Lok Sabha Question No. 189 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Tap Water Connections under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 189 ANSWERED ON 02/02/2023

## Tap Water Connections under JJM

## 189. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  the  Government proposes to ensure the  supply of drinking water through the tap connections to the rural households under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM);
- (b)  if so, the details of action taken thereon;
- (c)   the details of the tap water connections provided under JJM till date, State/UT-wise;
- (d)  the details of the target for providing drinking water to households under JJM;
- (e)   whether  the  Government  has  introduced  a  monitoring  system  for  timely  completion  of projects/ works under JJM and if so, the details thereof;
- (f)   whether  it  has  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Government  that  there  is  no  perennial  water resources  for  water  supply  through  the  given  tap  connections  given  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (g)  the total project cost sanctioned to Kerala for the development of drinking water resources, water tank, pumping lane, pump set and storage tanks under JJM, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (e) To enable every rural household in the country to have assured potable water through tap water connection by 2024, Government of India, in partnership with State Governments, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)-Har Ghar Jal since August, 2019.

At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission, 3.23 Crore (17%)  rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, more than 7.81 Crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections under the Mission. Thus, as on 30.01.2023, out of  19.36  Crore  rural  households  in  the  country,  around  11.05  Crore  (57%)  households  are reported to have tap water supply in their homes. State/ UT-wise details are annexed .

To ensure the timely and successful implementation of the Mission, Government of India has been regularly reviewing the implementation with respective State governments. Regular review meetings at highest level including conferences, workshops, video conferences are held as well as  field  visits  by  multi-disciplinary  team  are  taken  up  wherein  States  are  advised  to  plan  and expedite the implementation to achieve the goal in a time-bound manner.

For  online  monitoring,  JJM-Integrated  Management  Information  System  (IMIS)  and  JJMDashboard  have  been  put  in  place.  The  JJM  Dashboard  has  been  developed  whereby  the information on the progress of the Mission at state, district and panchayat levels are provided in public  domain.  Provision  has  also  been  made  for  transparent  online  financial  management through Public Financial Management System (PFMS).

(f) Water being a State subject, steps for augmentation, conservation and efficient management of water resources are primarily undertaken by the respective State Governments. Under JJM, the  water  sources  which  include inter  alia groundwater  (open  well,  borewell,  tube  well, handpumps, etc.), surface water (river, reservoir, lake, pond, springs, etc.) and rainwater stored in small tanks are being used as sources for drinking water supply schemes. Details of individual projects/  schemes  for  rural  water  supply  projects  including  water  source  for  scheme  are  not maintained centrally.

Under the JJM Operational Guidelines States/ UTs are mandated to constitute Source Finding Committees  who  will  review  the  water  supply  schemes  for  availability  of  potable  water  in adequate quantity in prescribed quality for the scheme design period.

In  addition,  provisions  for  taking  up  augmentation  and  strengthening  of  local  &  traditional drinking water sources in convergence with other schemes at village level viz. MGNREGS, 15th Finance Commission  tied grants to Rural Local Bodies (RLBs), Integrated Watershed Management  Programme  (IWMP),  State  schemes,  District  Mineral  Development  Fund,  CSR funds, community contribution, etc. have also been envisaged under the JJM.

(g)  District-wise  fund  allocations  and  details  thereof  are  not  maintained  by  this  department centrally. However, details of Central fund allocated, fund drawn and fund utilization reported by the State of Kerala under Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23 (as on 30.01.2023) are as under:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

|         | Central share   | Central share   | Central share           | Central share        | Central share        | Expenditure under State   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
| Year    | Opening Balance | Allocation      | Fund drawn by the State | Total fund available | Reported utilization | share                     |
| 2019-20 | 2.58            | 248.76          | 101.29                  | 103.87               | 62.69                | 57.23                     |
| 2020-21 | 41.18           | 404.24          | 303.18                  | 344.36               | 304.29               | 311.25                    |
| 2021-22 | 40.07           | 1,804.59        | 1,353.44                | 1,394.17             | 957.44               | 1,059.57                  |
| 2022-23 | 436.08          | 2,206.54        | 1,103.27                | 1,539.35             | 1,125.52             | 1,120.00                  |

Source: JJM, IMIS

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## Annex referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  189 due for reply on 02.02.2023

## State/ UT-wise status of tap water connections in rural households

(as on 30.01.2023)

(Number in lakhs)

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| S. No.   | State/ UT     | Total rural HHs as on date   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   |
|----------|---------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT     | Total rural HHs as on date   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.8.2019   | No.                               | In%                               |
| 1.       | A &NIslands   | 0.62                         | 0.29                                                  | 0.62                              | 100.00                            |
| 2.       | Andhra Pr.    | 95.18                        | 30.74                                                 | 65.31                             | 68.62                             |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pr. | 2.22                         | 0.23                                                  | 1.56                              | 70.40                             |
| 4.       | Assam         | 67.21                        | 1.11                                                  | 28.71                             | 42.71                             |
| 5.       | Bihar         | 166.30                       | 3.16                                                  | 158.97                            | 95.59                             |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh  | 50.08                        | 3.20                                                  | 18.96                             | 37.86                             |
| 7.       | DNH and D&D   | 0.85                         | 0.00                                                  | 0.85                              | 100.00                            |
| 8.       | Goa           | 2.63                         | 1.99                                                  | 2.63                              | 100.00                            |
| 9.       | Gujarat       | 91.18                        | 65.16                                                 | 91.18                             | 100.00                            |
| 10.      | Haryana       | 30.41                        | 17.66                                                 | 30.41                             | 100.00                            |
| 11.      | Himachal Pr.  | 17.09                        | 7.63                                                  | 16.69                             | 97.68                             |
| 12.      | J&K           | 18.40                        | 5.75                                                  | 10.62                             | 57.70                             |
| 13.      | Jharkhand     | 61.19                        | 3.45                                                  | 18.24                             | 29.82                             |
| 14.      | Karnataka     | 101.18                       | 24.51                                                 | 61.84                             | 61.12                             |
| 15.      | Kerala        | 70.69                        | 16.64                                                 | 32.40                             | 45.83                             |
| 16.      | Ladakh        | 0.43                         | 0.01                                                  | 0.31                              | 71.82                             |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep   | 0.13                         | 0.00                                                  | -                                 | -                                 |
| 18.      | Madhya Pr.    | 119.89                       | 13.53                                                 | 56.25                             | 46.91                             |
| 19.      | Maharashtra   | 146.73                       | 48.44                                                 | 106.35                            | 72.48                             |
| 20.      | Manipur       | 4.52                         | 0.26                                                  | 3.42                              | 75.74                             |
| 21.      | Meghalaya     | 6.35                         | 0.05                                                  | 2.87                              | 45.13                             |
| 22.      | Mizoram       | 1.33                         | 0.09                                                  | 0.98                              | 74.00                             |
| 23.      | Nagaland      | 3.66                         | 0.14                                                  | 2.20                              | 60.10                             |
| 24.      | Odisha        | 88.56                        | 3.11                                                  | 50.19                             | 56.67                             |
| 25.      | Puducherry    | 1.15                         | 0.94                                                  | 1.15                              | 100.00                            |
| 26.      | Punjab        | 34.26                        | 16.79                                                 | 34.24                             | 99.96                             |
| 27.      | Rajasthan     | 105.32                       | 11.74                                                 | 33.29                             | 31.61                             |
| 28.      | Sikkim        | 1.32                         | 0.70                                                  | 1.03                              | 78.26                             |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu    | 125.51                       | 21.76                                                 | 73.93                             | 58.90                             |
| 30.      | Telangana     | 53.98                        | 15.68                                                 | 53.98                             | 100.00                            |
| 31.      | Tripura       | 7.42                         | 0.25                                                  | 4.33                              | 58.36                             |
| 32.      | Uttar Pr.     | 262.64                       | 5.16                                                  | 75.27                             | 28.66                             |
| 33.      | Uttarakhand   | 14.94                        | 1.30                                                  | 10.77                             | 72.08                             |
| 34.      | West Bengal   | 182.59                       | 2.15                                                  | 54.48                             | 29.84                             |
|          | Total         | 19,35.96                     | 3,23.63                                               | 11,04.04                          | 57.03                             |

Source: JJM - IMIS

HH: Household