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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

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“The tentative plan is to take up work in about 25,000 villages spread across 6 States,” the ministry said. Photo: Shutterstock

Ruchika Chitravanshi New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Jul 16 2020 | 8:40 PM IST

India is providing 100,000 households with tap water connections daily and has provided around 4.5 million connections since April, Jal Shakti Ministry said in a press statement.

The Jal Jeevan Mission programme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 and between then and March 2020, 8.483 million rural households were provided with tap connections, the statement said. “In this endeavour, states like Bihar, Telangana, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh lead with excellent performance.”

For 2020-21, Rs 23,500 crore was allocated for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission. At present, more than Rs 8,000 crore of Central funds are

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