The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation convened a national video conference with Deputy Commissioners, District Magistrates and Collectors to discuss Jal Jeevan Mission two point zero and Solid Waste Management Rules 2026. About 759 district officials participated. The meeting was chaired by Ashok K.K. Meena, Secretary, DDWS, with senior mission and sanitation officials in attendance. The session reviewed district responsibilities for water and sanitation governance. The Secretary said the missions must shift from asset creation to sustained service delivery, functionality, sustainability and community ownership and noted the Union Cabinet has extended the Mission till December 2028. He stressed the central role of district administration and Public Health Engineering Departments. District Water and Sanitation Mission dashboards should be used to upload minutes and address gaps in regularity, adequacy, water quality and operation and maintenance. Attention was drawn to community validation processes for Har Ghar Jal certification. Sanitation and waste management were identified as critical to village hygiene and water sustainability. Officials advised that segregation, collection, processing and scientific disposal must follow the Solid Waste Management Rules 2026 and noted that implementation is under review before the Supreme Court. District Collectors were asked to enforce the rules under the Environment Protection Act, promote decentralised Gram Panchayat systems and identify legacy waste sites by 31 October for subsequent remediation. The Mission was described as covering 0.591 million (mn) villages, 0.262 mn Gram Panchayats, 1.6 mn habitations and 194.1 mn rural households benefiting 960 mn people. Officials noted that the asset base will require substantial operation and maintenance support and that state-level reviews will begin in Maharashtra on 27 May with all States and Union Territories to be covered in six months. Progress may be reviewed in PRAGATI meetings. The framework sets out eleven structural reforms including institutional architecture, a utility-based approach, water quality governance, source sustainability, digital data governance, participatory governance, capacity building, human resource skilling, operational sustainability and research. Presentations highlighted Sujalam Bharat digital infrastructure, Sujalam Bharat IDs and Sujal Gaon IDs, four-phase commissioning and Har Ghar Jal protocols. District Collectors were asked to validate assets and ensure twin-pit toilets only and to lead follow-up and monitoring.