1 Lakh Villages Get Tap Water Connections Under Jal Jeevan Mission: Centre

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, the Jal Jeevan Mission provided 4.49 crore tap water connections during 23 months, Centre said.

Marking a major milestone, one lakh villages and over 50,000 gram panchayats have tap water connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission, the Jal Shakti Ministry said on Wednesday. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, the Jal Jeevan Mission provided 4.49 crore tap water connections during 23 months and also made 50,000 gram panchayats ''Har Ghar Jal'' by providing tap water supply to every household in these panchayats, the ministry said. "The Jal Jeevan Mission, working with speed and scale, has today achieved a milestone of providing tap water supply to every household in 1 lakh villages across India, in a short period of 23 months," the ministry said. Launched on August 15, 2019 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the JJM aims to provide tap water connections to all rural households. The Centre has allocated a whopping Rs 50,000 crore for this mega scheme.