Over 75% of Households provided with Tap Water Connection
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Jal Jeevan Mission: Har Ghar Jal on August 15, 2019, aiming to ensure safe and sufficient drinking water access for rural households. On March 7, 2024, the Jal Jeevan Mission marked a significant landmark, having furnished tap water connections to more than 75% of households nationwide.
Jal Jeevan Mission has substantially elevated rural tap connection coverage from a mere 3.23 Crore households in 2019 to over 14.50 Crore rural households within a remarkably brief period of around four years.
Progress Under the Mission (as of March 14, 2024)
- 14.50 Crore (75.15%) of rural households in the country have been provided with tap water connection.
- 185 districts, 1,812 blocks, 1,00,044 Gram Panchayats, and 2,09,481 2 villages have reported to achieve ‘Har Ghar Jal’ status.
- The Government of India accords priority to Japanese Encephalitis (JE)-Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) affected Districts to ensure potable tap water supply in all the households under the Jal Jeevan Mission. Over 2.23 Crore households (75.14 %) in JE AES water quality-affected regions are getting access to clean tap water.
- 11 States/UTs, which include, Goa, A &N Islands, Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman Diu, Haryana, Telangana, Puducherry, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab,
- Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh have provided tap water connection to all rural households (100%) in the respective State/UT as on March 14, 2024.
- As of March 14, 2024, 9,30,460 schools and 9,65,960 Aanganwadi centres have tap water supply.
