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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3228
ANSWERED ON 12/03/2026
FUNDING OF DRINKING WATER PROJECTS IN TAMIL NADU
3228. THIRU D M KATHIR ANAND:
DR. T SUMATHY ALIAS THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:
Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the Hogenakkal Integrated Drinking Water Project, Phase III is
progressing at a slow pace due to the non-release of the Union Government’s share of
Rupees 2,283 crore and if so, the details and the current status thereof;
(b) the steps proposed to be taken by the Union Government to expedite the release of pending
funds for implementation of the said project; and
(c) the steps taken by the Union Government to fund any drinking water projects in Tamil
Nadu including Vellore Lok Sabha Constituency?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI
(SHRI V. SOMANNA)
(a) & (b) Since August 2019, Government of India is implementing a centrally sponsored
scheme Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal, in partnership with States/ UTs including
Tamil Nadu, to make provision of safe and adequate tap water connection to every rural
household of the country. The Union Cabinet approved the implementation of JJM for a
period of five years i.e. 2019-20 to 2023-24, during which, States/ UTs were required to
complete the planning, approval, implementation of water supply schemes under the
mission. States/ UTs were also informed that the central support under JJM would be
limited to the funds availed during the mission period only.
The State Level Scheme Sanctioning Committee (SLSSC) of the Government of Tamil
Nadu accorded approval to Hogenakkal Water Supply Project, Phase-III, in June 2023;
however, the project could not be awarded within the mission period.
Hon'ble Finance Minister during her budget speech 2025-26 had announced extension of
JJM until 2028.
(c) Drinking Water being a State subject, it is States, who plan, design, approve and
implement drinking water supply schemes. Government of India supplements the efforts
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implemented concurrently at various levels across the States for achieving the envisaged
objectives. Further, project-wise details of individual projects/ schemes for rural water
supply projects are maintained at the State Government level.
During the mission period, an amount of ₹5,899.53 crore has been released by the
Government of India to Tamil Nadu for implementation of various rural drinking water
supply schemes to provide tap water connections to rural households across the State of
Tamil Nadu, including those in the Vellore Lok Sabha Constituency.
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