Lok Sabha Question No. 929 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: Har Ghar Jal Yojana
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Brijmohan Agrawal

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 929 ANSWERED ON 05/02/2026

## HAR GHAR JAL YOJANA

## 929. SHRI BRIJMOHAN AGRAWAL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of 'Har Ghar Jal' initiative along with the number of beneficiaries benefitted therefrom in the country, particularly in Chhattisgarh as on January, 2026;

(b) the  details  of  mechanisms  in  place  to  monitor  the  long-term  functionality  of  tap connections and track the 'slippage' of covered habitations into non-functional status, Statewise including Chhattisgarh;

- (c) the current status of Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSCs) regarding their capacity to generate user charges sufficient for hundred per cent Operation and Maintenance (O&M) costs;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  facilitated  the  utilization  of  the  Fifteenth  Finance Commission tied grants specifically for pump repairs and clearing electricity dues in Gram Panchayats and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the special measures taken/proposed to be taken for ensuring sustainable water supply in remote tribal hamlets facing high power costs for pumping?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) Since August 2019, the Government of India is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)  -  Har  Ghar  Jal,  in  partnership  with  States/  UTs,  to  make  provision  of  tap  water connection  to  every  rural  household  of  the  country.  As  reported  by  States/  UTs  as  on 02.02.2026, out of 19.36 crore rural households in the country, more than 15.79 crore (81.59%) households have tap water connections across the country. Further, out of 49.97 lakh rural households in Chhattisgarh, more than 41.01 lakh households are reported to have tap water connections in the state.

For  the  regular  Operations  and  Maintenance  (O&M)  of  water  supply  schemes,  all States/UTs including Chhattisgarh and to ensure effective implementation and monitoring of the ongoing works inter alia including solar-based water schemes, a comprehensive multi-level and multi-format system of monitoring inter alia regular review of implementation, workshops/

conferences/ webinars for capacity building, training, knowledge sharing, field visits by multidisciplinary team to provide technical support, monitoring mechanism such as geo-tagging of assets created, third-party inspections before making payments, Decision Support System for strengthening  Source  Sustainability,  Handbook  on  Community  Managed  Piped  Water Systems,  Unique  ID  for  integrated  Piped  Water  System,  Village/  District  Dashboards  and linking Village Level Dashboards to e-Gramswaraj portal, District Collectors' Peyjal Samvad, etc. have been put in place.

Further,  all  States/UTs  including  Chhattisgarh  have  been  advised  to  put  in  place comprehensive O&M Policy with a provision for handing over of schemes to GPs/ VWSCs, empowering  them  to  levy  user  charges,  engaging  women  SHGs  for  the  collection  of  user charges. It has also been advised to utilize tied grant for water and sanitation under 15th Finance Commission for the purpose of O&M of the water supply schemes. In case of shortfall, the States/ UTs shall make adequate budgetary provisions to ensure that all the assets created under JJM are maintained properly.  States/  UTs  have  also  been  advised  to  explore  technological interventions such as Solar energy based stand-alone water supply systems so as to reduce O&M charges and dependence of electric supply for scattered/ isolated/ tribal villages.

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