Over 81% Rural Households Covered with Tap Water under JJM

22 Dec 2025 CW Team

At the time of the mission’s launch, only 30.23 million rural households, or about 17 per cent, had access to tap water connections. As per data reported by states and Union Territories as on December 15, 2025, around 120.53 million additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM.

With this expansion, more than 150.76 million rural households—representing 81.42 per cent of the total 190.36 million rural households—are now reported to have tap water supply in their homes. Detailed year-wise and state-wise data on tap water connections is available in the public domain through the JJM Integrated Management Information System (IMIS).

At the time of launch, the Centre approved a central outlay of Rs 2.08 trillion to support states and Union Territories under the mission. Officials have indicated that almost the entire approved central outlay has been utilised, reflecting the scale of implementation across the country.

While drinking water remains a state subject, JJM assigns the responsibility of planning, approval, implementation, operation and maintenance of water supply schemes to state and Union Territory governments. The Government of India supplements these efforts through financial support, technical guidance and monitoring mechanisms.

To ensure sustainability, water supply schemes under JJM are approved only after recommendation by a state-level Source Finding Committee, which certifies that the identified water source can sustainably meet demand over the design life of the scheme. Provisions have also been made for strengthening water sources, bulk water transfer, treatment and distribution infrastructure, particularly in drought-prone and water-scarce regions. States have further been advised to regulate groundwater usage to ensure long-term availability and sustainability of rural drinking water supplies.

The Government of India, in partnership with states and Union Territories, continues to make significant progress in expanding tap water coverage under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal, launched in August 2019 to provide tap water supply to every rural household in the country.At the time of the mission’s launch, only 30.23 million rural households, or about 17 per cent, had access to tap water connections. As per data reported by states and Union Territories as on December 15, 2025, around 120.53 million additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM.With this expansion, more than 150.76 million rural households—representing 81.42 per cent of the total 190.36 million rural households—are now reported to have tap water supply in their homes. Detailed year-wise and state-wise data on tap water connections is available in the public domain through the JJM Integrated Management Information System (IMIS).At the time of launch, the Centre approved a central outlay of Rs 2.08 trillion to support states and Union Territories under the mission. Officials have indicated that almost the entire approved central outlay has been utilised, reflecting the scale of implementation across the country.While drinking water remains a state subject, JJM assigns the responsibility of planning, approval, implementation, operation and maintenance of water supply schemes to state and Union Territory governments. The Government of India supplements these efforts through financial support, technical guidance and monitoring mechanisms.To ensure sustainability, water supply schemes under JJM are approved only after recommendation by a state-level Source Finding Committee, which certifies that the identified water source can sustainably meet demand over the design life of the scheme. Provisions have also been made for strengthening water sources, bulk water transfer, treatment and distribution infrastructure, particularly in drought-prone and water-scarce regions. States have further been advised to regulate groundwater usage to ensure long-term availability and sustainability of rural drinking water supplies.

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