Lok Sabha Question No. 118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-01-29
Subject: Tap Water to All Rural Households
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Naveen Jindal

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 118

ANSWERED ON 29.01.2026

## TAP WATER TO ALL RURAL HOUSEHOLDS

## 118. SHRI NAVEEN JINDAL:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the targets set for providing tap water to all rural households have been achieved under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) as on date and if so, the details thereof, State/UT and district-wise;
- (b)  the details of total allocation made and expenditure incurred under JJM as on date, State/UT and district-wise;
- (c)   the measures taken/being taken to ensure safe drinking water under JJM;
- (d)  whether the quality of drinking water provided under JJM is being monitored regularly, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)   the number of complaints received in regard to water quality and other issues pertaining to JJM during the last three years and the current financial year till date, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE 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 make provision of potable water to every rural household across the country. The total estimated outlay of the Mission was Rs. 3.60 lakh Crore out of which Central  share  was  Rs.  2.08  lakh  Crore  and  almost  the  entire  budgetary  Central  amount  has  been utilized.

As  Water  is  a  State  subject,  project-wise  details  of  individual  projects/  schemes  for  rural  water supply projects; District-wise fund allocations under JJM, and details thereof are not maintained by this Department. Year-wise details of financial progress made under the Mission as on 24.01.2026 is as under:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| Year    | BE/ RE       | Fund utilized against allocation ( including Department Level Expenditures )   | Total Expenditure (Centre + State)   |
|---------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 | 10,000.66    | 10,000.44                                                                      | 10,074.28                            |
| 2020-21 | 11,000.00    | 10,999.94                                                                      | 20,449.96                            |
| 2021-22 | 45,011.00    | 40,125.64                                                                      | 43,551.85                            |
| 2022-23 | 55,000.00    | 54,839.79                                                                      | 90,815.55                            |
| 2023-24 | 70,000.00    | 69,992.37                                                                      | 1,51,518.65                          |
| 2024-25 | 22,670.00#   | 22,638.44                                                                      | 90,009.00                            |
| 2025-26 | 17,000.00#   | 31.14                                                                          | 13,051.32                            |
| Total   | 2,30,705.66# | 2,08,627.76                                                                    | 4,19,470.61                          |

#total utilization restricted to approved central outlay of Rs. 2,08,652 Crore       Source: JJM-IMIS

Year-wise and State/ UT-wise details of financial progress under the Mission is in public domain and is accessible at:

https://ejalshakti.gov.in/JJM/JJMReports/Financial/JJMRep\_StatewiseAllocationReleaseExpenditure.aspx

At  the  time  of  announcement  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission,  3.23  Crore  (17%)  rural  households  were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 24.01.2026, around 12.56 Crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 24.01.2026, out of 19.36 Crore rural households, more than 15.79 Crore (81.56%) households, are reported  to  have  tap  water  supply  in  their  homes  and  works  for  the  remaining  households  are  at various stages of completion as per saturation plan of the respective State/ UT. Year-wise and State/ UT-wise status of tap water connection provided under the Mission in rural areas is also in public domain and is accessible at:

https://ejalshakti.gov.in/JJM/JJMReports/Physical/JJMRep\_HouseholdTapWaterConnection.aspx

(c) & (d ) Under JJM, as per existing guidelines, Bureau of Indian Standards' BIS:10500 standards are  adopted  as  benchmark  for  quality  of  water  being  supplied  through  the  piped  water  supply schemes and States/ UTs can utilize upto 2% of their annual allocation of funds under JJM for Water Quality Monitoring & Surveillance (WQM&S) activities inter  alia which  includes  setting  up  and strengthening of water quality testing laboratories, procurement  of equipment, instruments, chemicals, glassware, consumables, hiring of skilled manpower, surveillance by community using field test kits (FTKs), awareness generation, educational programmes on water quality, accreditation/ recognition of laboratories, etc.

To enable States/ UTs to test water samples for water quality, and for sample collection, reporting, monitoring  and  surveillance  of  drinking  water,  an  online  JJM  -  Water  Quality  Management Information System (WQMIS) portal has been developed. The State-wise details of water quality test  reported  through  WQMIS  are  available  in  public  domain  on  JJM  Dashboard  and  can  be accessed at:

https://ejalshakti.gov.in/WQMIS/Main/report

A 'Citizen Corner' has also been developed on the JJM Dashboard. The corner included display of village  level  water  quality  test  results  in  the  public  domain  to  further  create  awareness  and  build confidence among people about the quality of water supplies through the PWS in rural areas.

The Department released the "Handbook on Drinking Water Treatment Technologies" which was published  in  March  2023  and  the  "Concise  Handbook  for  Monitoring  Water  Quality  of  Piped Drinking  Water  Supply  to  Rural  Households"  in  December  2024.  Both  aim  to  guide  field practitioners in effectively managing safe water supply system.

(e)  Drinking  Water  being  a  State  subject,  it  is  States,  who  plan,  design,  approve  and  implement drinking  water  supply  schemes.  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  by providing  technical  and  financial  assistance.  Further,  grievances/  complaints  etc.  are  vested  in respective  State/  UT  and  are  handled/  disposed  at  State/  UT  level.  Accordingly,  grievances/ complaints inter  alia including  those related to Water Quality, received so far in this Department have been forwarded to the respective State Government for taking necessary action.

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