Happy Holidays!

26 Dec 2023 CW Team

Dreaming of your next vacation? Check out ALYF, a company that is trying to make partial or full ownership of a holiday home hassle-free. Recently, it sold out a project within just 75 days of the launch in the prime location of Calangute, North Goa. The company, which claims to be India’s first technology-enabled marketplace, maintains the property and rents it out on days it is not occupied, allowing owners to earn an income. Another highlight is that property owners can stay at other Alyf properties and resell their shares in a property after a 12-month lock-in period. In fact, the company recently raised $ 1.5 million in seed funding led by nine unicorns and venture catalysts.

The proptech was established in June 2022 by Saurabh Vohara, Founder and CEO, along with Karan Chandiok, Co-Founder and COO. A core founding member and business head at NoBroker.com (India’s first proptech unicorn), Vohara’s skill set lies in disrupting traditional operations of the real-estate market. He explains the genesis and vision of ALYF and the potential of the co-ownership model to CW.

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Infrastructure Urban

13 Mar 2026

Implementation Status of Jal Jeevan Mission

Since August 2019 the Government has implemented Jal Jeevan Mission to provide assured potable water through household tap connections in rural India. At the start of the mission only 32.3 million (mn) rural households, representing 16.7 per cent, were reported to have tap water connections. States and union territories have reported that 125.8 mn additional rural households have since been provided with tap connections. As a result, of about 193.6 mn rural households roughly 158.2 mn, or 81.71 per cent, are reported to have tap water supply at home.\n\nThe State, district and village level st..

Jal Jeevan Mission Reaches Eighty One Per Cent Rural Coverage

The Government reported substantial progress under the Jal Jeevan Mission, launched in August 2019 to provide tap water to every rural household. At launch only 32.3 million (mn) rural households had tap connections and states and Union territories reported provision of 125.8 mn additional households by March 2026. Consequently, out of about 193.6 mn rural households around 158.2 mn, or 81.71 per cent, are reported to have tap water at home. The Finance Minister announced extension of the mission until 2028 in the 2025-26 budget speech. The Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen, launched in October 20..

Empowering Local Governance for Sustainable Rural Water Supply

The Ministry of Jal Shakti has aligned the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) with the 73rd Amendment to strengthen village level planning and community ownership of water supply. Gram Panchayats, village water and sanitation committees and Pani Samitis are to plan, implement, manage and maintain piped water systems, with gram sabha processes formalising handover and oversight. Implementation support agencies including non government organisations, community based organisations and self help groups have been empanelled to train local committees and promote women participation. Under JJM, the department ..