Jal Jeevan Mission : Update
The Central Government is conceiving a “new project” to ensure that rural households, which were provided taps under the ambitious Jal Jeevan Mission but had not yet been able to avail water, would soon be provided potable water.
- Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) by 2024 to all households in rural India.
- JJM will be based on a community approach to water and will include extensive Information, Education and communication as key components of the mission.
- The Mission was launched on August 15, 2019.
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Jal Shakti.
- Development of in-village piped water supply infrastructure to provide tap water connections to every rural household.
- Community engagement in planning, implementation and Operation and Maintenance (O&M)
- Involvement of women in planning, decision-making, implementation, monitoring, and O&M
- Provision of tap water supply to schools, tribal hostels, and anganwadi (daycare) centers
- Local people are skilled for building and maintaining water supply structures
- Reuse and recycle waste water for source sustenance
- Promote groundwater recharge and water conservation
- Ensure safe drinking water to reduce water-borne ailments
