**Executive Summary**
This document outlines measures taken by the Government of India to enhance the field monitoring and third-party checks within the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), aimed at providing tap water connections to every rural household. The JJM, implemented in partnership with States/UTs since August 2019, emphasizes transparency, accountability, and quality assurance. Key actions include monthly state inspections (since April 2025) and enhanced ground verification.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Overview:**
* Implemented since August 2019 in partnership with States/UTs.
* Aims to provide tap water connections to every rural household.
* States/UTs are responsible for planning, approval, implementation, operation & maintenance.
* Government of India provides technical and financial assistance.
* **Operational Guidelines and Monitoring:**
* Detailed guidelines shared with States/UTs covering planning, execution, quality assurance, monitoring, and sustainability.
* Regular review meetings and visits by multi-disciplinary teams.
* Utilization of technology for transparency and accountability.
* Physical and financial progress reported on JJM-Integrated Management Information Systems (IMIS).
* Tap water connections linked with Aadhar number.
* Provisions for geo-tagging of assets.
* **Third-Party Inspections and Quality Assurance:**
* Third-party inspection and certification are mandatory before payment.
* States/UTs empowered to empanel third-party inspection agencies (TPIA).
* TPIAs check the quality of work, materials, and machinery.
* **Strengthened Monitoring Mechanism:**
* Since April 2025, states conduct monthly inspections of four schemes each, assigned by DDWS.
* State-level teams assess quality of construction, adherence to timelines, availability of services, resolution of issues, etc.
* Ground verification enhanced through a revised checklist for National WASH Experts (NWEs).
* Revised Terms of Reference (ToR) for TPIs.
* **IT Integration and Complaint Handling:**
* IT monitoring architecture expanded to include District Water and Sanitation Mission (DWSM) officials and Gram Panchayat-level functionaries on IMIS.
* States/UTs sensitized to reported irregularities and advised to adopt a zero-tolerance approach.
* All complaints must be examined, with prompt field verification and legal actions taken.
* 32 States/UTs reported 17,036 complaints; action taken against 621 officials, 969 contractors, and 153 TPIAs.
**Impact Analysis**
**States/UT Governments**
*Impact*
The States/UTs are impacted by the monitoring and field work being undertaken by the central government in their respective regions.
*Action Required*
States/UTs need to work with multi-disciplinary teams, adopt a zero-tolerance approach to issues raised, and diligently follow the operational guidelines.
**Rural Households**
*Impact*
The rural households will have access to safe and adequate tap water, provided quality assurance is maintained through field work and monitoring.
*Action Required*
No action required
**Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS)**
*Impact*
DDWS are responsible for oversight, monitoring, and accountability of the actions being performed at the state and local level.
*Action Required*
DDWS needs to assign projects randomly for monthly inspections of schemes and monitor the quality of construction, adherence to timelines, availability of services, and resolution of issues.
**National WASH Experts (NWEs)**
*Impact*
The NWEs will be involved in enhancing the ground verification by using a revised checklist.
*Action Required*
NWEs need to adopt the updated checklist and revised ToR for effective supervision and quality execution.
**Third Party Inspection Agencies (TPIAs)**
*Impact*
TPIAs check the quality of work, materials, and machinery.
*Action Required*
TPIAs need to improve operations to limit issues that are raised against them, so they are not penalised.
Key Entities Referenced
Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS): Department overseeing the implementation of JJM and assigning random inspections to states
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal: A program to provide tap water connection to every rural household.
States/UTs: Subnational entities partnering in the implementation of the JJM.
Third Party Inspection Agencies (TPIA): Agencies empaneled by States/UTs to check the quality of work executed under JJM.
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The central ministry responsible for JJM.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
JJM Enhanced Field Monitoring and Third-Party
Checks
प्रव तथ: 15 DEC 2025 4:11PM by PIB Delhi
Since August 2019, Government of India is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal, in
partnership with States/ UTs, to make provision of tap water connection to every rural household of the
country. ‘Drinking Water’ is a state subject, and hence, the responsibility of planning, approval,
implementation, operation & maintenance of drinking water supply schemes, including those under the
JJM, lies with State/UT Governments. The Government of India supports the states by providing technical
and financial assistance.
To support states in effective planning and implementation of JJM, detailed operational guidelines
covering all aspects of planning, execution, quality assurance, monitoring, and sustainability of
infrastructure created under JJM has been shared with States/ UTs.
Furthermore, Government of India has been regularly reviewing the implementation with respective state
governments through review meetings and visits of multi-disciplinary teams to highlight the areas to
strengthen implementation and monitoring for expeditious implementation of the mission.
Under JJM, technology is utilized to ensure transparency and accountability. Physical and financial
progress is reported on JJM–Integrated Management Information Systems (IMIS) and all tap water
connections provided, are to be linked with Aadhar number of the head of the household. Provisions have
also been made for geo-tagging of assets created under the JJM.
To ensure the quality of the work under the operational guidelines for the implementation of the JJM, third
party inspection and certification before payment is mandatory. For this purpose, States/UTs have been
empowered to empanel third party inspection agencies (TPIA) to check the quality of work executed by
the agencies, quality of materials used for construction and quality of machinery installed in each of the
scheme.
Several initiatives have also been undertaken by the Government of India to further strengthen the
monitoring mechanism under JJM and to detect the irregularities on time along with taking corrective
action, which inter-alia includes:
Since April 2025, States have been conducting monthly inspections of four schemes each, randomly
assigned by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), to strengthen field-level
oversight. State-level teams carry out inspections to assess the quality of construction, adherence to
timelines, availability of services, resolution of issues, etc.
Ground verification has been enhanced by strengthening the monitoring framework for National WASH
Experts (NWEs) through a revised and comprehensive checklist emphasizing quality of execution, along
with a revised Terms of Reference (ToR) for TPIs to ensure effective supervision.IT monitoring architecture has also been expanded: apart from State-level access, District Water and
Sanitation Mission (DWSM) officials and Gram Panchayat-level functionaries are being onboarded onto
the IMIS, enabling decentralized monitoring and improved grassroots-level monitoring.
States/ UTs are being sensitized regarding irregularities reported in JJM whether quality related or
financial, on regular basis during the review meetings. States/ UTs have been repeatedly advised to adopt a
zero-tolerance approach toward any financial, procedural, or quality-related violations. All States/ UTs
have been advised to ensure that every complaint is duly examined, field verification is carried out
promptly, and all required disciplinary, contractual, and legal actions are taken without exception to
uphold transparency and accountability of the mission. As per the data reported by 32 States/ UTs, a total
of 17,036 complaints have been received by States/ UTs from different sources such as media reports, suo-
moto cognizance, references from public representatives, citizens, grievance portal, etc. regarding
financial irregularities and poor quality of works under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). As reported by the
States/ UTs, action has been taken against 621 Departmental Officials, 969 contractors, and 153 Third
Party Inspection Agencies (TPIAs).
The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI V. SOMANNA
in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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