Govt expects tap water coverage to reach 90% of households by 2024
While cutting down the allocation for MGNREGA in the budget of FY24, the Centre has raised it for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Grameen, and Jal Jeevan Mission
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday said the central flagship programme Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has achieved substantial progress in the Union Territory and is set to be completed.
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said the allocation for the MGNREGS has been reduced in the Budget for 2023-24 as more funds have been allocated towards PMAY and Jal Jeevan
The estimated outlay of the mission is Rs 3.60 trillion out of which the central share is Rs 2.08 trillion
The mission aims to provide tap water supply to households with special focus on women and children by 2024
Altogether 28.73 per cent of rural households in Jharkhand have been provided with piped water connections under the Centre's 'Jal Jeevan Mission', an official said on Thursday
Only 17% of rural households had tap water connections on August 15, 2019, the Ministry of Jal Shakti informed Parliament on July 28 this year
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee expressed happiness that the state has been selected for its superlative performance in the 'quantity' parameter under the Centre's Jal Jeevan Mission scheme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his government provided piped water connection to seven crore rural families in the last three years under the Jal Jeevan Mission
Around 52% of rural households have been provided piped water supply till August
Madhya Pradesh is set start another project for tap water supply under the Jal Jeevan Mission, an ambitious project of the Centre, which will cater to 18 districts, including Bhopal and Indore
The Modi dispensation in its eight years has made historic achievements such as the abrogation of Article 370, implementation of GST and abolition of triple talaq, minister Prahlad Singh Patel said .
Uttar Pradesh has the lowest coverage at 13.75 per cent, followed by Jharkhand at 20.01 per cent, Chhattisgarh 23.26 per cent and Rajasthan at 24.58 per cent
The Chief Minister urged officials to take care of the people of the state in this regard and ensure proper implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission in the state
Tripura has crossed the national average covering 50.32% of rural households with drinking water tap connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme, said state Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister
Around 1.5 lakh villages in 107 districts in the country have benefitted from Jal Jeevan Mission. 17.39 lakh schools and Anganwadi Kendras are connected with the drinking water supply
16 per cent of schools lack water supply connection; 31.8 per cent still do not have tap water in urinals
The government was able to outperform its targets in the last two years, but is likely to fall 60 per cent short of its mark this year.
An additional six crore rural households have got tap water connections since the launch of Jal Jeevan Mission, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Prahlad Patel said