The Ministry of Jal Shakti has stated that the Central government has released more than Rs 400 bn as grants to states and Union Territories in FY 2021-22 under the Jal Jeevan Mission that seeks to guarantee tap water connections to households across the nation. The grant money has been issued to the states and UTs based on the output in terms of rendering household tap water connections and utilisation of available Central grants with matching State shares. The budget under Jal Jeevan Mission for 2022-23 has been improved to Rs 600 bn by the Central government, thereby underscoring the significance of the ‘Har Ghar Jal’ programme. Water is vital for all developmental works, and rendering potable water will go a long way in ensuring ease of living for the rural population living in far-flung areas across the nation. Since the announcement of the Jal Jeevan Mission on 15th August 2019, so far, over 60 mn households have been rendered with tap water connections, thus improving the tap water supply from 32.3 mn (17%) to more than 93.5 mn (48.4%) rural households in the nation. This ‘speed and scale’ of the works being taken up for making provision of clean drinking water to every rural household needs to be maintained to guarantee all 600,000 villages become “Har Ghar Jal'' by 2024.
Contact: Ministry of Jal Shakti
E-mail: egov-mowr@nic.in
Website: jalshakti-dowr.gov.in
