Since the inception of the mission, more than 3.77 crore families have been given tap water connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission i.e. more than 7 crore rural families (36.5 percent) have started getting clean water in their homes.
On 15 August 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Jalajivan Mission (JJM), which will bring a change in life from the ramparts of the Red Fort. The objective of this mission is to provide tap water connection to every rural household by 2024. When the mission was announced, out of 18.93 crore rural households, only 3.23 crore (17 percent) had tap water connections. In this way, by 1524, about 15.70 crore families had to provide tap water connection. In addition, all the existing water supply systems and tap water connections were to be ensured. More than 19 crore rural families have benefited directly from this program and public health has improved.
Despite the Kovid-19 epidemic and lockdown, the supply of drinking water continued. Lockdown-1 was used for planning. In this, several rounds of discussions were held with the States / UTs through video conference. Water supply comes in essential services and water supply work continued with precaution. 1 lakh connections are being given every day.
Tap in the home of more than 7 crore people
Since the inception of the mission, more than 3.77 crore families have been given tap water connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission i.e. more than 7 crore rural families (36.5 percent) have started getting clean water in their homes.
More than one-third of rural households are getting drinking water from the tap. Every person living in 52 districts, 670 blocks, 42,100 panchayats and 81,123 villages is definitely getting tap water supply in their homes.
Goa has become the first state in the country to provide 100 percent tap water connection. Second place is Telangana. Different states are competing with each other and are focusing on this goal to ensure safe drinking water for every family in the country.
Several steps are being taken to ensure transparency, accountability, proper utilization of funds and service delivery ie strong JJM-IMIS so that physical and financial progress under JJM can be seen in real time with dedicated dashboard in public sector. .
These steps include sensor-based IOUT solutions for measuring and monitoring water supply, looking at the quantity, quality and regularity of water supply in the village on a real-time basis. These steps provide for GO tagging of each asset.
The connection of tap water is connected to the Aadhaar number of the head of the family and all the transactions are being done through the Public Finance Management System (PFMS).
Adopting the principle of equality and inclusion, JJM (i) Piped drinking water by December 2020 in quality affected areas especially arsenic and fluoride affected settlements (ii) SC / ST plurality areas (iii) SAGY village (iv) Drought prone and desert Villages in the areas (v) Aspirational Districts and (vi) Japanese Encephalitis (JE / AES) definitely give priority to drinking water supply in the affected districts.
These states are on top
As the world is trying to return to normalcy, the Water Life Mission welcomes its children to the Learning Center after a long period of one year.
Children are soon victims of water-borne diseases and to fight the epidemic, washing hands has become the most important measure for the safety of individuals.
Giving it supremacy and with a sense of change in life, a campaign has been started by the Government of India under which tap water connections will be provided in all schools, ashrams and anganwadi centers across the country.
The water connection of pipes in schools in Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Telangana has been 100 percent successful with the efforts of the Central and State Governments.
100% drinking water connection has been given in all Anganwadi centers in five states ie Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. There are many states which are in a position to reach 100 percent.
So far, more than 5.43 lakh schools and 4.86 lakh Anganwadi centers have started getting drinking water supply from pipes. Appreciating the progress so far, this campaign has been extended till 31 March 2021.
Important information about the scheme
The Water Life Mission is implemented in partnership with the States / UTs. The focus of this program is to ensure regular water supply with sufficient quantity and quality on a long-term basis.
Under the mission, every rural family will be given a connection of tap water and no person will be left out, irrespective of their socio-economic status. JJM is a decentralized, demand driven and community managed program and an approach of planning and implementation from bottom to top has been adopted for this mission.
Village panchayats or village water and sanitation committees play a major role in the planning, implementation, management, operation and maintenance of village water supply schemes. Each village develops a Village Action Plan (VAP) and includes water resource management, water supply infrastructure, gray water treatment and operation and maintenance. The Gram Sabhas approve the VAP for implementation.
