Lok Sabha Question No. 1640 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-01
Subject: Tap Water Connections
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar, Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Shri Shyamkumar Daulat Barve, Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1640

ANSWERED ON 01.08.2024

## TAP WATER CONNECTIONS

## † 1640. SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAVAN RAJENIMBALKAR: SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT: SHRI SHYAMKUMAR DAULAT BARVE: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA CHANDU BARNE:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the number of households provided with tap water connections in rural and urban areas under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM);

(b) the percentage of cost shared by the Union Government and the State Governments for providing tap water to households in rural and urban areas;

(c) whether the Union Government is aware that water resources are not being utilized properly due to the absence of check dams in rural areas and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether there is any proposal to provide Central assistance to the State Government to construct check dams so that tap water could be provided to rural households regularly; and

(e) if so, the time by which a final decision is likely to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) 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.

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 30.07.2024, around 11.79 Crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM. Thus, as on 30.07.2024, out of 19.32 Crore rural households in the country, around 15.02 Crore (77.76%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

As informed by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the proposed Jal Jeevan Mission Urban scheme has been launched as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 for a period of 05 years i.e. from the financial year 2021- 22 to 2025-26.

AMRUT 2.0 aims at making the cities 'water secure' and provide universal coverage of water supply through functional taps to all households in all the statutory towns in the country. Mission also aims at providing sewage/ septage management to all households of 500 cities covered in first phase of the AMRUT scheme.

(b)  Under  JJM,  the  fund  sharing  pattern  between  Centre  and  States/  UTs  is  100%  for  Union Territories  without  legislature,  90:10  for  North  Eastern  &  Himalayan  States  and  UTs  with legislature and 50:50 for rest of the States.

Further,  as  informed  by  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs,  funding  for  the  projects  under AMRUT 2.0 is shared by Centre, States/ UTs and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). Central share for various classes of ULBs are given below:

* except for projects taken up under PPP mode

| ULBs                                      | Central share   |
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| Union Territories                         | 100%            |
| North Eastern States and Himalayan States | 90%             |
| With population less than 1 lakh          | 50%             |
| With population 1-10 lakh (both included) | 33.33%          |
| With population >10 lakh                  | 25%*            |

(c)  to  (e)  Works  related  to  water  resources  development  and  management  are  planned,  funded, executed  and  maintained  by  the  State  Governments  as  per  their  own  resources  and  priorities.  In order to supplement the efforts of the States, Government of India provides technical and financial assistance to State Governments to encourage sustainable development and efficient management of water resources through various schemes and programmes. As such, water resources projects inter alia rural water supply schemes and check dams are primarily States' responsibility.

Further, under Jal Jeevan Mission, States have been advised for source recharging, viz. dedicated bore  well  recharge  structures,  rainwater  recharge,  rejuvenation  of  existing  water  bodies,  reuse  of greywater,  etc.,  in  convergence  with  other  schemes  such  as  MGNREGS,  Integrated  Watershed Management  Programme  (IWMP),  15th  Finance  Commission  tied  grants  to  RLBs/  PRIs,  State schemes, CSR funds, etc.

Further,  Central  Government  works  in  close  collaboration  with  States/  UTs  through  various initiatives/schemes  like  Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan  (JSA),  Atal  Bhujal  Yojana,  MGNREGA,  Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies, Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI), under Pradhan Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY),  etc.  to  supplement  the  efforts  of  States/  UTs  for sustainable  management  of  water  resources.  Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan:  Catch  the  Rain  (JSA:  CTR) campaign aiming to  encourage  water  conservation  at  grass-root  levels  with  people's  participation was  launched  in  2019  in  256  water  stressed  districts  of  the  country.  Moreover,  recognizing  the importance of sustainable water management especially for drinking water availability, JSA-CTR was implemented with the theme 'Source Sustainability for Drinking Water' in 2023. Similarly, in 2024,  JSA  is  being  implemented  with  the  theme  "Nari  Shakti  se  Jal  Shakti"  from  09.03.2024  to 30.11.2024 emphasizing the pivotal role played by women in the field of water conservation.

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