To enable every rural household to have provision of tap water supply by 2024, Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal, since August 2019.
At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission in August 2019, 3.23 Crore (17%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 22.03.2023, additional 8.28 Crore rural households have been provided with tap water connections in last three and half years under JJM. Thus, as on 22.03.2023, out of 19.43 Crore rural households in the country, around 11.51 Crore (59.27%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.
Year-wise details of Central fund allocated, fund drawn and fund utilization reported by the States/ UTs so far under Jal Jeevan Mission is as under:
(Amount in Rs. Crore)
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Central |
Expenditure under State share |
Centre + State Expenditure |
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Year |
Fund allocated |
Fund drawn by States |
Reported utilization |
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2019-20 |
10,000.66 |
9,951.81 |
5,998.89 |
4,066.88 |
10,065.77 |
|
2020-21 |
11,000.00 |
10,917.86 |
12,542.03 |
7,803.36 |
20,345.39 |
|
2021-22 |
45,011.00 |
40,009.77 |
25,524.36 |
18,679.87 |
44,204.23 |
|
2022-23* |
55,000.00 |
41,919.43 |
41,796.43 |
31,866.77 |
73,663.08 |
* As on 22.03.2023 Source: JJM-IMIS
To achieve the goal of JJM in the whole country with speed, a number of steps have been taken inter alia, which includes joint discussion and finalization of annual action plan (AAP) of States/ UTs, regular review of implementation, workshops/ conferences/ webinars for capacity building and knowledge sharing, field visits by multi-disciplinary 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 planning and implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission. For online monitoring, JJM–Integrated 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).
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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