Lok Sabha Question No. 1868 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Tap Water Connections under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1868

ANSWERED ON 11.12.2025

## TAP WATER CONNECTIONS UNDER JJM

†1868. SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL: SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM: SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI: SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE: DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI  be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government has achieved significant outcomes in ensuring household tapwater connections to rural families under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  the number of households covered under JJM across the country since its inception in 2019, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli;

(c)  the  measures  taken  to  ensure  sustainable  groundwater  management  and  rainwater harvesting across the country, particularly in the said States/UT;

(d)  whether the Government proposes to strengthen convergence of JJM with other waterconservation schemes to ensure long-term water security in drought-prone districts; and

(e)  if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise, including Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) 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 (16.71%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/UTs, more than 12.52 crore additional rural  households  have  been  provided  with  tap  water  connections  under  JJM.  Thus,  as  on 08.12.2025,  out  of  19.36  crore  rural  households  in  the  country,  more  than  15.75  crore (81.40%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

The State-wise details of households getting tap water supply under JJM since inception in 2019,  including  Maharashtra,  Madhya  Pradesh  and  UT  of  Dadra  and  Nagar  Haveli  is  at Annexure .

(c)  to  (e)  Development  of reliable drinking water sources and/ or augmentation of existing sources to provide long-term sustainability of water supply system in villages, is an integral part of JJM. To achieve this objective, following provisions have been made in operational guidelines for the implementation of JJM:

i.) Any  water supply scheme  undertaken under JJM  is approved only after the recommendation of a Source Finding Committee of the respective State Government, to the effect that the identified water source through which the scheme is planned, has sufficient yield for sustaining water supply as per required norm, for the scheme design period;

ii.) Water deficit, drought-prone and desert areas without dependable ground water sources planning of drinking water sources by bulk transfer of water; and iii.)  Strengthening of drinking water sources in convergence with other schemes such as MGNREGS, Finance Commission grants to rural local bodies/ PRIs, MP & MLA's Local Area Development Fund, District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Fund, CSR fund, etc.

iv.)  Jal  Shakti Abhiyaan - Catch the rain campaign, in its different editions, focused on water  conservation  and  rainwater  harvesting  structures,  renovation  of  traditional  water bodies,  reuse  and  recharge  structures,  watershed  development,  etc.  Further,  a  special initiative  Jal  Sanchay  Jan  Bhagidari  (JSJB)  under  JSA:  CTR  has  been  launched  on September  6,  2024,  which  aims  to  promote  collaborative  community-driven  water conservation  efforts  and  focuses  on  enhancing  water  management  through  low-cost, scientifically designed artificial recharge structures, ensuring active participation from local communities, industries, and other stakeholders.

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## Annexure  referred to in the reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1868 answered on

Annexure 11.12.2025

(Number in lakhs)

| S. No.   | State/UT          | Total rural HHs   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water supply as on 08.12.2025   | Rural HHs with tap water supply as on 08.12.2025   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT          | Total rural HHs   | No.                                                   | in%                                                   | No.                                                | in%                                                |
| 1        | A&N Islands       | 0.62              | 0.29                                                  | 46.02                                                 | 0.62                                               | 100.00                                             |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    | 95.53             | 30.74                                                 | 32.18                                                 | 71.13                                              | 74.45                                              |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh | 2.29              | 0.23                                                  | 9.97                                                  | 2.29                                               | 100.00                                             |
| 4        | Assam             | 72.24             | 1.11                                                  | 1.54                                                  | 58.99                                              | 81.65                                              |
| 5        | Bihar             | 167.55            | 3.16                                                  | 1.89                                                  | 160.36                                             | 95.71                                              |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      | 49.98             | 3.20                                                  | 6.40                                                  | 40.82                                              | 81.67                                              |
| 7        | DNH&DD            | 0.85              | 0.00                                                  | 0.00                                                  | 0.85                                               | 100.00                                             |
| 8        | Goa               | 2.64              | 1.99                                                  | 75.44                                                 | 2.64                                               | 100.00                                             |
| 9        | Gujarat           | 91.18             | 65.16                                                 | 71.46                                                 | 91.18                                              | 100.00                                             |
| 10       | Haryana           | 30.41             | 17.66                                                 | 58.08                                                 | 30.41                                              | 100.00                                             |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh  | 17.09             | 7.63                                                  | 44.64                                                 | 17.09                                              | 100.00                                             |
| 12       | Jammu& Kashmir    | 19.26             | 5.75                                                  | 29.89                                                 | 15.64                                              | 81.22                                              |
| 13       | Jharkhand         | 62.53             | 3.45                                                  | 5.52                                                  | 34.45                                              | 55.09                                              |
| 14       | Karnataka         | 101.31            | 24.51                                                 | 24.20                                                 | 87.54                                              | 86.41                                              |
| 15       | Kerala            | 70.77             | 16.64                                                 | 23.51                                                 | 38.76                                              | 54.77                                              |
| 16       | Ladakh            | 0.41              | 0.01                                                  | 3.48                                                  | 0.40                                               | 97.60                                              |
| 17       | Lakshadweep       | 0.13              | 0.00                                                  | 0.00                                                  | 0.12                                               | 91.45                                              |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh    | 111.48            | 13.53                                                 | 12.14                                                 | 81.02                                              | 72.67                                              |
| 19       | Maharashtra       | 146.78            | 48.44                                                 | 33.00                                                 | 132.40                                             | 90.20                                              |
| 20       | Manipur           | 4.52              | 0.26                                                  | 5.74                                                  | 3.59                                               | 79.60                                              |
| 21       | Meghalaya         | 6.51              | 0.05                                                  | 0.70                                                  | 5.42                                               | 83.26                                              |
| 22       | Mizoram           | 1.33              | 0.09                                                  | 6.91                                                  | 1.33                                               | 100.00                                             |
| 23       | Nagaland          | 3.64              | 0.14                                                  | 3.82                                                  | 3.42                                               | 93.94                                              |
| 24       | Odisha            | 88.65             | 3.11                                                  | 3.51                                                  | 68.38                                              | 77.14                                              |
| 25       | Puducherry        | 1.15              | 0.94                                                  | 81.33                                                 | 1.15                                               | 100.00                                             |
| 26       | Punjab            | 34.27             | 16.79                                                 | 48.98                                                 | 34.27                                              | 100.00                                             |
| 27       | Rajasthan         | 107.74            | 11.74                                                 | 10.90                                                 | 62.06                                              | 57.60                                              |
| 28       | Sikkim            | 1.33              | 0.70                                                  | 52.97                                                 | 1.22                                               | 92.09                                              |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu        | 125.26            | 21.76                                                 | 17.37                                                 | 111.96                                             | 89.38                                              |
| 30       | Telangana         | 53.98             | 15.68                                                 | 29.05                                                 | 53.98                                              | 100.00                                             |
| 31       | Tripura           | 7.51              | 0.25                                                  | 3.26                                                  | 6.47                                               | 86.23                                              |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh     | 267.21            | 5.16                                                  | 1.93                                                  | 242.75                                             | 90.85                                              |
| 33       | Uttarakhand       | 14.49             | 1.30                                                  | 9.00                                                  | 14.16                                              | 97.78                                              |
| 34       | West Bengal       | 175.52            | 2.15                                                  | 1.22                                                  | 99.09                                              | 56.45                                              |
|          |                   | 1,936.16          | 323.63                                                | 16.71                                                 | 1575.98                                            | 81.40                                              |

Source: JJM - IMIS

HH: Household