**Subject: Summary of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 762 Regarding Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Punjab**
This document summarizes the response provided by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri V. Somanna, to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 762, answered on July 24, 2025, concerning the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Punjab.
The Government of India, in partnership with States/UTs, is implementing JJM since August 2019 with the goal of providing potable tap water supply in adequate quantity, of prescribed quality, and on a regular, long-term basis to every rural household in the country. As of April 2023, Punjab was declared "Har Ghar Jal," achieving 100% Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) in all 34.27 lakh rural households across 11,977 rural villages, as per JJM-IMIS data. No funds were allocated to States/UTs in Financial Year (FY) 2025-26.
The State government of Punjab has implemented various Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) activities to promote safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene. Initiatives such as "Har Ghar Jal Utsav," "Swachhta Hi Seva," and "Catch the Rain" have been used to raise awareness regarding water quality, hygiene practices, and water conservation. Additional IEC activities include wall writings, hoardings, information boards, Nukkad Nataks (street plays), social media campaigns, and technology-based outreach methods like WhatsApp and blogs, fostering sustainable water use and sanitation behavior change across the State.
Key Entities Referenced
Jal Shakti: The Ministry of Jal Shakti is a ministry of the Government of India created in 2019.
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM): A Government of India initiative since August 2019 to provide potable tap water supply to every rural household in the country.
Punjab: A state in India where the Jal Jeevan Mission is being implemented.
SHRI MALVINDER SINGH KANG: Member of Parliament who raised a question regarding the Jal Jeevan Mission in Punjab.
SHRI V. SOMANNA: Minister of State for Jal Shakti who answered the parliamentary question.
Har Ghar Jal: A status achieved by a state or union territory when every rural household has access to potable tap water supply; Punjab achieved this in April 2023.
Har Ghar Jal Utsav: An initiative taken by Punjab to raise awareness on water quality, hygiene practices, and water conservation.
Swachhta Hi Seva: An initiative taken by Punjab to raise awareness on sanitation and hygiene.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 762
ANSWERED ON 24/07/2025
AWARENESS PROGRAMMES UNDER JJM IN PUNJAB
762. SHRI MALVINDER SINGH KANG:
Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has taken any additional steps to expand the Jal Jeevan Mission
(JJM) and provide quality water thereunder and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the number of villages and households covered and benefited under the said mission in
Punjab during the last two years and the current year;
(c) the details of the funds sanctioned and allocated under the said mission during the current
year, State/UT-wise;
(d) whether the Government has implemented any social awareness programmes in rural areas
of Punjab under the said mission; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and, if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI
(SHRI V. SOMANNA)
(a) & (b) Government of India, in partnership with States / UTs, is implementing Jal Jeevan
Mission (JJM) since August 2019 to provide potable tap water supply in adequate quantity, of
prescribed quality and on regular & long-term basis to every rural household in the country.
Punjab state was declared Har Ghar Jal in April 2023 with 100% Functional Household Tap
Connection (FHTC) in all 34.27 lakh rural households benefitting 11,977 rural villages as per
JJM-IMIS.
(c) No funds have been allocated to States/ UTs in Financial Year (FY) 2025-26.
(d) & (e) Yes. State government of Punjab have done, various IEC (Information, Education &
Communication) activities for promoting safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene through
awareness campaigns, community engagement, and use of technology. Punjab has taken
initiatives like "Har Ghar Jal Utsav," "Swachhta Hi Seva," and "Catch the Rain" raised
awareness on water quality, hygiene practices, and water conservation.
Besides the above, other IEC activities like wall writings, hoardings, information boards,
Nukkad Nataks, social media campaigns, and tech-based outreach like WhatsApp and blogs,
have further extended the impact, fostering sustainable water use and sanitation behaviour
change across the State.
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