**Executive Summary**
This document is the answer to Unstarred Question No. 956 in Lok Sabha on 05.02.2026 regarding the assessment of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). The response outlines the progress of JJM, challenges faced, measures taken to address them, and the results of a Functionality Assessment conducted in 2024. The JJM is extended until December 2028, with an enhanced total outlay.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM):**
* Since August 2019, the Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing JJM – Har Ghar Jal.
* The goal is to provide potable water to every rural household across the country.
* As of 28.01.2026, 15.79 crore (81.57%) out of 19.36 crore rural households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.
* **Financial Allocation and Extension:**
* The total estimated outlay of the Mission is Rs. 3.60 lakh crore, with a Central share of Rs. 2.08 lakh crore.
* The approved Central outlay has almost been utilized until 2024-25.
* The JJM has been extended until December 2028 with an enhanced total outlay.
* The allocation of Rs. 67,000 crore for JJM during FY 2025-26 was made in the union budget.
* **Responsibilities and Challenges:**
* Planning, approval, implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes lie with State/UT governments.
* The Government of India supplements the efforts of the State/UT government by providing technical and financial assistance.
* Challenges include scarce dependable water sources, geogenic contamination, difficult terrain, scattered habitations, limited technical capacity, rising material costs, and delays in statutory clearances.
* **Measures to Address Challenges:**
* Special Assistance for Capital Expenditure.
* Appointing nodal officers for faster clearances.
* Setting up SPMUs, DPMUs.
* Nal Jal Mitra programme to strengthen local technical skills.
* Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain to promote source sustainability.
* Community-led conservation and women's leadership in ensuring long-term drinking water security.
* **Functionality Assessment 2024:**
* Conducted by an independent third-party agency.
* Included 19,812 Har Ghar Jal (HGJ) villages covering 2,37,608 households in 761 districts across 34 States/ UTs.
* Tap connections were available in 98.1% of households in surveyed villages.
* 86.5% of households had working tap connections.
* 80.2% were getting water in adequate quantity.
* 83.6% were getting water regularly as per the schedule of water supply.
* 76% of households were receiving water as per the prescribed water quality standards.
* The detailed National and State-wise report is publicly available at: https://jaljeevanmission.gov.in/functionality-report-2024
**Impact Analysis**
**State/UT Governments**
* **Impact:** Responsible for planning, approval, implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes under the JJM. Face challenges like scarce water sources, contamination, difficult terrain, and limited capacity.
* **Action Required:** Utilize technical and financial assistance from the Government of India. Implement measures to address challenges and ensure long-term drinking water security.
**Rural Households**
* **Impact:** Aim to have access to potable water through tap connections. The Functionality Assessment indicates varying levels of access, quantity, regularity, and quality of water supply.
* **Action Required:** Ensure tap connections are functional and report issues related to water supply (quantity, regularity, and quality) to the relevant authorities.
**Government of India**
* **Impact:** Responsible for providing financial and technical assistance to State/UT governments, overseeing the implementation of the JJM, and conducting assessments of its functionality.
* **Action Required:** Continue to support State/UT governments in addressing challenges, monitor the progress of the JJM, and ensure the quality and sustainability of water supply in rural areas.
Key Entities Referenced
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM): A Government of India scheme (Har Ghar Jal) to provide potable tap water to every rural household.
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The central ministry responsible for the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation: A department under the Ministry of Jal Shakti involved in the implementation and assessment of the JJM.
States: Indian states are key stakeholders in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission, as the responsibility for planning, implementation, and maintenance lies with them.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 956
ANSWERED ON 05.02.2026
ASSESSMENT OF JAL JEEVAN MISSION
956. SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR ALIAS VIJAY VASANTH:
Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government claims that the enhanced allocation of Rs. 67,000 crore under the Jal
Jeevan Mission (JJM) would achieve hundred per cent rural household tap water coverage
despite repeated reports of non-functional connections, drying sources and poor service delivery
in several States, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(b) whether the Government admits that inadequate focus on operation and maintenance, weak
water quality monitoring and neglect of greywater management have rendered many schemes
under JJM unsustainable, if so, the details thereof along with the corrective measures taken
thereon and if not, the reasons for continued failures at the ground level;
(c) whether it is a fact that a large number of rural households receive irregular, low-pressure or
contaminated water supply under JJM and if so, the details thereof; and
(d) whether the Government has conducted any independent assessment of service quality, if so, the
details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI
(SHRI V. SOMANNA)
(a) & (b) Since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal
Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal to make provision of potable water to every rural household
across the country.
Significant progress has been made in the country since the launch of JJM, towards enhancing
access to tap water to rural households. At the start of JJM in August 2019, in the country only 3.23
crore (16.72%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by
States/ UTs, around 12.59 crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water
connections under JJM. Thus, as on 28.01.2026, out of 19.36 crore rural households in the country,
more than 15.79 crore (81.57%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.
Page 1 of 2The total estimated outlay of the Mission was Rs. 3.60 lakh crore out of which Central share was Rs.
2.08 lakh crore. The approved Central outlay has almost been utilized till 2024-25. Further,
considering the progress achieved so far and ongoing works, Hon’ble Finance Minister, in budget
announcements 2025-26, has announced extension of Jal Jeevan Mission till December 2028 with
enhanced total outlay. Further, the allocation of Rs. 67,000 crore for JJM during FY 2025-26 was
made in the union budget.
(c) & (d) Drinking water being a state subject, under JJM, responsibilities for planning, approval,
implementation, operation and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes lie with State/ UT
governments. Government of India supplements the efforts of the State/ UT government by
providing technical and financial assistance. States have reported challenges such as scarce
dependable water sources in stressed areas, geogenic contamination, difficult terrain, scattered
habitations, limited technical capacity, rising material costs and delays in statutory clearances, etc.
To address these challenges, the Government introduced measures like Special Assistance for
Capital Expenditure, appointed nodal officers for faster clearances, set up SPMUs, DPMUs and the
Nal Jal Mitra programme to strengthen local technical skills. Further, initiative of Jal Shakti
Abhiyan: Catch the Rain further promote source sustainability, community-led conservation and
women’s leadership in ensuring long-term drinking water security.
Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation undertakes assessment of the functionality of household
tap water connections provided under the JJM, through an independent third-party agency, based on
standard statistical sampling. The Functionality Assessment 2024 was conducted across 19,812 Har
Ghar Jal (HGJ) villages covering 2,37,608 households in 761 districts across 34 States/ UTs. It was
found that tap connections were available in 98.1% of households in surveyed villages. Of these,
86.5% of households had working tap connections, 80.2% were getting water in adequate quantity,
83.6% were getting water regularly as per the schedule of water supply for their piped water supply
scheme, and 76% of households were receiving water as per the prescribed water quality standards.
The detailed National and State-wise report of Functionality Assessment 2024 is in public domain
and can be accessed at https://jaljeevanmission.gov.in/functionality-report-2024.
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