**Executive Summary**
This document is the Government of India's answer to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha (No. 3137), addressed on December 18, 2025, regarding the reluctance of states in implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). It details the progress of the JJM, which aims to provide tap water supply to every rural household since August 2019. The response clarifies responsibilities, funding, and measures taken to ensure water source sustainability and prevent misuse.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Implementation:**
* Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing the JJM – Har Ghar Jal since August 2019.
* Aim: To provide tap water supply to every rural household.
* **Progress on Tap Water Connections:**
* At the time of announcement, 3.23 Crore (17%) rural households had tap water connections.
* As of December 15, 2025, approximately 12.53 Crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections.
* 15.76 Crore (81.42%) out of 19.36 Crore rural households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.
* Year-wise and State/UT-wise status is available at [https://ejalshakti.gov.in/JJM/JJMReports/Physical/JJMRep\_HouseholdTapWaterConnection.aspx](https://ejalshakti.gov.in/JJM/JJMReports/Physical/JJMRep_HouseholdTapWaterConnection.aspx).
* **Financial Support:**
* Government approved support for States and UTs with a central outlay of ₹2,08,652 crore.
* The approved central outlay has almost been utilized.
* **Responsibilities and Planning:**
* Drinking water is a State subject.
* Under JJM, planning, approval, implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes lie with State/ UT governments.
* Government of India provides technical and financial assistance.
* **Water Source Sustainability:**
* Water supply schemes are approved only after recommendation from a State Government's Source Finding Committee.
* The identified water source must have sufficient yield for sustaining supplies over the scheme's design life.
* Provisions are made for development/strengthening/augmentation of drinking water sources.
* Infrastructure for bulk water transfer, treatment, and distribution in water-deficit areas is being developed.
* **Groundwater Regulation:**
* States have been advised to formulate a regulation policy for various uses of ground water.
* The policy aims to restrict uses within annual replenishable recharge, including provisions discouraging excessive use for agriculture, industrial purposes, etc.
**Impact Analysis**
**State/UT Governments**
* **Impact:** Responsible for planning, approving, implementing, operating, and maintaining drinking water supply schemes under JJM. They are required to form a Source Finding Committee to ensure water source sustainability. Advised to formulate groundwater regulation policies.
* **Action Required:** Follow operational guidelines for JJM implementation, formulate groundwater regulation policies, and ensure that water sources have sufficient yield.
**Rural Households**
* **Impact:** Aim to benefit from tap water connections provided through the JJM. Potential benefit from sustainable water sources and regulated groundwater use.
* **Action Required:** N/A
**Government of India**
* **Impact:** Responsible for providing financial and technical assistance to State/UT Governments for the JJM.
* **Action Required:** Continue to provide financial and technical support to States/UTs to achieve JJM goals.
Key Entities Referenced
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM): A government initiative aimed at providing tap water supply to every rural household.
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The ministry responsible for overseeing the Jal Jeevan Mission and related water resources initiatives.
States/UTs: Indian states and union territories, responsible for the planning, implementation, and operation of drinking water supply schemes under JJM.
Source Finding Committee: A committee of experts within State Governments responsible for ensuring the sustainability of water sources for JJM projects.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3137
ANSWERED ON 18.12.2025
RELUCTANCE OF STATES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF JJM
3137. DR. KIRSAN NAMDEO:
Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:
(a) whether some States are reluctant to implement the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in its full spirit
and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
(b) whether it is true that laying of pipelines is undergoing without ensuring the source of water and
if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure strict action against the misuse of
drinking water for commercial or industrial purposes?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI
(SHRI V. SOMANNA)
(a) to (c) Since August 2019, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal
Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household
of the country.
At the time of announcement of JJM, 3.23 Crore (17%) rural households were reported to have tap
water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 15.12.2025, around 12.53 Crore
additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 15.12.2025,
out of 19.36 Crore rural households, more than 15.76 Crore (81.42%) households, are reported to
have tap water supply in their homes. Year-wise and State/ UT-wise status of tap water connection
provided under the Mission in rural areas is in public domain at JJM-IMIS and is accessible at:
https://ejalshakti.gov.in/JJM/JJMReports/Physical/JJMRep_HouseholdTapWaterConnection.aspx
At the time of the launch, the Government also approved support for the States and UTs with a
central outlay of ₹2,08,652 crore. The approved central outlay has almost been utilized.
Drinking water being a State subject, under JJM, responsibilities for planning, approval,
implementation, operation and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes lie with State/ UT
governments. Government of India supplements the efforts of the State/ UT Government by
providing technical and financial assistance.
Page 1 of 2Under JJM, provisions have been made to approve water supply scheme only after the
recommendation of a Source Finding Committee of the respective State Government, consisting of
experts, to the effect that the identified water source through which the scheme is planned, has
sufficient yield for sustaining supplies of water as per norm, over the design life of the scheme.
Further, to ensure long term sustainability of rural water supply scheme sources, under JJM,
provisions have also been made for development/ strengthening/ augmentation of drinking water
sources; and infrastructure for bulk transfer of water, treatment, and distribution systems in water
deficit drought-prone and desert areas without dependable ground water sources apart from creation
of in-village water supply infrastructure.
Moreover, through operational guidelines of the implementation of the Mission, States have been
advised to formulate a regulation policy for various uses of ground water to restrict the uses within
the annual replenishable ground water recharge and inter alia including provisions for discouraging
the excessive use of ground water for agriculture, industrial purposes, etc.
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