Since August, 2019, Government of India in partnership with States, is implementing JalJeevan Mission (JJM) – HarGharJal, to make provision of potable tap water supply to every rural household in the country by 2024. Since launch of mission more than 5.38 Crore rural households have been provided tap water connection. Thus, as on 05.12.2021, out of total 19.22 Crore rural households in the country, now 8.61 Crore (44.84%) households have provision of tap water supply. The State/ UT-wise details of households provided with tap water connection since April, 2020, is annexed. The Government of Uttar Pradesh has planned to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household of the State by 2024. The detailed information related to status as well as progress in making the provision of tap water supply to rural households is in public domain on JJM – dashboard, and available at:https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, ShriPrahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in LokSabha today.
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Details of rural households (HHs) provided tap water connections
in 2020-21 and 2021-22
(Number in lakhs)
S. No. |
State/ UT |
Number of HHs provided tap water connection |
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During 2020-21 |
During 2021-22 (till 5.12.2021) |
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1. |
A & N Islands |
0.33 |
0.00 |
|
2. |
Andhra Pradesh |
12.98 |
4.47 |
|
3. |
Arunachal Pradesh |
0.65 |
0.12 |
|
4. |
Assam |
5.07 |
10.36 |
|
5. |
Bihar |
1,03.47 |
17.13 |
|
6. |
Chhattisgarh |
1.51 |
1.64 |
|
7. |
D & N and D & D |
0.25 |
0.61 |
|
8. |
Goa |
0.33 |
0.00 |
|
9. |
Gujarat |
10.95 |
5.19 |
|
10. |
Haryana |
7.92 |
4.04 |
|
11. |
Himachal Pradesh |
3.80 |
2.44 |
|
12. |
Jammu & Kashmir |
2.16 |
0.39 |
|
13. |
Jharkhand |
3.00 |
2.27 |
|
14. |
Karnataka |
3.43 |
13.51 |
|
15. |
Kerala |
4.04 |
4.69 |
|
16. |
Ladakh |
0.02 |
0.08 |
|
17. |
Madhya Pradesh |
19.90 |
6.76 |
|
18. |
Maharashtra |
37.15 |
5.52 |
|
19. |
Manipur |
1.96 |
0.39 |
|
20. |
Meghalaya |
0.87 |
0.95 |
|
21. |
Mizoram |
0.34 |
0.03 |
|
22. |
Nagaland |
0.48 |
0.54 |
|
23. |
Odisha |
15.47 |
11.57 |
|
24. |
Puducherry |
0.08 |
0.07 |
|
25. |
Punjab |
8.31 |
5.84 |
|
26. |
Rajasthan |
6.81 |
2.13 |
|
27. |
Sikkim |
0.10 |
0.02 |
|
28. |
Tamil Nadu |
16.13 |
11.78 |
|
29. |
Telangana |
18.20 |
0.00 |
|
30. |
Tripura |
1.42 |
0.76 |
|
31. |
Uttar Pradesh |
19.16 |
5.39 |
|
32. |
Uttarakhand |
4.32 |
0.98 |
|
33. |
West Bengal |
12.48 |
13.39 |
|
Total |
3,23.09 |
1,33.05 |
Source: JJM – IMIS
BY/AS