sikar (1 ), Tonk (2 ), Bharatpur ( 2), Ajmer ( 5), Jhalawar ( 1), Baran (2 ), Bundi ( 8) | 2021-22          |      124.71 |           74.82 |        7.48 |                             1.71 |                    40.76 |
| 84 RRR           | Kota (44), Bundi (20), Tonk (20)                                                                                                                                                                     | 2023-24          |      142.92 |           85.75 |        4.4  |                             6.16 |                     0    |
| Total            | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                |                  |      267.63 |          160.58 |       11.89 |                             7.87 |                    40.76 |

Ministry  of  Rural  Development  has  informed  that  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana-  Gramin (PMAY-G) is being implemented w.e.f. 1st April, 2016 to provide assistance to eligible rural households for construction of pucca houses with basic amenities to achieve the objective of 'Housing for all' in rural areas. The target under the PMAY-G was construction of 2.95 crore pucca  houses  with  basic  amenities  by  March,  2024.  The  scheme  has  been  approved  for implementation during FY 2024-25 to 2028-29 for construction of 2 crore additional houses. As on 10.02.2025, against the cumulative target of 4.95 crore houses under PMAY-G, a total target of 3.79 crore houses (including 22,15,247 houses of Rajasthan) have been allocated to the States/UTs out of which 3.38 crore houses (including 19,98,639 houses of Rajasthan) have already been sanctioned to the beneficiaries. Further, as on 10.02.2025, over 2.69 crore houses (including 17,00,553 houses of Rajasthan) have already been constructed. Since inception of the PMAY-G, the central share of assistance released to the state of Rajasthan is Rs. 13,152.03 crore (including PM-JANMAN).

Further,  another  programme  being  implemented  by  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS). Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is a demand-driven wage employment scheme which provides for the  enhancement  of  livelihood  security  of  the  households  in  rural  areas  of  the  country  by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.  There is no project-wise allocation of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. During the financial year 2024-25,  as  on  10.02.2025,  56,351  water-related  works  have  been  completed  in  state  of Rajasthan with total expenditure of Rs.2,57,321.00 lakhs.

(b) : The slow implementation of JJM in Rajasthan has been mainly on the account of nontendering  of  several  JJM  works  approved  by  State  Level  Scheme  Sanctioning  Committee (SLSSC).  In addition, out of Rs.41,414.24 crore central grant allocated to the state under JJM till FY 2024-25, the state could draw only Rs.12,268.32 crore due to the non-availability of matching state share fund, thus, affecting the pace of implementation of JJM in Rajasthan.

To expedite the provision of tap water connections to all rural households in the state, concerted efforts have  been  made  to  impress  the  state government  to  accelerate the pace of implementation of JJM on ground. These include measures such as holding high level joint review meetings with the state government on regular basis and visits of multi-disciplinary teams from the department to highlight areas which need attention for expediting implementation in a mission mode to make provision of tap water supply to all households in timebound manner.

(c) : There are 05 aspirational districts namely Baran, Dholpur, Jaisalmer, Karuali & Sirohi in the state of Rajasthan. As reported by state government on JJM IMIS as on 15.08.2019, only 0.75 lakh (8.31%) rural households had provision of tap water supply in these districts. Since then,  around  3.54  lakh  additional  rural  households  have  been  provided  with  tap  water connections under JJM. Thus, as on 11.02.2025, out of 8.97 lakh rural households in these districts, around 4.29 lakh (47.43%) rural households have tap water supply, compared to state average of 55.39%.

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