Lok Sabha Question No. 1393 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: JJM in Odisha
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Pradeep Purohit

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1393

ANSWERED ON 13/02/2025

## JJM IN ODISHA

## 1393.   SHRI PRADEEP PUROHIT

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  funds  for  the  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  to Odisha, including Bargarh and Jharsuguda districts, since its inception and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the sanctioned funds under the JJM have been fully utilized in the said districts and Odisha as a whole and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  total  number  of  tap  water  connections  provided  under  the  JJM  in  Bargarh  and Jharsuguda districts, block-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government has set any specific timeline or allocated additional funds for achieving hundred per cent tap water connections in these districts under the JJM and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and (b) : Since August 2019, Government of India is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), in partnership with States/ UTs including Odisha, 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  &  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.

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 10.02.2025) by the state of Odisha are as under:

(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  | 0.78            | 364.74     | 364.74     | 365.52         | 260.46               | 237.40                        |
| 2020-21  | 105.07          | 812.15     | 609.11     | 714.18         | 686.41               | 671.03                        |
| 2021-22  | 27.77           | 3,323.42   | 2,492.56   | 2,520.33       | 1,305.79             | 1,289.31                      |
| 2022-23  | 1,214.54        | 3,608.62   | 1,768.73   | 2,983.27       | 2,166.00             | 2,149.50                      |
| 2023-24  | 817.27          | 2,108.54   | 2,108.54   | 2,925.81       | 2,441.58             | 2,428.36                      |
| 2024-25* | 484.23          | 2,455.94   | 368.39     | 852.62         | 531.31               | 526.66                        |

Source: JJM-IMIS                                                                                   *as on 10.02.2025

(c) : As reported by state of Odisha on JJM-IMIS, in Bargarh district, as on 15.08.2019, only 7,800 rural households had tap water connections. Since then, around 2.47 lakh additional rural households  have  been  provided  with  tap  water  connections  in  the  district.  Thus,  as  on 10.02.2025,  out  of  3.41  lakh  rural  households  in  the  district,  around  2.55  lakh  (74.83%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

Similarly, in Jharsuguda district of Odisha, as on 15.08.2019, only 697 rural households were reported to have tap water connections. Since then, 81,469 additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections in the district. Thus, as on 10.02.2025, out of 94,699 rural households in the district, 82,166 (86.77%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

The block-wise status of implementation of JJM in Bargarh and Jharsuguda districts in Odisha is annexed.

(d) :  In the Union Budget 2025, the Hon'ble Finance Minister has announced the extension of the mission until 2028, with an increased financial outlay. As informed by the state of Odisha, it will achieve 100% coverage of rural households with tap water connection in all districts, including Bargarh and Jharsuguda, by March, 2027.

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## Annex referred in the reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1393 due for reply on 13.02.2025

1.   Bargarh district
2.   Jharsuguda district

| S.No.   | Block     | Total rural households   | Rural households with tap water connections as on 15.08.2019   | Rural households with tap water connections as on 15.08.2019   | Rural households with tap water connections as on 10.02.2025   | Rural households with tap water connections as on 10.02.2025   |
|---------|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |           |                          | No.                                                            | %                                                              | No.                                                            | %                                                              |
| 1       | Ambabhona | 15,716                   | 350                                                            | 2.23                                                           | 7,570                                                          | 48.17                                                          |
| 2       | Attabira  | 32,943                   | 363                                                            | 1.10                                                           | 28,358                                                         | 86.08                                                          |
| 3       | Bargarh   | 39,039                   | 1,125                                                          | 2.88                                                           | 35,203                                                         | 90.17                                                          |
| 4       | Barpali   | 29,590                   | 337                                                            | 1.14                                                           | 25,408                                                         | 85.87                                                          |
| 5       | Bhatli    | 23,566                   | 1,420                                                          | 6.03                                                           | 6,814                                                          | 28.92                                                          |
| 6       | Bheden    | 32,037                   | 412                                                            | 1.29                                                           | 30,324                                                         | 94.65                                                          |
| 7       | Bijepur   | 25,769                   | 917                                                            | 3.56                                                           | 21,731                                                         | 84.33                                                          |
| 8       | Gaisilet  | 25,070                   | 533                                                            | 2.13                                                           | 21,984                                                         | 87.69                                                          |
| 9       | Jharbandh | 20,265                   | 247                                                            | 1.22                                                           | 15,493                                                         | 76.45                                                          |
| 10      | Padampur  | 30,648                   | 502                                                            | 0.78                                                           | 26,301                                                         | 85.82                                                          |
| 11      | Paikmal   | 30,505                   | 239                                                            | 1.65                                                           | 24,586                                                         | 80.60                                                          |
| 12      | Sohella   | 35,714                   | 1355                                                           | 3.79                                                           | 11,295                                                         | 31.63                                                          |
| Total   | Total     | 3,40,862                 | 7,800                                                          | 2.29                                                           | 2,55,067                                                       | 74.83                                                          |

| S.No.   | Block      | Total rural households   | Rural households with tap water connections as on 15.08.2019   | Rural households with tap water connections as on 15.08.2019   | Rural households with tap water connections as on 10.02.2025   | Rural households with tap water connections as on 10.02.2025   |
|---------|------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Block      | Total rural households   | No.                                                            | %                                                              | No.                                                            | %                                                              |
| 1       | Jharsuguda | 19,598                   | 2                                                              | 0.01                                                           | 15,676                                                         | 79.99                                                          |
| 2       | Kirmira    | 11,914                   | 102                                                            | 0.85                                                           | 9,541                                                          | 80.08                                                          |
| 3       | Kolabira   | 13,197                   | 0                                                              | 0.00                                                           | 11,805                                                         | 89.45                                                          |
| 4       | Laikera    | 14,078                   | 10                                                             | 0.07                                                           | 11,952                                                         | 84.9                                                           |
| 5       | Lakhanpur  | 35,912                   | 583                                                            | 1.62                                                           | 33,192                                                         | 92.43                                                          |
| Total   | Total      | 94,699                   | 697                                                            | 0.74                                                           | 82,166                                                         | 86.77                                                          |

Source: JJM IMIS (Format J 36)