Executive Summary:
The Ministry of Jal Shakti addressed Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 166 on July 31, 2025, regarding Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) in Jharkhand under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). The response details the progress, challenges, and steps taken to expedite the mission's implementation in the state, including in tribal-dominated, aspirational, and Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts. It also provides data on fund allocation, expenditure, and FHTC coverage as of July 25, 2025.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **FHTC Coverage:**
* FHTC coverage in Jharkhand increased from 3.45 lakh (5.52%) at the launch of JJM in 2019 to 34.42 lakh (55.05%) rural households as of July 25, 2025.
* **Implementation Challenges:**
* Delays are attributed to factors like water scarcity, difficult terrain, scattered habitations, lack of technical capacity, delays in clearances, state share provision, and land availability.
* **Government Actions to Expedite Implementation:**
* Annual action plan (AAP) finalization with states/UTs.
* Regular review of planning and implementation.
* Capacity building workshops, conferences, and webinars.
* Field visits by multidisciplinary teams for technical support.
* Online JJM dashboard for transparency and monitoring.
* **Financial Data (as of 25.7.2025):**
* Total central share allocated to Jharkhand from FY 2019-20 to 2024-25: ₹12,982.31 crore.
* Funds drawn by the state: ₹6,010.96 crore.
* The state could not draw ₹6,971.35 crore of central funds.
* **Focus on Specific Areas:**
* JJM follows a universal approach, including all SC/ST rural households.
* 2,252 out of 9,510 tribal-dominated villages have 100% FHTC coverage.
* 5,707 out of 23,206 villages in 19 aspirational districts have 100% FHTC coverage.
* In LWE-affected districts (Giridih, Gumla, Latehar, Lohardaga, West Singhbhum), 9,29,713 out of 13,23,798 households (70.23%) have FHTCs.
* A separate reporting form exists in JJM-IMIS for LWE districts monitoring.
Impact Analysis:
* **Government of Jharkhand:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for planning, approval, execution, implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes.
* *Action Required:* Address implementation challenges, improve fund utilization, and expedite FHTC coverage in all areas, especially tribal, aspirational, and LWE-affected districts.
* **Rural Households in Jharkhand:**
* *Impact:* Aim to receive functional household tap connections, improving access to drinking water.
* *Action Required:* Engage with the state government and implementing agencies to facilitate the provision of FHTCs and report any issues or delays.
* **Government of India (Ministry of Jal Shakti):**
* *Impact:* Responsible for overall mission monitoring, providing financial and technical assistance to states/UTs.
* *Action Required:* Continue to monitor progress, provide support to Jharkhand to overcome implementation challenges, and ensure transparency through the JJM dashboard.
Key Entities Referenced
Jal Jeevan Mission: A Government of India initiative to provide Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) to rural households.
Jharkhand: A state in India where the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission is being assessed.
Functional Household Tap Connection: A tap connection to a rural household, ensuring access to drinking water.
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The Indian government ministry responsible for water resources, including the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the starred question about FHTCs was addressed.
LeftWing Extremism: Refers to districts affected by Left-Wing Extremism, where the progress of the Jal Jeevan Mission is being monitored.
Giridih, Gumla, Latehar, Lohardaga, West Singhbhum: Districts in Jharkhand identified as affected by Left-Wing Extremism.
JJM Integrated Management Information System: An online dashboard used for monitoring the progress of the Jal Jeevan Mission at the State, Union Territory, district, and village levels.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 166
ANSWERED ON 31/07/2025
FUNCTIONAL HOUSEHOLD TAP CONNECTIONS IN JHARKHAND
*166. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:
Wil the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:
(a) the number of rural households provided with Functional Household Tap Connections
(FHTCs) in Jharkhand since the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM);
(b) whether the Government is aware of the slow pace of implementation of JJM in many
districts of Jharkhand;
(c) if so, the reasons for delay including any financial, administrative or technical constraints;
(d) the steps being taken by the Government to fast-track the execution of the said mission in
the State;
(e) the number of villages in tribal-dominated and aspirational districts that have received
FHTCs under JJM;
(f) whether these areas are being given priority under the mission; and
(g) the specific interventions planned for Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected blocks?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI
(SHRI C R PATIL)
(a) to (g) A Statement of reply is laid on the Table of the House.
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Page 1 of 3Statement referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question
No. 166 answered on 31.07.2025
(a) As per Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) IMIS, only 3.45 lakh (5.52%) households had
Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) in Jharkhand at the time of announcement of
JJM in 2019 which has now increased to 34.42 lakh (55.05%) rural households as on
25.7.2025.
(b) to (d) Drinking water is a State subject, and hence, the responsibility of planning,
approval, execution / implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply
schemes, including those under the Jal Jeevan Mission, lies with State/ Union Territory (UT)
Governments. However, lack of dependable drinking water sources in water-stressed, drought
prone, uneven geographical terrain, scattered rural habitations, lack of technical capacity with
implementing agencies, delay in obtaining statutory/ other clearances, delay in providing
matching state share against the central funds, land availability issues etc. are a few of the
reasons for delay in the implementation of the Mission in states.
To expedite the planning and implementation, as well as monitoring and handhold States/
UTs, including Jharkhand, Government of India has taken number of steps which inter alia
includes discussion and finalization of annual action plan (AAP) in consultation with States/
UTs, regular review of planning and implementation, workshops/ conferences/ webinars for
capacity building and knowledge sharing, field visits by multi-disciplinary team to provide
technical support, etc. To bring transparency and effective monitoring, an online ‘JJM
dashboard’ has been created, which provides State/ UT, district and village-wise progress as
well as status of provision of tap water supply to rural homes.
Details of funds allocated by Government of India to Government of Jharkhand and funds
drawn and reported utilisation thereof by the state government as on 25.7.2025 under Jal
Jeevan Mission are as under: -
(Amount in Rs. Crore)
Year Central Share Expenditure
Opening Fund Fund Available Reported under State
Balance allocated drawn fund utilization Share
2019-20 75.79 267.69 291.19 382.97 114.89 120.78
2020-21 268.08 572.24 143.06 411.14 286.62 177.73
2021-22 124.51 2,479.88 512.22 636.73 437.21 510.99
2022-23 199.52 2,825.52 2,119.14 2,318.66 1,789.85 1,593.00
2023-24 528.81 4,722.76 2,875.35 3,404.16 3,140.70 3,291.53
2024-25 263.46 2,114.22 70.0 333.46 203.56 1,097.60
Total 12,982.31 6,010.96 7,487.12 5,972.83 6,791.63
[Source: JJM-IMIS]
The Government of India during FY 2019-20 to 2024-25 has allocated ₹12,982.31 crore to
the State; however, the state could draw only ₹6,010.96 crore (46.30%) from the allocated
amount and, thus, couldn’t draw ₹6,971.35 crore of central funds.
Page 2 of 3(e) & (f) JJM follows a universal approach to cover all rural households including the remote
rural households. Following the principle of ‘no one is left out’, under Jal Jeevan Mission,
provision of tap water supply is envisaged for every rural household, including all SC/ ST
rural households of Jharkhand.
As per the JJM-IMIS, out of total 9,510 tribal dominated villages, 2,252 villages have been
covered with 100% FHTCs in Jharkhand. Out of a total of 23,206 villages in the 19
Aspirational Districts of Jharkhand, 5,707 villages have been provided with 100% Functional
Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) in Jharkhand.
(g) As per the JJM-IMIS portal, Giridih, Gumla, Latehar, Lohardaga, and West
Singhbhum were identified as Left-Wing Extremism LWE) affected districts in the State of
Jharkhand. As per the JJM-IM1S, out of total 13,23,798 households, 9,29,713 households
(70.23%) have been covered with FHTCs in Jharkhand. A separate reporting form has also
been created in JJM Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) for better
monitoring of LWE districts.
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