New Delhi: Every rural household in 101 districts in several states across the country are getting clean tap water under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), a report said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the JJM on August 15, 2019, with the aim to provide tap water supply to every rural home and public institution by 2024, to enhance ease of living of people.
According to a report of the former Additional Secretary, Drinking Water and Sanitation (Jal Shakti Ministry), Bharat Lal, published in monthly magazine ‘Yojana’, it claimed around 9 crore (46 per cent) rural households across the country have been provided tap water supply connections.
Every rural household in States namely Goa, Haryana and Telangana, and Union Territories (UTs) – Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Puducherry have tap water connections, the report said.
At the announcement of JJM, out of total 18.70 crore rural households, only 3.23 crore (17 per cent) had tap water connections, it said.
As per the report, 7 States and 2 UTs have set the target to achieve 100 per cent coverage of rural households this year, 9 States in 2023, and 8 States in 2024. Among the North Eastern States, Sikkim which targets to achieve 100 per cent coverage in 2022, has so far covered 80 per cent of the rural households, it said.
In Union Budget 2022-23, Rs 60,000 crore earmarked for ‘Har Ghar Jal’ under the JJM to provide tap water connections to 3.8 crore rural households. (UNI)
