To enable every rural household in the country to have potable water at service level of 55 litre per capita per day (lpcd) through Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) by 2024, Government of India, in partnership with the States, has launched Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) with an estimated cost of Rs. 3.60 lakh Crore.
After the launch of JJM, a conference of Minister in-charge of rural water supply of various States was held in New Delhi followed by five regional workshops, to discuss the modalities of the implementation of the Mission. Moreover, in consultations with State Governments & other stakeholders in water sector, Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the Mission has been released on 25.12.2019.
To review progress of implementation and to sensitize practitioners on operational guidelines, DDWS officials have been visiting States and presenting key aspects from the operational guidelines for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission, to the engineers, district collectors/ deputy commissioners, etc. during review meetings and State workshops. Further, one-day national conference with all stakeholders was organized on 07.02.2020 to enable States to prioritize quality-affected areas & expedite provision of piped water supply with FHTCs. Also a conference on the Springshed Water Management was convened in Uttarakhand on 27-28 Feb, 2020 in Nainital, Uttarakhand to ensure drinking water security in the mountain regions of India through Science based participatory Springshed Management approach.
In 2019-20, a budgetary allocation of Rs.10,000.66 Crore has been made under JJM and as on 11.03.2020, an amount of Rs. 9,542.89 Crore has been released to the States/ UTs.
With focus on development of basic urban infrastructure, including drinking water supply, in the cities, Government of India has launched Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) in 500 cities across the country for a period of five years i.e. from 2015-16 to 2019-20. Under AMRUT, Govt. of India approves the State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) submitted by the States/Union Territories (UTs) and releases Central Assistance (CA). So far, under AMRUT, total water supply projects worth Rs.44,433 crore have been approved, of which projects worth Rs.4,287 crore are completed and projects worth Rs.34,464 crore are under implementation.
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in Rajya Sabha today.
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