Lok Sabha Question No. 6314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: Supply of Unsafe Water under Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Rahul Kaswan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6314

ANSWERED ON 02/04/2026

## SUPPLY OF UNSAFE WATER UNDER JAL JEEVAN MISSION

## 6314.   SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government maintains nationwide data on village/ward-wise cases where tap water supplied under the Jal Jeevan Mission was found to be unsafe during the financial year 2024-25 and if so, the details thereof and the number of such cases reported across the country;

(b) whether the Government proposes to make district-wise timelines for rectification of failed water samples publicly available and if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  laboratory  audit  results  and  sample  re-testing  records  for  water  quality  are  being regularly monitored for Rajasthan including districts such as Churu and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the steps taken to strengthen the credibility and verification of water quality data?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is under implementation since August, 2019, in partnership with States/ UTs to make provision of potable tap water supply in adequate quantity, of prescribed quality  and  on  regular  &  long-term  basis  to  rural  households.  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. Drinking Water being a State subject,  the  responsibility  of  Planning,  Designing,  Approval,  Implementation,  Operation  & Maintenance of drinking water supply schemes,  including those under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), is vested with State/UT Governments. The Government of India supplements the efforts of the States/ UTs by providing financial, policy guidance and technical assistance.

The State/ UT-wise details of water quality testing reported by States/UTs on JJM-WQMIS during 2024-25 is annexed.

In  consultation with various stakeholders 'Concise Handbook for Monitoring Water Quality of Piped  Drinking  Water  Supply  to  Rural  Households'  has  been  released  in  December  2024  for guidance to States/ UTs. This handbook recommended for a comprehensive testing of drinking water samples at various testing points such as source, treatment plant, storage and distribution points, and remedial action wherever necessary, to ensure that the water supplied to households is of prescribed quality (BIS:10500).

Further,  States/UTs  including  water  quality  testing  laboratories  located  in  Churu  district  of Rajasthan have been advised to obtain and maintain accreditation/ recognition for their drinking water testing laboratories, in order to ensure the reliability, accuracy, and credibility of the data they produce.

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## Annex referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6314 answered on 02.04.2026

## State/UT-wise details of drinking water samples tested in lab during 2024-25

| S. No.   | State             | No. of samples tested in lab   | No. of Samples tested using FTKs   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1        | A &NIslands       | 1,172                          | 160                                |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    | 6,86,179                       | 2,76,342                           |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh | 22,271                         | 10,689                             |
| 4        | Assam             | 2,70,466                       | 8,37,769                           |
| 5        | Bihar             | 2,74,547                       | 1,412                              |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      | 1,60,891                       | 2,03,657                           |
| 7        | DNH And D&D       | -                              | 178                                |
| 8        | Goa               | 13,660                         | -                                  |
| 9        | Gujarat           | 71,204                         | 4,25,718                           |
| 10       | Haryana           | 60,757                         | 16,896                             |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh  | 2,41,458                       | 1,30,389                           |
| 12       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 2,66,547                       | 2,129                              |
| 13       | Jharkhand         | 2,18,562                       | 6,99,655                           |
| 14       | Karnataka         | 3,21,759                       | 9,21,677                           |
| 15       | Kerala            | 7,00,732                       | 612                                |
| 16       | Ladakh            | 10,229                         | 623                                |
| 17       | Lakshadweep       | 7,897                          | -                                  |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh    | 5,74,798                       | 3,52,198                           |
| 19       | Maharashtra       | 5,87,570                       | 3,56,666                           |
| 20       | Manipur           | 19,508                         | 11,085                             |
| 21       | Meghalaya         | 40,657                         | 14,606                             |
| 22       | Mizoram           | 21,908                         | 3,377                              |
| 23       | Nagaland          | 6,751                          | 15,590                             |
| 24       | Odisha            | 2,72,406                       | 2,49,298                           |
| 25       | Puducherry        | 287                            | 18                                 |
| 26       | Punjab            | 67,481                         | 1,14,956                           |
| 27       | Rajasthan         | 1,80,063                       | 66,845                             |
| 28       | Sikkim            | 17,297                         | 5,803                              |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu        | 9,07,742                       | 4,40,081                           |
| 30       | Telangana         | 2,85,183                       | -                                  |
| 31       | Tripura           | 82,287                         | 52,494                             |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh     | 10,67,899                      | 38,34,685                          |
| 33       | Uttarakhand       | 1,25,553                       | 1,520                              |
| 34       | West Bengal       | 6,82,526                       | 3,37,058                           |
| Total    | Total             | 82,68,247                      | 93,84,186                          |

Source: JJM-WQMIS