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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1049
ANSWERED ON 09/02/2026
IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF JAL JEEVAN MISSION IN GOA
1049. SHRI SADANAND MHALU SHET TANAVADE:
Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:
(a) the year-wise budget allocations for the Jal Jeevan Mission from 2020 to 2025 and the
number of rural and urban households provided with functional tap water connections
nationwide, State-wise;
(b) the progress State-wise, including the number of households covered, hours and quality of
potable water supply and steps taken to address intermittent supply reported in several villages;
(c) the challenges in ensuring long-term water sustainability and groundwater management in
land-constrained States like Goa; and
(d) whether Government proposes innovative solutions such as rainwater harvesting,
community water resource management or sensor-based monitoring to improve reliability and
quality?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI
(SHRI V. SOMANNA)
(a) Government of India is committed to make provision for safe & potable tap water
supply in adequate quantity (55 lpcd), of prescribed quality and on a regular & long-term basis
to all rural households in the country.
Drinking Water is a state subject, and hence, the responsibility of planning, approval,
implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes, including those
under JJM, lies with State/UT Governments. The Government of India supports the States by
providing technical and financial assistance.
The year-wise budget allocations for the Jal Jeevan Mission from 2020 to 2025 and the
number of rural households provided with functional tap water connections nationwide, State-
wise are available at JJM-IMIS Dashboard (Link is given below):
https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx
As informed by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, through AMRUT/AMRUT 2.0 and in
convergence with the States, 238 lakh water tap connections have been provided so far in urban
areas. State wise details are annexed as Annexure-A.
(b) The State-wise progress, including the number of households provided potable water supply
under JJM are available at the above mentioned link. As per Jal Jeevan Mission Guidelines,
every rural household has to be provided drinking water supply in adequate quantity of
prescribed quality on regular and long-term basis at affordable service delivery charges leading
Page 1 of 4to improvement in living standards of rural communities. As per existing guidelines, Bureau of
Indian Standards’ BIS:10500 standards are adopted as benchmark for quality of water being
supplied through the piped water supply schemes.
To address issues of intermittent supply of tap water connections to all rural households in the
country, several steps have been taken. These include formation of Village Water and
Sanitation Committees (VWSC) or Paani Samitis to operate and maintain water supply
systems, manage water quality, and ensure regular, equitable distribution and the JJM
Dashboard's "Citizen Corner" for grievance redressal and tracking water quality and supply
status.
c) As informed by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), as per the report of “National
Compilation of Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India, 2025”, the total Annual Ground
Water Recharge for the State of Goa has been assessed as 0.38 bcm and Annual Extractable
Ground Water Resources as 0.31 bcm. The Annual Ground Water Extraction is 0.07 bcm with
Stage of Ground Water Extraction at 23.3 %. Further, all 12 assessment units (Talukas) in Goa
have been categorised as “Safe”.
However, ensuring long-term water sustainability and groundwater management in a land-
constrained State like Goa involves challenges linked to its hydrogeological setting and
associated pressures. Goa is predominantly under hard rock aquifers (granite/granitic gneiss,
meta-volcanics, meta-sediments and laterites), which generally have limited storage and yields
with high spatial variability. Further, despite high rainfall, the highly undulating terrain and
steep westward gradients can result in rapid runoff and non-monsoon base flow to the sea.
Under the Mission, States/UTs have been advised for source recharging, viz. dedicated bore
well recharge structures, rainwater recharge, rejuvenation of existing water bodies, reuse of
greywater, etc., in convergence with other schemes such as MGNREGS, Integrated Watershed
Management Programme (IWMP), 15th Finance Commission tied grants to RLBs/ PRIs, State
schemes, CSR funds, etc. Further, Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain (JSA: CTR) campaign
aiming to encourage water conservation at grass-root levels with people's participation was
launched in 2019 in 256 water stressed districts of the country. Morever, recognizing the
importance of sustainable water management especially for drinking water availability, JSA-
CTR was implemented with the theme “Source Sustainability for Drinking Water” in 2023 and
"Nari Shakti se Jal Shakti" in 2024. Similarly, JSA is being implemented with the theme
“Peoples' Action for Water Conservation - Towards Intensified Community Connect”
emphasizing the pivotal role of community in the field of water conservation.
d) The Government of India, through the Ministry of Jal Shakti, is implementing several
innovative solutions, including rainwater harvesting, community-based management, and
sensor-based IoT monitoring to improve the reliability and quality of water supply.
JJM focuses on community-based, participatory management, with Gram Panchayats (through
Paani Samitis) playing a key role in monitoring and managing water supply. Jal Shakti Abhiyan
(JSA), a time-bound, mission-mode campaign (including "Catch the Rain") is conducted
annually to facilitate rainwater harvesting, renovation of traditional water bodies, and
reuse/recharge structures. Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB), launched on September 6, 2024,
focuses on community-driven groundwater recharge, including aquifer mapping and recharge
shafts, aiming for a sustainable model to combat declining groundwater. The Government of
India issued advisory to all States/ UTs to consider sensor based IoT solutions to measure and
monitor water supply in rural areas. States have been allowed to utilize support funds of JJM
Page 2 of 4for all such activities. To ensure quality, over 24 lakh women have been trained to test water
quality using FTKs, enabling local, immediate detection of contamination.
CGWB has prepared a Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater- 2020 in
consultation with States/UTs which is a macro level plan indicating various structures for the
different terrain conditions of the country. In Goa, the Master Plan envisages construction of
931 check dams, to capture 833.93 MCM of monsoon rainfall, with urban rooftop rainwater
harvesting adding 27.43 MCM to groundwater.
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Page 3 of 4ANNEXURE-A
Annexure referred to part (a) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred question No. 1049 answered on
09.02.2026 asked by Shri Sadanand Mhalu Shet Tanavade
STATE-WISE PROGRESS OF TAP CONNECTIONS UNDER AMRUT, AMRUT 2.0 &
CONVERGENCE
new/service tap connections
S.No State/UTs
provided
1 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 9,099
2 ANDHRA PRADESH 5,05,325
3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 4,312
4 ASSAM 1,25,925
5 BIHAR 7,23,128
6 CHANDIGARH 1,76,434
7 CHHATTISGARH 3,55,856
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN
8 34,566
AND DIU
9 DELHI 27,91,435
10 GOA 42,799
11 GUJARAT 25,85,022
12 HARYANA 4,49,708
13 HIMACHAL PRADESH 34,472
14 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 78,305
15 JHARKHAND 2,99,296
16 KARNATAKA 9,61,546
17 KERALA 10,22,425
18 LADAKH 1,620
19 Lakshadweep 0
20 MADHYA PRADESH 16,38,735
21 MAHARASHTRA 14,14,126
22 MANIPUR 28,947
23 MEGHALAYA 15,143
24 MIZORAM 56,535
25 NAGALAND 5,515
26 ODISHA 7,86,949
27 PUDUCHERRY 25,898
28 PUNJAB 2,88,727
29 RAJASTHAN 4,77,070
30 SIKKIM 3,907
31 TAMIL NADU 22,33,476
32 TELANGANA 5,54,204
33 TRIPURA 1,06,914
34 UTTAR PRADESH 12,63,232
35 UTTARAKHAND 80,856
36 WEST BENGAL 46,19,079
TOTAL 2,38,00,585
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