Jal Jeevan Mission Explained

Har Ghar Jal
Formed:2019
Parent Department:Jal Jeevan Mission
Parent Agency:Ministry of Jal Shakti
Website:https://jaljeevanmission.gov.in/

Har Ghar Jal (translation: Water To Every Household) is a scheme initiated by the Ministry of Jal Shakti of Government of India under Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019 with the aim to provide 55 litres of tap water to every rural household per capita per day regularly on long term basis by 2024.[1] [2] It is a restructuring of National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) by Modi government in August 2019.

History

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the scheme in 2019 Union budget.[3] In August 2019 National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) was restructured by Modi government as Jal Jeevan Mission.[4]

Since its inception, the scheme has significantly improved household clean tap water availability in India.[5] [6] The government has also published website based dashboard to track the progress details of the mission.[7]

In August 2022, Goa and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu became the first 'Har Ghar Jal' certified State and UT respectively with 100% tap-water access.[8]

Statistics

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StateTotal number of householdsHouseholds with water supply as of April 14, 2024Percentage as of August 15, 2019Percentage as of April 14, 2024Year set to achieve 100% target
Goa2,63,0022,63,00275.7100.002021
Telangana53,98,21953,98,21929.113100.002021
Andaman & Nicobar Islands62,03762,03746.016100.002024
Puduchery1,14,9081,14,90881.33100.002021
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu85,15685,1560.00100.00
Haryana30,41,31430,41,31458.08100.002023
Punjab34,18,05534,18,05549.11100.002022
Gujarat91,18,44991,18,44971.46100.002023
Bihar1,66,29,6341,60,34,6281.9096.422021
Himachal Pradesh17,08,72717,08,72744.64100.002023
Manipur4,51,5663,53,2965.74078.242022
Maharashtra1,46,71,7461,25,13,72133.0185.292024
Sikkim1,33,1471,17,91252.8388.562022
Arunachal Pradesh2,28,5662,28,5669.971002023
Mizoram1,33,0601,33,0606.911002023
Uttarakhand14,54,00513,67,5238.9694.052022
Andhra Pradesh95,44,57570,04,56932.2173.392024
Jammu and Kashmir18,71,48814,47,08830.7577.322023
Karnataka1,01,14,84376,88,89024.22676.022023
Tripura7,48,8015,94,7563.2779.432023
Tamil Nadu1,25,23,0291,02,71,63917.3882.022023
Ladakh40,80837,7233.4792.442022
Odisha88,67,99264,80,0553.51073.072024
Nagaland3,62,1593,18,7733.8388.022024
Madhya Pradesh1,11,81,28568,84,88412.1061.582024
Kerala70,80,54137,17,97423.54252.512023
Meghalaya6,51,3914,99,6080.7076.702023
Assam71,35,78455,06,4851.5677.172024
West Bengal1,75,11,65182,52,3701.2347.132024
Chattisgarh50,00,30639,01,2916.3978.022024
Rajasthan1,06,95,32551,32,87010.9347.99
Jharkhand62,23,23932,55,4035.5552.312024
Uttar Pradesh2,65,51,7022,16,90,5131.9481.692022
Total19,30,29,94114,66,54,44716.7775.972024

See also

See main article: List of schemes of the government of India.

Notes and References

  1. News: Har Ghar Jal Scheme . 28 January 2023 . Press Information Bureau . Ministry of Jal Shakti . 9 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Har Ghar Jal Scheme . drishtiias.com . 28 January 2023.
  3. News: Budget 2019: 'Har Ghar Jal' to all rural households by 2024, says FM Sitharaman . 5 July 2019 . The Economic Times . 4 September 2019 .
  4. Web site: Jal Jeevan Mission - Explained . 2024-05-30 . Onmanorama.
  5. News: In India's Water- Stressed Villages, Modi Seeks a Tap for Every Home . . 21 December 2021.
  6. Web site: Jal Jeevan Mission - Har Ghar Jal . 22 December 2021.
  7. Web site: Jal Jeevan Mission Dashboard . ejalshakti.gov.in . Ministry of Jal Shakti . 28 January 2023.
  8. News: Goa becomes the First 'Har Ghar Jal' Certified State & Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diubecomes the First 'Har Ghar Jal' Certified UT in the Country . 28 January 2023 . PIB . Ministry of Jal Shakti . 18 August 2022.

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