Parliament Question: Jal Jeevan Mission in Tamil Nadu

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3444 ANSWERED ON 23/03/2026 JAL JEEVAN MISSION IN TAMIL NADU 3444. DR. KANIMOZHI NVN SOMU: Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state: (a) the number of Gram Panchayats where hundred per cent of households are getting water supply under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in the State of Tamil Nadu; (b) the number of Gram Panchayats where hundred per cent work has been completed and handed over; (c) the number of Gram Panchayats where work is still incomplete along with the reasons therefor; and (d) time by when these Gram Panchayats work will be completed? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI V. SOMANNA) (a) to (d) As reported by the State of Tamil Nadu on JJM-IMIS, as on 18.03.2026, out of 12,523 Gram Panchayats in the State, 8,764 Gram Panchayats have been reported as Har Ghar Jal (HGJ) while works in the remaining Gram Panchayats are at various stages of implementation. Further, as reported on IMIS, out of a total of 21,433 schemes, 18,118 schemes have been handed over to the community. The State Government of Tamil Nadu has informed that implementation of JJM in Tamil Nadu faces certain challenges, including absence of perennial rivers, presence of extensive hard rock strata with less ground water sources and the fact that 57% of the blocks falls under over- exploited, critical and semi-critical categories and 3% in saline region. Further, the Union Cabinet has approved the extension of JJM upto December 2028, with enhanced outlay to complete all ongoing works within a stipulated time. *****