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What is Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Jeevan Mission, a central government initiative under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, aims to ensure access of piped water for every household in India.
 
In his Independence Day speech in 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that half of the country's households did not have access to piped water. Earmarking Rs 3.5 trillion for Jal Jeevan Mission, he said the Centre and states would work towards it in coming years.
 
The mission’s goal is to provide to all households in rural India safe and adequate water through individual household tap connections by 2024.
 
The Har Ghar Nal Se Jal programme was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget 2019-20 speech. This programme forms a crucial part of the Jal Jeevan Mission. The programme aims to implement source sustainability measures as mandatory elements, such as recharge and reuse through grey water management, water conservation, and rain water harvesting.
 
The Jal Jeevan Mission will be based on a community approach to water. According to the government, the mission will include information, education and communication as key components. The mission is meant to create a people's movement for water, making it everyone’s priority.
 
Drinking water crisis in India
 
India is facing one of its most serious water crises. According to the NITI Aayog's Composite Water Management Index (CWMI) 2018, 21 Indian cities could face Day Zero in the coming years. Day Zero refers to the day when a place is likely to have no drinking water of its own. Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi and Hyderabad are among the most susceptible.
 
The report also said that 75% of Indian households do not have drinking water on premise and about 84 per cent rural households do not have piped water access.
 
Water is not properly distributed where it is supplied through pipes. Mega cities like Delhi and Mumbai get more than the standard municipal water norm of 150 litres per capita per day (LPCD) while others get 40-50 LPCD.
 
The World Health Organization prescribes 25 litres of water for one person per day to meet all basic hygiene and food needs. Extra available water, according to WHO estimates, is used for non-potable purposes like mopping and cleaning.

Latest Updates on Jal Jeevan Mission

Eleven states and Union territories have achieved 100 per cent coverage of tap water connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission

Updated On: 19 Dec 2024 | 2:20 PM IST

The Identity of My Village, the initiative will feature a 'Jal Mandir', symbolising the life-giving essence of water and promoting its conservation

Updated On: 12 Dec 2024 | 2:45 PM IST

The 33,229 solar energy-based ground water schemes in UP are projected to save the state exchequer Rs 1 trillion during their lifecycle by cutting down on energy bills

Updated On: 09 Dec 2024 | 8:48 PM IST

The technically and visually impressive structures have been made under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Jal Jeevan Mission

Updated On: 02 Nov 2024 | 11:27 AM IST

Premises linked to IAS officer Manish Ranjan, a personal staffer of drinking water and sanitation minister Mithilesh Kumar Thakur, his brother, some government officials, contractors and businessmen a

Updated On: 14 Oct 2024 | 2:30 PM IST

Aimed at bridging the rural-urban divide and improving public health, the mission's objective is to provide Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) to every rural household by 2024

Updated On: 07 Oct 2024 | 4:42 PM IST

On Tuesday, the PAC will take up the performance audit of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (Jal Jeevan Mission) under the Jal Shakti Ministry

Updated On: 08 Sep 2024 | 3:47 PM IST

Under the Har Ghar Jal scheme, all rural households will be provided with tap water connections by the year-end

Updated On: 07 Sep 2024 | 2:11 PM IST

So far, the ED had arrested three people in connection with the Jal Jeevan Mission scam

Updated On: 17 Jul 2024 | 10:23 AM IST

The central agency early this week had arrested Padamchand Jain, proprietor of Shree Shyam Tubewell Company

Updated On: 20 Jun 2024 | 10:51 AM IST

About 77 per cent or 14.88 crore rural households have been provided with tap water connections till now, according to official data

Updated On: 18 Jun 2024 | 3:29 PM IST

Padamchand Jain, proprietor of Shree Shyam Tubewell Company, was taken into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Jaipur on Thursday

Updated On: 14 Jun 2024 | 8:00 PM IST

The Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) launched by the Union government aims to provide safe and adequate drinking water through household tap connections

Updated On: 14 Jun 2024 | 2:37 PM IST

Jal Jeevan Mission progress has been slow in Jodhpur; even in villages having pipe water connections, taps are running dry

Updated On: 25 Apr 2024 | 11:07 PM IST

Ahead of the Lok Sabha 2024 elections, PM Modi shares development plans for projects spanning roads, railways, solar energy, and more aimed at transforming Rajasthan's infrastructure

Updated On: 16 Feb 2024 | 2:12 PM IST

The Jal Shakti ministry's data shows the target is within striking distance: 73.57 per cent of the households have already been covered by this flagship scheme of the Narendra Modi government

Updated On: 26 Jan 2024 | 10:53 PM IST

Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) Minister Kanhaiya Lal Choudhary said the fast progress in the Jal Jeevan Mission is important for Rajasthan

Updated On: 22 Jan 2024 | 5:27 PM IST

Last year, the federal agency had conducted at least two rounds of raids in the case related to the central government programme

Updated On: 16 Jan 2024 | 11:31 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged that each household will be provided with drinking water facilities and 'we are committed to ensure this by December 2024', Singh said

Updated On: 07 Jan 2024 | 5:14 PM IST

Khandu also said his government has resolved to provide a functional tap water connection to every household to ensure that everyone in Arunachal Pradesh has access to clean water

Updated On: 31 Dec 2023 | 1:38 PM IST