The Ministry of Jal Shakti addressed Unstarred Question No. – 2993 regarding the drinking water crisis in Karauli, answered on December 18, 2025. According to the State Government of Rajasthan, all villages in Karauli district are benefiting from various water supply schemes. During the financial year 2025-26, 2,582 handpumps and 880 tube wells were found out of order but have been repaired. All piped water supply schemes under JJM for providing tap water connection to all rural households, including Karauli district, were approved by the State Level Scheme Sanctioning Committee by May 2023. As of August 15, 2019, 14,855 (6.41%) rural households in Karauli district had tap water connections and since then, approximately 1.36 lakh additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections. As of December 14, 2025, 1.51 lakh (65.2%) out of 2.32 lakh rural households in Karauli district have tap water connections. No village has been reported to require a rehabilitation scheme due to water problems.
Key Entities Referenced
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM): A program aimed at providing tap water connection to all rural households.
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The ministry responsible for addressing the drinking water crisis.
Karauli: A district in Rajasthan facing a drinking water crisis.
Rajasthan: The state where Karauli district is located; heavily involved in the reported actions.
State Level Scheme Sanctioning Committee: Committee that approves water supply schemes within the state.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. – 2993
ANSWERED ON 18/12/2025
DRINKING WATER CRISIS IN KARAULI
†2993. SHRI BHAJAN LAL JATAV:
Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:
(a) the number of villages in Karauli district still facing drinking water crisis;
(b) the number of handpumps and tube wells out of order and repaired in the said district;
(c) the details of approval/progress of new drinking water schemes; and
(d) whether the Government proposes to implement any special rehabilitation scheme for the
villages facing water problems and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI
(SHRI V. SOMANNA)
(a) As reported by the state government of Rajasthan, all villages in Karuali district are being
benefited by various water supply schemes.
(b) As informed by the state government of Rajasthan, in Karuali district, during current financial
year 2025-26, total 2,582 handpumps and 880 tube wells have been found out of order and all
have been repaired.
(c) As informed by the state government of Rajasthan, all the piped water supply schemes under
JJM for providing tap water connection to all rural households in the State, including Karuali
district, were approved by the State Level Scheme Sanctioning Committee by May 2023.
As reported by the state of Rajasthan on JJM-IMIS, at the start of JJM on 15.08.2019, only
14,855 (6.41%) rural households had tap water connections in Karuali district. Since then,
around 1.36 lakh additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections.
Thus, as on 14.12.2025, out of 2.32 lakh rural households in Karauli district, the provision of
tap water connections is available to 1.51 lakh (65.2%) rural households.
(d) As informed by the state government of Rajasthan, no such village has been reported which
requires rehabilitation scheme due to water problem.
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