Question : Coverage under Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban)

(a) the Urban Local Bodies covered under Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) in Bihar State, district-wise;

(b) the amount to be given to each of the Urban Local Body; and

(c) the action plan for liquid waste management in each Urban Local Body and the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a), (b) & (c). Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) has been proposed by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme to provide universal coverage of water supply through functional taps to all households in all 4,372statutory towns/cities of the country and universal coverage of household-level sewerage/ septage management in 500 AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) cities.

State-wise outlays and action plans will be decided after the proposed Mission gets approval of the Government and launched.

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