Lok Sabha Question No. 119 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-01-29
Subject: JJM in Rajasthan
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Smt. Manju Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 119

ANSWERED ON 29.01.2026

## JJM IN RAJASTHAN

## †119. SMT. MANJU SHARMA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the salient features of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM);
- (b)  the number of districts covered under JJM in Rajasthan including Jaipur;
- (c)   the number of households in Rajasthan including in Jaipur that have been provided with new tap water connections under JJM;
- (d)  whether the Government has conducted any survey in Jaipur where there is acute shortage of drinking  water  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the Government in this regard; and
- (e)   whether the Government has sanctioned any funds to Rajasthan under JJM during the current year and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  To  make  provision  of  tap  water  supply  to  every  rural  household  across  the  country, including  Rajasthan,  Government  of  India,  in  partnership  with  states,  is  implementing  Jal  Jeevan Mission (JJM), since August 2019. The key  features of the JJM  is  to  make  provision  of  potable water to every rural household through tap connection at a service level of 55 litre per capita per day (lpcd), of prescribed quality (BIS:10500), on regular and long-term basis.

At the start the Mission, only 11.74 lakh (10.90%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections in Rajasthan. So far, as reported by state as on 24.01.2026, under JJM, more than 50.86 lakh  additional  rural  households  have  been  provided  with  tap  water  connections.  Thus,  as  on 24.01.2026,  out  of  1.07  crore  rural  households  in  the  state,  more  than  62.60  lakh  (58.11%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

Similarly, at the start of the Mission, around 0.80 lakh (15.72%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections in Jaipur district of Rajasthan. So far, as reported by the State, around 2.52 lakh rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM. Thus, as on 24.01.2026, out of 5.13 lakh rural households in the district, around 3.33 lakh (64.94%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

The  State/  UT,  district  &  village-wise  status  of  tap  water  connection  in  rural  households  etc.  as reported by States/ UTs is in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at:

https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx.

Drinking Water being a state subject, it is states, who plan, design, approve and implement drinking water  supply  schemes.  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  by  providing technical and financial assistance under this mission. As informed by the state of Rajasthan, surveys and  assessments  have  been  conducted  in  Jaipur  to  address  the  issue  of  drinking  water  shortage. These  include  groundwater  and  source  assessments  by  the  Central  Ground  Water  Board  and infrastructure and supply reviews by the State PHED, which have identified declining groundwater levels and heavy dependence on limited surface sources. State has further informed that based on these findings, the state government has taken and is taking steps such as augmentation of surface water supply (including strengthening of Bisalpur-based systems), expansion of bulk transmission and distribution networks, water quality monitoring, recharge measures and planning of sustainable drinking water solution to improve availability and sustainability of drinking water in Jaipur.

(e) Under JJM, no amount has been allocated to any State/ UT, including Rajasthan, in 2025-26 as proposal  for  continuation  of  JJM  till  December  2028  with  enhanced  total  outlay  is  still  under consideration.

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