Lok Sabha Question No. 1907 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Tap Water Connections under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Smt. Vijaylakshmi Devi, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Smt. Kamlesh Jangde, Shri Lumbaram Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1907 ANSWERED ON 11/12/2025

## TAP WATER CONNECTIONS UNDER JJM

1907# SMT VIJAYLAKSHMI DEVI: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SMT KAMLESH JANGDE: SHRI LUMBARAM CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of households provided with tap water connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) so far in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan including Sirohi and Jalore districts and Bihar along with the number of those yet to be covered;
- (b) whether it is a fact that the work related to laying of pipelines, construction of pump houses and  testing  of  water  supply  have  remained  stalled  for  several  months  in  several  districts, particularly in rural areas and if so, the details thereof along with the factors responsible for stalling the said works;
- (c) the level at which the Union Government has held any meetings or review discussions with the respective State Governments for resuming the stalled works under JJM; and
- (d) the details regarding the timelines, financial progress and comparison between the funds allocated and utilised under JJM?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The total number of households provided with tap water connections in the rural areas under the  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM),  as  per  JJM  IMIS  portal  as  on  08.12.2025  in  Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan including Sirohi and Jalore districts and Bihar are as under: -

| State/ District   |   No. of rural households covered with tap water connections (in lakhs) |   No. of rural households yet to be covered with tap water connections (in lakhs) |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Jharkhand         |                                                                   34.44 |                                                                             28.09 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                                                                   40.81 |                                                                              9.16 |
| Rajasthan         |                                                                   62.03 |                                                                             45.71 |
| Sirohi, Rajasthan |                                                                    1.08 |                                                                              0.78 |
| Jalore, Rajasthan |                                                                    2.28 |                                                                              1.57 |
| Bihar             |                                                                  160.36 |                                                                              7.19 |

(b)  to  (d):  Water  is  a  State  subject,  and  hence,  the  responsibility  of  planning,  approval, execution / implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes, including  those  under  the  Jal  Jeevan  Mission,  lies  with  State/  Union  Territory  (UT) Governments. However, lack of dependable drinking water sources in water-stressed, drought prone, uneven geographical terrain, scattered rural habitations, lack of technical capacity with implementing  agencies,  rising  price  of  raw  materials,  delay  in  obtaining  statutory  /  other clearances, land availability issues etc. are a few of the reasons for delay in the implementation of the Mission in states / UTs.

To expedite the planning and implementation, as well as monitoring and handhold States / UTs, Government  of  India  has  taken  number  of  steps  which  inter  alia  includes  discussion  and finalization of Annual Action Plan (AAP) in consultations with States/ UTs, regular review of planning and implementation at various levels, workshops / conferences / webinars for capacity building and knowledge sharing, field visits by multi-disciplinary team to provide technical support, etc. To bring transparency and effective monitoring, an online 'JJM dashboard' has been created, which provides State/ UT, district and village-wise progress as well as status of provision of tap water supply to rural homes. The details regarding the timelines, financial progress and funds allocated and utilized under JJM may be seen at:

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

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