Jal Jeevan mission

Context:

The union government has planned to map all drinking water assets including pipelines created under its Jal Jeevan mission on PM Gati Shakti portal.

UPSC Relevance:

Important government schemes, their features and performance.

PYQ:

Q. Consider the following statements with respect to Jal Jeevan Mission:
1. Objective of the mission is to give functional tap-water to every household in the country by 2024
2. Mission is based up on the principle of source sustainability
3. Jal Jeevan Mission will converge with other Central and State Government Schemes to achieve its objectives of sustainable water supply
Which of the following below given codes are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 1 and 2 only

[C] 2 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

About Jal Jeevan Mission:

• Launched on August 15, 2019, Jal Jeevan Mission is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme to provide Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) to all rural households by 2024. 
• The Scheme has been extended till 2028.
• Governing Ministry: Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• Key Target: “Har Ghar Jal”, ensuring 55 litres per capita per day (lpcd) of safe, adequate drinking water to every rural household.
• The fund-sharing pattern between the Centre and states is:
  • 100% for Union Territories.
  • 90:10 for Himalayan and North-Eastern States,
  • 50:50 for other states.
• The Mission will converge with other Central and State Government Schemes to achieve its objectives of sustainable water supply management across the country.

Key Features:

• Emphasises conjunctive use of conserved water; drinking water source augmentation, drinking water supply system, greywater reuse, and local water resource management.
• Creation of local infrastructure for source sustainability, like rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge, is undertaken in convergence with other government schemes.
• Community Involvement: Formation of Pani Samitis (Village Water & Sanitation Committees) and Village Action Plans (VAPs) for decentralised implementation and monitoring.
• Transparency: Includes a real-time mission dashboard, third-party audits, and public reporting.
• JJM will also implement source sustainability measures as mandatory elements, such as recharge and reuse through grey water management (used wastewater that has not come into contact with faeces), water conservation, rainwater harvesting, etc.
• JJM will be based on a community approach to water (Jan Andolan for water — making water everyone’s priority) and will include extensive Information, education, and communication.

Progress and Achievements (As of March 2025):

• Tap Connections Provided: 14.56 crore rural households have received tap water connections (around 75% coverage).
• Certified Villages: Over 2.12 lakh villages have been declared “Har Ghar Jal certified”.
• 100% Coverage: Goa, Haryana, Telangana, Gujarat, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu.

Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban):

• Launched in Budget 2021-22 under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to ensure universal water tap connections in all statutory towns, aligning with SDG-6.
• Complementary Scheme: Complements Jal Jeevan Mission (Rural).
• Key Objectives: Focuses on providing tap and sewer connections, rejuvenating water bodies, and promoting a circular water economy.