Lok Sabha Question No. 287 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Villages and Households provided with FHTCs under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *287

ANSWERED ON 12.03.2026

## VILLAGES AND HOUSEHOLDS PROVIDED WITH FHTCS UNDER JJM

†*287. Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge:

Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke

## Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI

be pleased to state:

(a)  the  total  number  of  villages  and  households  provided  with  Functional  Household  Tap Connections  (FHTCs)  under  the  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  across  various  States  in  the country,

State-wise particularly in Maharashtra as of the current Financial Year 2025-26;

(b) the details of the number of complaints received regarding defective taps or inadequate water  supply  in  various  districts  of  Maharashtra  including  Latur  Lok  Sabha  Constituency; and

(c)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  and  overcome  implementation deficiencies  and  ensure  quality  works  under  JJM  in  various  parts  of  the  country  including Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI C.R. PATIL)

(a) to (c) A statement of reply is laid on the Table of the House.

Statement  referred  to  in  the  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (c)  in  respect  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred Question No. *287 for reply on 12.03.2026 regarding 'Villages and Households provided with FHTCs under JJM' asked by Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge and Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke.

(a) Significant progress has been made in the country since the launch of Jal Jeevan Mission, towards enhancing access to tap water to rural households. At the start of Jal Jeevan Mission in August  2019,  only  3.23  Crore  (16.72%)  rural  households  were  reported  to  have  tap  water connections.  So  far,  as  reported  by  States/UTs,  more  than  12.58  crore  additional  rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM. Thus, as on 10.03.2026, out of 19.36 crore rural households in the country, more than 15.82 Crore (81.73%) households are  reported  to  have  tap  water  connections  in  their  homes  (Source:  JJM-IMIS).    Details  of households provided with tap connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) across various States in the country is provided in Annexure .

The state-wise and district-wise details of tap connections including those in Maharashtra is in public domain and may be accessed at below link:

## https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMState.aspx.

The details of households with tap water supply in the state of Maharashtra is as under:

| #           | Total No. of rural households (HHs)   | No. of HHs with tap connections as on 10.03.2026   | Tap connection in percentage   |
|-------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Maharashtra | 1.46 crore                            | 1.32 crore                                         | (90.46%)                       |

(Source: JJM-IMIS)

Out of 40,297 villages in Maharashtra, there are 20,377 villages reported as Har Ghar Jal and among 20,377 village there are 14,393 villages certified Har Ghar Jal village. (Source: JJMIMIS)

(b) Water is a state subject and, therefore, the primary responsibility for planning, implementation,  and  operation  &  maintenance  (O&M)  of  piped  water  supply  schemes  to provide  tap  water  to  rural  households,  lies  with  the  respective  State/UT  Governments. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical and financial assistance. As such, grievances/ complaints, etc. under JJM are handled and disposed of at the State/ UT level

(c) The following corrective actions have been taken to address and overcome implementation deficiencies  and  ensure  quality  works  under  JJM  in  various  parts  of  the  country  including Maharashtra:

- i) Financial Reconciliation to review the status of financial reconciliation of JJM funds to identify the scheme-wise requirement of remaining funds.
2. ii) Observations of CNO (Central Nodal Officers from GoI) and Technical Officers were shared to identify required corrective actions and assign responsibilities for compliance.
3. iii) Celebration  of Jal  Arpan  Diwas  for  transparent  handing  over  of  scheme  to

community where the Local MPs and MLAs are to be invited.

- iv) District  Technical  Unit  (DTU) to  be  constituted  to  monitor  and  provide  support  to assure the water supply in the Panchayats and villages.
- v) Jal Sewa Ankalan to be carried out by Panchayat for all the villages. The issues to be reviewed by District Technical Unit ( DTU) and action to be taken by DWSM.
- vi) Sujalam Bharat database to be used for reporting all the water supply assets of rural areas on digital platforms such as JJM IMIS, PM Gati Shakti.
- vii) Review of the Data reported on IMISEnsure ground verification and rectify all data anomalies with prior approval of the Apex Committee chaired by Chief Secretaries.
- viii) Cost  Apportionmentissues  related  to  in-admissible  apportioned  costs  arising  from higher service level to be finalised by the Apex Committee.
- ix) O&M  Policy  Finalization -  Expedite  the  notification  of  the  State  O&M  Policy  in accordance with the national framework.
- x) Third-Party Inspection Agency (TPIA) of all the works under JJM with involvement of district administrative authorities.
- xi) Source and Asset Protection Advisory to be issued by district-level for protection of water sources and JJM assets, including pipelines, reservoirs, and pump houses.

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Annexure Annexure referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *287 for reply on 12.03.2026

| S.No.   | State/ UT         | Total households   | Households with tap water connection   |   Households with tap water connection (%) |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Goa               | 2,63,922           | 2,63,922                               |                                     100    |
| 2       | A &NIslands       | 62,037             | 62,037                                 |                                     100    |
| 3       | D&NH and D&D      | 85,156             | 85,156                                 |                                     100    |
| 4       | Haryana           | 30,41,314          | 30,41,314                              |                                     100    |
| 5       | Telangana         | 53,98,219          | 53,98,219                              |                                     100    |
| 6       | Puducherry        | 1,14,969           | 1,14,969                               |                                     100    |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 91,18,415          | 91,18,415                              |                                     100    |
| 8       | Punjab            | 34,26,808          | 34,26,808                              |                                     100    |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 17,08,727          | 17,08,727                              |                                     100    |
| 10      | Arunachal Pradesh | 2,28,566           | 2,28,566                               |                                     100    |
| 11      | Mizoram           | 1,33,060           | 1,33,060                               |                                     100    |
| 12      | Ladakh            | 40,602             | 39,796                                 |                                      98.01 |
| 13      | Uttarakhand       | 14,48,312          | 14,18,952                              |                                      97.97 |
| 14      | Bihar             | 1,67,55,041        | 1,60,36,454                            |                                      95.71 |
| 15      | Nagaland          | 3,63,829           | 3,44,326                               |                                      94.64 |
| 16      | Sikkim            | 1,32,790           | 1,22,288                               |                                      92.09 |
| 17      | Lakshadweep       | 13,370             | 12,227                                 |                                      91.45 |
| 18      | Uttar Pradesh     | 2,67,20,015        | 2,43,74,491                            |                                      91.22 |
| 19      | Maharashtra       | 1,46,77,681        | 1,32,78,156                            |                                      90.46 |
| 20      | Tamil Nadu        | 1,25,25,747        | 1,12,22,829                            |                                      89.6  |
| 21      | Karnataka         | 1,01,30,702        | 87,88,756                              |                                      86.75 |
| 22      | Tripura           | 7,50,849           | 6,48,196                               |                                      86.33 |
| 23      | Meghalaya         | 6,50,854           | 5,43,477                               |                                      83.5  |
| 24      | Chhattisgarh      | 49,96,818          | 41,23,524                              |                                      82.52 |
| 25      | Assam             | 72,24,239          | 59,02,704                              |                                      81.71 |
| 26      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 19,25,522          | 15,64,272                              |                                      81.24 |
| 27      | Manipur           | 4,51,619           | 3,59,496                               |                                      79.6  |
| 28      | Odisha            | 88,64,271          | 68,48,452                              |                                      77.26 |
| 29      | Andhra Pradesh    | 95,53,169          | 71,81,576                              |                                      75.17 |
| 30      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1,11,27,126        | 82,35,238                              |                                      74.01 |
| 31      | Rajasthan         | 1,07,69,040        | 63,02,206                              |                                      58.52 |
| 32      | West Bengal       | 1,75,51,180        | 99,50,965                              |                                      56.7  |
| 33      | Jharkhand         | 62,53,187          | 34,51,134                              |                                      55.19 |
| 34      | Kerala            | 70,77,273          | 38,85,035                              |                                      54.89 |
|         | Total             | 19,35,84,429       | 15,82,15,743                           |                                      81.73 |

(Source: JJM-IMIS)