Lok Sabha Question No. 530 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Tap Water in Maharashtra under the Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Anil Yeshwant Desai

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-530

ANSWERED ON -28/11/2024

## TAP WATER IN MAHARASHTRA UNDER THE JAL JEEVAN MISSION

## 530. SHRI ANIL YESHWANT DESAI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to State:

(a) whether the rural households in Maharashtra having tap water connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) are receiving drinking water supply in their homes;

(b) if so, the number of homes yet to be covered under the scheme;

(c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure the potable water supply to all the rural households; and

(d) the funds provided in this regard for the Maharashtra region?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Since August 2019, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)-Har Ghar Jal to enable every rural household in the country, to have assured potable water through tap connection. As reported by the State Government of Maharashtra, at the time of launch of JJM in the State on 15.08.2019, only 48.44 lakh rural households had tap water connections. Since then, 79.72 lakh additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 25.11.2024, out of 146.79 lakh rural households in the state, the provision of  tap  water  supply  is  available  to  128.16  lakhs  (87.31%)  rural  households  and  18.63  lakh households are remaining to be covered.

(c)  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 Jal Jeevan Mission, lies with State/UT Governments. The Government of India supports the  States  by  providing  technical  and  financial  assistance.  Govt.  of  India  has  been  regularly reviewing the implementation of JJM with States/ UTs including Maharashtra. To achieve the goal of JJM in the whole country including Maharashtra, a number of steps have been taken inter alia, which  includes  joint  discussion  and  finalization  of  annual  action  plan  (AAP)  of  States/  UTs, regular review of implementation, workshops/ conferences/ webinars for capacity building and knowledge sharing, field visits by multi-disciplinary team to provide technical support, etc.

(d) The year-wise details of funds allocated, released and utilized by Maharashtra for drinking water supply in rural areas under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) are as under:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

|        |          | Central share   | Central share   | Central share   | Central share   | Central share   |                   |
|--------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
| S. No. | Year     | Opening Balance | Fund allocated  | Fund Drawn      | Available fund  | Expenditure     | State Expenditure |
| 1      | 2019-20  | 248.12          | 847.97          | 345.28          | 593.4           | 308.04          | 431.79            |
| 2      | 2020-21  | 285.35          | 1,828.92        | 457.23          | 742.58          | 473.59          | 324.56            |
| 3      | 2021-22  | 268.99          | 7,064.41        | 1,666.64        | 1935.63         | 377.98          | 477.98            |
| 4      | 2022-23  | 1,557.65        | 7,831.25        | 3,915.62        | 5,473.27        | 3,109.53        | 2,967.95          |
| 5      | 2023-24  | 2,363.74        | 21,465.88       | 7,444.26        | 9,808.00        | 8,208.53        | 8,370.96          |
| 6      | 2024-25* | 1,599.47        | 5,352.93        | 1,605.88        | 3,205.35        | 1,947.45        | 2,199.69          |
| Total  | Total    |                 | 44,391.36       | 15,434.91       |                 | 14,425.12       | 14,772.93         |

* As on 25.11.2024

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