‘HAR GHAR NAL SE JAL’ UNDER JAL JEEVAN MISSION
‘HAR GHAR NAL SE JAL’ UNDER JAL JEEVAN MISSION
Since August 2019, Government of India, in partnership with states, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal, aiming at provisioning of potable water to every rural household through tap water connection at a service level of 55 litre per capita per day (lpcd), of prescribed quality (BIS:10500), on regular and long-term basis.
At the time of announcement of JJM, 3.23 Crore (17%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 10.02.2026, around 12.56 Crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 10.02.2026, out of 19.36 Crore rural households, in around 5.86 lakh villages, in the country, around 15.69 Crore (81.02%) households spread around 5.82 lakh villages, are reported to have tap water supply in their homes. Further, as on 10.02.2026, more than 2.72 lakh villages are reported as ‘Har Ghar Jal’ i.e. 100% rural households are having tap water supply. State/ UT-wise details are available in public domain and accessible through JJM-IMIS at:
https://ejalshakti.gov.in/JJM/JJMReports/Physical/Rpt_JJM_VillageWisePWSReport.aspx
Drinking water being a State subject, under JJM, responsibilities for planning, approval, implementation, operation and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes lie with State/ UT governments. Government of India supplements the efforts of the State/ UT government by providing technical and financial assistance. Year-wise details of financial progress made under the JJM as on 28.01.2026 is as under:
(Amount in Rs. Crore)
Year
BE/ RE
Fund utilized against allocation (including Department Level Expenditures)
Total Expenditure (Centre + State)
2019-20
10,000.66
10,000.44
10,074.28
2020-21
11,000.00
10,999.94
20,449.96
2021-22
45,011.00
40,125.64
43,551.85
2022-23
55,000.00
54,839.79
90,815.55
2023-24
70,000.00
69,992.37
1,51,518.65
2024-25
22,670.00#
22,638.44
90,009.00
2025-26
17,000.00#
31.14
13,051.32
Total
2,30,705.66#
2,08,627.76
4,19,470.61
#total utilization restricted to approved central outlay of Rs. 2,08,652 Crore
Source: JJM-IMIS
Year-wise and State/ UT-wise details of financial progress under the Mission is in public domain and is accessible at:
https://ejalshakti.gov.in/JJM/JJMReports/Financial/JJMRep_StatewiseAllocationReleaseExpenditure.aspx
A number of steps have been taken to plan and implement JJM in the whole country, with speed, inter alia, including joint discussions and finalization of saturation plans and annual action plans (AAP) of States/ UTs, regular review of implementation, workshops/ conferences/ webinars for capacity building, training, knowledge sharing, field visits by multi-disciplinary team to provide technical support, etc. A detailed Operational Guideline for the implementation of JJM; Margdarshika for Gram Panchayats & VWSCs to provide safe drinking water in rural households and Guidelines on a special campaign to provide piped water supply in Anganwadi centres, Ashramshalas and schools have been shared with States/ UTs to facilitate effective planning and implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission. For online monitoring, JJM–Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) and JJM–Dashboard has been put in place. Provision has also been made for transparent online financial management through Public Financial Management System (PFMS).
Further, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has informed that Government of India provides financial and technical support to the States through various schemes/ Missions such as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and AMRUT 2.0. The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched by the Central Government on June 25, 2015, for 500 cities (485 cities including 15 merged cities) across all States/UTs in the country. The major thrust areas of the Mission were water supply, sewerage & septage management, storm water drainage, green spaces & parks, non-motorized urban transport. Under AMRUT, 1,403 water supply projects worth ₹43,359.6 crore have been grounded. A total of 6,140 million litres per Day (MLD) of Water Treatment Plant (WTP) capacity has been approved under AMRUT, of which, 5,330 MLD WTP capacity has been developed and a total of 73,520 km of water supply pipeline network has been laid or replaced.
AMRUT 2.0 scheme was launched on 01 October 2021 in all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ cities, enabling the cities to become ‘self-reliant’ and ‘water secure’. Providing universal coverage of sewerage & septage management in 500 AMRUT cities is one of the major focus areas of AMRUT 2.0. Rejuvenation of water bodies, development of green spaces and parks are other components of the Mission. Under AMRUT 2.0 so far, 3,528 water supply projects worth ₹1,19,636.49 crore have been approved by MoHUA. Approved projects cover 11,393 MLD water treatment plant capacity and about 1.26 lakh km of water supply network. Under the Mission, States/ Union Territories (UTs) are empowered to select appraise, propose and implement projects. Funds under AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0 are allocated/released/sanctioned to State/UTs and not sector wise. A total of 238 lakh household water taps connections have been provided so far under AMRUT/ AMRUT 2.0 and in convergence with the States.
The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI V. SOMANNA in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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