Lok Sabha Question No. 63 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-01-29
Subject: Progress achieved under Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 63 ANSWERED ON 29.01.2026

## PROGRESS ACHIEVED UNDER JAL JEEVAN MISSION

## 63. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT: SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken to complete tap water connections across the country particularly in rural parts of the country and the progress achieved so far under the Jal Jeevan Mission;
- (b) the percentage of rural households having access to tap water in the country particularly in Parbhani Lok Sabha Constituency of Maharashtra at present;
- (c) the measures being taken to address the major challenges in achieving full tap water coverage in rural areas;
- (d) the status of sanitation-related targets under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM);
- (e) the steps taken to sustain Open Defecation Free (ODF) villages under the SBM; and
- (f) the details of the funds allocated and utilized in Maharashtra including Parbhani Lok Sabha Constituency for tap water connections and sanitation programmes during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI V. SOMANNA)

(a)  to  (c)  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 12.55 crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM. Thus, as on 26.01.2026, out of 19.36 Crore rural households in the country, more than 15.79 Crore (81.56%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

The details of households with tap water supply in two districts (Parbhanai and Jalna) under Parbhani Lok Sabha Constituency is as under:

| District   | Total No. of households   | No. of tap connections as on 27.01.2026   | Tap connection in %   |
|------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Parbhani   | 2,99,744                  | 2,72,123                                  | (90.79%)              |
| Jalna      | 3,00,063                  | 2,99,947                                  | (99.96%)              |

A number of steps have been taken to plan and implement JJM in the whole country, with speed, inter alia, including joint discussions and finalization of saturation plans and annual action plans (AAP) of States/ UTs, regular review of implementation, workshops/ conferences/ webinars for capacity building, training, knowledge sharing, field visits by multi-disciplinary team to provide technical support, etc. Guidelines have been issued time to time and shared with States/UTs to facilitate  planning  and  implementation  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission.  For  online  monitoring,  JJMIntegrated Management Information System (IMIS) and JJM-Dashboard has been put in place. Provision  has  also  been  made  for  transparent  online  financial  management  through  Public Financial Management System (PFMS).

(d) & (e) Sanitation is a State Subject. Government of India had launched Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen),  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  on  2nd  October,  2014  with  the  aim  to  make  the country Open Defecation Free (ODF) by 2nd October 2019, by providing access to toilets to all the rural households. During the period of five years from 2014-15 to 2019-20, as reported by the States/UTs on the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of SBM(G), more than 10 Crore Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) were constructed across the country. States/UTs had declared themselves as ODF on 2nd October, 2019. Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase II was launched in April, 2020 and is being implemented from 2020-21 to 2026-27, with the focus on Open Defecation Free (ODF) sustainability and to cover the villages with  solid  and  liquid  waste  management  and  ensuring  visual  cleanliness  i.e.  converting  the villages  from  ODF  to  ODF  Plus  (Model)  villages.  Out  of  5,86,944  villages,  4,94,301(84%) villages have declared themselves as ODF Plus (Model) village under SBM(G) Phase II as on 22.01.2026, as per the data recorded by the States/UTs on online IMIS of SBM(G). Further, as per data recorded by States/UTs on IMIS of SBM(G), the total number of Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) and Community Sanitary Complexes (CSCs) constructed (2014 onwards till 22.01.2026) are 12.03 crores and 2.68 lakhs respectively. As on 22.01.2026, 5.28 lakh villages are reported to have been covered with Solid Waste Management (SWM) arrangement and 5.45 lakh  villages  are  reported  to  have  been  covered  with  Liquid  Waste  Management  (LWM) arrangements.

Realizing that the task of constructing toilets is a continuous process and not a onetime activity, as there are continuously new emerging households, migrant households etc. which will require toilets,  construction  of  new  Individual  House  Hold  Latrines (IHHLs) continues to be funded under PhaseII of SBM(G) and States are advised continuously to plan for the leftout toilets and address this gap on priority.

(f) The year-wise details of funds allocated, released and utilized by the State of Maharashtra under JJM is as under respectively:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

|         | Central share   | Central share     | Central share           | Central share        | Central share        |                               |
|---------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
| Year    | Opening Balance | Budget allocation | Fund drawn by the State | Total available fund | Reported utilization | Expenditure under State share |
| 2019-20 | 248.12          | 847.97            | 345.28                  | 593.40               | 308.04               | 431.79                        |
| 2020-21 | 285.35          | 1828.92           | 457.23                  | 742.58               | 473.59               | 324.56                        |
| 2021-22 | 268.99          | 7,064.41          | 1,666.64                | 1,935.63             | 377.98               | 477.98                        |
| 2022-23 | 1,557.65        | 7,831.25          | 3,915.62                | 5,473.27             | 3,109.53             | 2,972.21                      |
| 2023-24 | 2,363.74        | 21,465.88         | 7,444.26                | 9,808.00             | 8,208.53             | 8,371.34                      |
| 2024-25 | 1,599.47        | 5,352.93          | 1,605.88                | 3,205.35             | 2,235.12             | 3,150.59                      |
| 2025-26 | 970.22          | -                 | -                       | 970.22               | -                    | 971.94                        |

Source: JJM-IMIS

The status of funds allocated, released and utilized in Maharashtra  under SBM (G) Phase II during the last 5 years are as under:

| Financial Year   | Allocation (Centre)   |   Fund Sanctioned/ Release (Centre) | (Amount in Rs. Crore) Utilization (Centre)   |
|------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 20-21            | 340.62                |                              276.75 | 341.02                                       |
| 21-22            | 1,372.73              |                                0    | 273.25                                       |
| 22-23            | 1,740.11              |                                0    | 155.01                                       |
| 23-24            | 110.45                |                              110.45 | 400.00                                       |
| 24-25            | 463.26                |                              189.14 | 197.53*                                      |
| Total            | 4,027.17              |                              576.34 | 1366.81                                      |

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