WHAT IS JAL JEEVAN MISSION

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.
JAL JEEVAN MISSION NEWS
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26 million families given piped drinking water under Jal Jeevan: PM Modi
Govt has so far provided over 58 mn tap-water connections, covering 30% of rural households. So far, Goa is the only state with ...| November 22, 2020, Sunday -
Measure and monitor: New task for Jal Jeevan Mission's 100% tap water goal
The govt is concerned that for a country with 600,000 villages and 1.7 million habitations, the cost of tracking the supply and ...| November 09, 2020, Monday -
PM reaches out to village heads over implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission
PM Modi has written to all sarpanches and gram pradhans for more effective implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission, saying its ...| October 01, 2020, Thursday -
Govt launches contest to develop smart water supply monitoring system
The government has launched an information and communications technology (ICT) contest to create innovative, modular and ...| September 18, 2020, Friday -
Centre starts work on Jal Jeevan Mission to provide water to J-K household
The Centre has started work on the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) which aims to provide water supply to every household in Jammu and ...| September 17, 2020, Thursday -
20 mn households across country provided tap water connections under JJM
Over 2 crore households across the country have been provided tap water connection so far under the Jal Shakti ministry's Jal ...| September 09, 2020, Wednesday -
On the three major subjects on which the country would like to hear from the prime minister - defence expenditure, healthcare ...| August 21, 2020, Friday -
10 million households provided tap connections in current year: Minister
Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday said ten million households have been provided with tap connections in ...| August 13, 2020, Thursday -
100,000 tap water connections provided daily, 4.5 mn since April: Govt
For 2020-21, Rs 23,500 crore was allocated for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission| July 16, 2020, Thursday -
2.5 mn got piped-water connections during Covid: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
In a Q&A, Jal Shakti Minister says he is confident the pandemic will not delay the targets under the Har Ghar Jal initiative or ...| July 12, 2020, Sunday