Lok Sabha Question No. 8 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-01-29
Subject: Irregular Water Supply under Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Sasikanth Senthil

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 8

ANSWERED ON 29/01/2026

## IRREGULAR WATER SUPPLY UNDER JAL JEEVAN MISSION

## 8. SHRI SASIKANTH SENTHIL:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has found that several villages declared as fully covered under 'Har Ghar Jal' initiative of the Jal Jeevan Mission do not have functional or regular tap water supply and if so, the details thereof indicating the number of such villages identified, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has withheld or frozen the release of funds to the States under the said Mission on account of non-functional water supply or misreporting and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has examined the role of implementing agencies and third-party inspectors in certifying villages as fully covered despite the lack of functional water supply and, if so, the details and the findings thereof; and
- (d) the corrective measures taken to restore functional tap water supply in such villages along with the time-frame fixed for ensuring sustained availability of drinking water?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI V. SOMANNA)

- (a)   Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation undertakes assessment of the functionality of household tap water connections provided under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), through an independent third-party agency, based on standard statistical sampling. The Functionality Assessment  2024  was  conducted  across  19,812  Har  Ghar  Jal  (HGJ)  villages  covering 2,37,608  households  in  761  districts  across  34  States/  UTs.  It  was  found  that  tap connections were available in 98.1% of households in surveyed villages. Of these, 86.5% of  households  had  working  tap  connections,  80.2%  were  getting  water  in  adequate quantity, 83.6% were getting water regularly as per the schedule of water supply for their piped  water  supply  scheme,  and  76%  of  households  were  receiving  water  as  per  the prescribed  water  quality  standards.  The  detailed  National  and  State-wise  report  of Functionality Assessment 2024 is in public domain and can be accessed at https://jaljeevanmission.gov.in/functionality-report-2024

- (b)  In August 2019, the Union Cabinet had approved the implementation of JJM from 201920 to 2023-24 with central outlay of Rs. 2,08, 652 crore. Against the allocated fund, almost entire fund has been utilized.
- (c) and (d) 'Water' being a state subject, the responsibility of planning, approval, implementation, operation, and maintenance (O&M) of drinking water supply schemes/ works, including those under JJM, lies with State/UT Governments. The Government of India  supports  the  states  by  providing  technical  and  financial  assistance.  As  such, corrective measures which inter-alia, include, rectification of infrastructure gaps, repair or replacement of faulty components, strengthening of source sustainability and improvement of O&M arrangements are undertaken by States/ UTs to restore functional tap water supply in HGJ villages.

As per operational guidelines of JJM, after making provision of tap connections to all rural households in a village, the Department implementing the scheme provides completion certificate  to  Gram  Panchayat  and  marks  the  village  as  HGJ  village  on  JJM-IMIS. Subsequently,  Gram  Sabha  while  reading  out  aloud  the  work  completion  report  in  its meeting, formally passes resolution certifying itself as HGJ village. The copy of certificate provided by implementing department, resolution passed by Gram Sabha, and a small video capturing the Gram Sabha is reflected on JJM Dashboard and village is marked certified in JJM- IMIS. As such, certification is carried out only at village level and only after providing tap connections to all households in the village. In case of non-compliance with  the  guidelines  or  misreporting,  States/UTs  have  been  advised  to  take  corrective measures  and  all  required  disciplinary,  contractual,  and  legal  actions  are  to  be  taken without exception against officials, implementing agencies and TPIAs.

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