Lok Sabha Question No. 2258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-12
Subject: Water Treatment Plants and Integrated System for Supply of Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri N K Premachandran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . - 2258

ANSWERED ON 12/02/2026

## WATER TREATMENT PLANTS AND INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR SUPPLY OF WATER

## 2258.  SHRI N K PREMACHANDRAN

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has initiated any action to provide adequate water treatment plants and an integrated system for supply of water through the domestic pipeline connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Union Government has provided financial assistance to Kerala for setting up of water  treatment  plants  and  an  integrated  system  to  ensure  water  supply  through  tap connections under JJM, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the action taken/being taken by the Government to implement traditional water resource conservation practices to ensure the availability of drinking water; and
- (d) whether the Union Government extends assistance to the States such as technical assistance, monitoring  support  and  quality  assurance  mechanism  to  improve  water  delivery,  water testing and sustainable water supply planning and if so, the details thereof during the last ten years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) Since August 2019, Government of India is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) -  Har  Ghar Jal,  in  partnership  with  States/  UTs  including  Kerala,  to  make  provision  of potable  water  to  every  rural  household  of  the  country,  through  functional  tap  water connection  i.e.  at  a  service  level  of  55  litre  per  capita  day  (lpcd),  of  prescribed  quality (BIS:10500), on regular and long-term basis.

Drinking Water being a state subject, the responsibility of planning, approval, implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes, including those under the JJM, lies with State/UT Governments. The Government of India supports the States by  providing  technical and  financial assistance.  Numerous  projects  are implemented concurrently at various levels across the States for achieving the envisaged objectives.  As  such,  project-wise  details  of  individual  projects/  schemes  for  rural  water supply projects are maintained at the level of state Government. The details of funds drawn and reported utilization of central and state share under JJM by Kerala, are available in

public domain and is accessible through JJM dashboard at: https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx

Under JJM, States/UTs are encouraged to undertake source sustainability and water resource conservation measures, including traditional water conservation practices such as rainwater harvesting,  groundwater  recharge,  renovation  of  traditional  water  bodies  and  watershed management,  in  convergence  with  other  schemes  such  as  VB-G  RAM  G,  Jal  Shakti Abhiyan, PMKSY and State schemes, to ensure long-term availability of drinking water.

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. As per the Operational Guidelines, States/ UTs can utilize up to 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. In addition, up to 5% of the annual allocation to States/UTs is available for support activities, inter-alia, including IEC, third party inspections, training and skill development and mobilization of local communities.

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