Lok Sabha Question No. 1111 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: FHTCs under JJM in Chhindwara District
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Bunty Vivek Sahu

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1111

ANSWERED ON 05.02.2026

## FHTCS UNDER JJM IN CHHINDWARA DISTRICT

## †1111. SHRI BUNTY VIVEK SAHU

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the number of rural households provided with Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) so far in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) along with the percentage coverage of total rural households thereunder;
- (b)  the key steps and innovations adopted by the Union Government and the State Governments to achieve the 'Har Ghar Jal' target in Chhindwara district and the estimated timeline fixed for achieving universal coverage in the said district; and
- (c)   the  current  status  of  providing  tap  water  connections  in  Government schools and Anganwadi centres in Chhindwara district and the action plan made to cover the remaining institutions?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  Government  of  India  is  implementing  Jal  Jeevan  Mission,  in  partnership  with  States  to make provision of tap water connection to every rural household of the country, including those in the Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh.

At the start of the Mission, in Chhindwara district, around 0.88 lakh rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by the State, around 2.14 lakh rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM. Thus, as on 28.01.2026, out of 3.52 lakh rural households in the district, more than 3.02 lakh (85.84%) are reported to have tap water supply in  their  homes  and  works  for  the  remaining  households  are  at  various  stages  of  implementation. Similarly,  State  has  reported  tap  water  supply  connection  in  2,244  (69.88%)  schools  and  1,245 (59.06%) anganwadi centres in Chhindwara district.

Drinking  water  being a State subject, under  JJM,  responsibilities for planning, approval, implementation, operation and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes lie with State/ UT governments.  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State/  UT  government  by providing technical and financial assistance. As numerous projects are implemented concurrently

at  various  levels  across  the  States  for  achieving  the  envisaged  objectives,  project-wise  details  of individual projects/ schemes for rural water supply projects are maintained at the State Government level.

A  number  of  steps  have  been  taken  to  plan  and  implement  JJM  in  the  whole  country  including Madhya Pradesh, with speed, inter  alia ,  including  joint  discussions  and  finalization  of  saturation plans and annual action plans (AAP) of States/ UTs, regular review of implementation, workshops/ conferences/  webinars  for  capacity  building,  training,  knowledge  sharing,  field  visits  by  multidisciplinary  team  to  provide  technical  support,  etc.  A  detailed  Operational  Guideline  for  the implementation  of  JJM;  Margdarshika  for  Gram  Panchayats  &  VWSCs  to  provide  safe  drinking water in rural households and Guidelines on a special campaign to provide piped water supply in anganwadi  centres,  ashramshalas  and  schools  have  been  shared  with  States/  UTs  to  facilitate effective  planning  and  implementation  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission.  For  online  monitoring,  JJMIntegrated  Management  Information  System  (IMIS)  and  JJM-Dashboard  has  been  put  in  place. Provision has also been made for transparent online financial management through Public Financial Management System (PFMS).

Further, to achieve 100 per cent coverage through continued implementation of mission with focus on quality of infrastructure and Operation & Maintenance of rural piped water supply schemes for long term sustainability and citizen centric water service delivery, Hon'ble Finance Minister during her  budget  speech  2025-26  has  announced  extension  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  until  2028  with enhanced total outlay.

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