Lok Sabha Question No. 4418 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-19
Subject: Drinking Water Connections under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Kishori Lal, Prof. Sougata Ray

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4418

ANSWERED ON 19.03.2026

## DRINKING WATER CONNECTIONS UNDER JJM

## 4418. SHRI KISHORI LAL: PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of drinking water connections provided so far under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), State-wise;
- (b) the number of households which have not been provided water connections under JJM, Statewise;
- (c) the details of Central funds released so far under JJM, State-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government has noticed that a number of States are diverting such funds and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  To  enable  every  rural  household  in  the  country  to  have  assured  potable  water,  in adequate  quantity  of  prescribed  quality  on  regular  and  long-term  basis,  through  tap  water connection, since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with states, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal.

At the start  the  Mission,  only  3.23  Crore  (16.7%)  rural  households  were  reported  to  have  tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 03.03.2026, under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal more than 12.58 Crore  additional rural  households  have  been  provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 03.03.2026, out of around 19.36 Crore rural households in the country, around 15.82 Crore (81.71%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their  homes  and  works  for  the  remaining  3.54  Crore  households  are  at  various  stages  of implementation in respective States. State/ UT-wise status of tap water supply across the country as on 03.03.2026 is annexed .

(c) Year-wise and State/ UT-wise details of financial progress under the Mission since 2019 is in public domain and is accessible at:

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

(d) 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.

As  per  Operational  Guidelines  of  the  implementation  of  the  Mission,  States  decide  about  the expenses  which  are  not  eligible  to  be  funded  under  the  Central  share  of  JJM,  such  as  cost escalation, time and cost overrun, costs on account of centage/supervision charge, costs towards O&M, Land, creating infrastructure beyond the objective of the Mission, etc., and the same is to be borne by the State Governments from their own resources. States have also been advised to ensures that their accounts are audited by a Chartered Accountant empaneled by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) within six months of the end of the financial year auditing/ verifying that the funds are being used in accordance with the provisions of extant guidelines.

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Annex Annex referred to in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4418 answered on 19.03.2026

Status of tap water supply across the country as on 03.03.2026

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| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Total rural HHs as on date   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   | Rural HHs without tap water supply   | Rural HHs without tap water supply   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Total rural HHs as on date   | In No.                            | %                                 | In No.                               | %                                    |
| 1.       | A&N Islands       | 0.62                         | 0.62                              | 100.00                            | -                                    | -                                    |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 95.53                        | 71.71                             | 75.06                             | 23.82                                | 24.94                                |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 2.29                         | 2.29                              | 100.00                            | -                                    | -                                    |
| 4.       | Assam             | 72.24                        | 59.03                             | 81.71                             | 13.22                                | 18.29                                |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 167.55                       | 160.36                            | 95.71                             | 7.19                                 | 4.29                                 |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 49.97                        | 41.20                             | 82.44                             | 8.77                                 | 17.56                                |
| 7.       | DNH&DD            | 0.85                         | 0.85                              | 100.00                            | -                                    | -                                    |
| 8.       | Goa               | 2.64                         | 2.64                              | 100.00                            | -                                    | -                                    |
| 9.       | Gujarat           | 91.18                        | 91.18                             | 100.00                            | -                                    | -                                    |
| 10.      | Haryana           | 30.41                        | 30.41                             | 100.00                            | -                                    | -                                    |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 17.09                        | 17.09                             | 100.00                            | -                                    | -                                    |
| 12.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 19.26                        | 15.64                             | 81.23                             | 3.61                                 | 18.77                                |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         | 62.53                        | 34.51                             | 55.18                             | 28.03                                | 44.82                                |
| 14.      | Karnataka         | 101.31                       | 87.83                             | 86.70                             | 13.48                                | 13.30                                |
| 15.      | Kerala            | 70.77                        | 38.84                             | 54.88                             | 31.93                                | 45.12                                |
| 16.      | Ladakh            | 0.41                         | 0.40                              | 97.97                             | 0.01                                 | 2.03                                 |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 0.13                         | 0.12                              | 91.45                             | 0.01                                 | 8.55                                 |
| 18.      | Maharashtra       | 111.29                       | 82.27                             | 73.92                             | 29.02                                | 26.08                                |
| 19.      | Manipur           | 146.78                       | 132.75                            | 90.44                             | 14.02                                | 9.56                                 |
| 20.      | Meghalaya         | 4.52                         | 3.59                              | 79.60                             | 0.92                                 | 20.40                                |
| 21.      | Mizoram           | 6.51                         | 5.43                              | 83.47                             | 1.08                                 | 16.53                                |
| 22.      | Nagaland          | 1.33                         | 1.33                              | 100.00                            | -                                    | -                                    |
| 23.      | Odisha            | 3.64                         | 3.44                              | 94.47                             | 0.20                                 | 5.53                                 |
| 24.      | Puducherry        | 88.64                        | 68.48                             | 77.25                             | 20.17                                | 22.75                                |
| 25.      | Punjab            | 1.15                         | 1.15                              | 100.00                            | -                                    | -                                    |
| 26.      | Rajasthan         | 34.27                        | 34.27                             | 100.00                            | -                                    | -                                    |
| 27.      | Sikkim            | 107.69                       | 63.00                             | 58.50                             | 44.69                                | 41.50                                |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu        | 1.33                         | 1.22                              | 92.09                             | 0.11                                 | 7.91                                 |
| 29.      | Telangana         | 125.26                       | 112.20                            | 89.57                             | 13.06                                | 10.43                                |
| 30.      | Tripura           | 53.98                        | 53.98                             | 100.00                            | -                                    | -                                    |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 7.51                         | 6.48                              | 86.33                             | 1.03                                 | 13.67                                |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand       | 267.20                       | 243.72                            | 91.21                             | 23.48                                | 8.79                                 |
| 33.      | West Bengal       | 14.48                        | 14.19                             | 97.97                             | 0.29                                 | 2.03                                 |
|          | Total             | 19,35.87                     | 15,81.70                          | 81.71                             | 3,54.17                              | 18.29                                |

HH: Household

Source: JJM - IMIS