The federal government on Monday stated greater than 80% of rural households within the nation have a potable water connection.
“As on 16 July, out of 193.6 million rural households within the nation, greater than 156.7 Crore (80.93%) households are reported to have faucet water provide of their properties,” minister of state for Jal Shakti V. Somanna stated in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
Since August 2019, the Centre, in partnership with states, has been implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM): Har Ghar Jal to allow each rural family to have assured potable water by means of faucet water connections.
At the beginning of the mission, round 32.3 million (16.7%) rural households have been reported to have faucet water connections. To this point, as reported by states and Union territories as on 16 July, round 124.3 million extra rural households have been supplied with faucet water connections.
Due to this fact, as of 16 July, out of 193.6 million rural households within the nation, greater than 156.7 million (80.93%) households are reported to have a faucet water provide.
The division of consuming water and sanitation undertakes an evaluation of the performance of family faucet water connections offered beneath the mission by means of an unbiased third-party company, based mostly on customary statistical sampling.
Throughout the Performance Evaluation 2022, it was discovered that 86% of households had working faucet connections. Out of those, 85% have been getting water in ample amount, 80% have been getting water often as per the schedule of water provide for his or her piped water provide scheme, and 87% of households have been receiving water as per the prescribed water high quality requirements. The performance evaluation for 2024 is underway.
To make sure the profitable implementation of the mission, the Centre has been often reviewing the implementation with the respective state governments. Additional, evaluate conferences, conferences, workshops and video conferences have been additionally held on the highest stage, whereby states have been suggested to plan and expedite the implementation to realize the aim in a time-bound method.
As well as, subject visits have been additionally undertaken to handhold the states for expeditious implementation of the mission.
In his reply to the Rajya Sabha, the minister additionally talked about that the district- and village-wise standing of faucet water connections in rural areas has been made public.
Additionally, contemplating the requests from varied states looking for central assist for assembly the extra price of uncooked supplies, elevated because of the covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine disaster, requisite amendments have been made within the mission’s operational pointers with impact from 21 June 2022 to maintain the tempo of implementation.
