Parliament Question: Strengthening national water security initiatives

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4076 ANSWERED ON 30/03/2026 STRENGTHENING NATIONAL WATER SECURITY INITIATIVES 4076 SHRI BABUBHAI JESANGBHAI DESAI: Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has reviewed the progress of flagship programmes such as Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and Atal Bhujal Yojana to ensure sustainable water management and rural drinking water supply; (b) the details of rural households that have been provided with functional tap water connections since the launch of JJM, State-wise; (c) whether measures have been taken to promote rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and community participation in water conservation in the States of Gujarat and Maharashtra; and (d) the steps proposed to address emerging challenges of water scarcity, climate variability and equitable water distribution across urban and rural areas in the States? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI V. SOMANNA) (a) & (b) To enable every rural household in the country to have assured potable water, in adequate quantity of prescribed quality on regular and long-term basis, through tap water connection, since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with states, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal. At the start the Mission, only 3.23 Crore (16.7%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 03.03.2026, under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal more than 12.58 Crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 03.03.2026, out of around 19.36 Crore rural households in the country, around 15.82 Crore (81.71%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.The Year-wise, State/ UT-wise, District-wise and Village-wise status of tap water connection provided under the Mission in rural areas is in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at: https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx Atal Bhujal Yojana was a pilot project with fixed duration and outlay, implemented across 8,203 water stressed Gram Panchayats of 229 blocks in 80 districts of seven States viz. Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The Scheme has successfully ended demonstrating the efficacy of community led participatory ground water management and Page 1 of 6provided a replicable model which can be taken up for implementation by other States also, with their own budgetary arrangements. (c) & (d) Water being a State subject, the aspects related to water resources including its conservation and management are studied, planned, funded and executed by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priorities. Role of Government of India is limited to being catalytic, providing technical support and, in some cases partial financial assistance in terms with the existing schemes being implemented by the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. 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 and has become an annual feature since 2021. In 2025, JSA is being implemented with the theme “People's Action for Water Conservation - Towards Intensified Community Connect” emphasizing the pivotal role played by community especially women in the field of water conservation. Moreover, aiming to ensure conservation of every drop of water through collective efforts, following a whole-of-society and whole-of-government approach, "Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari" (JSJB) initiative has also been taken up as part of the JSA: CTR campaign. The details of JSA: CTR in the States of Gujarat and Maharashtra as reported on the JSA: CTR portal is attached at Annex-I and details of JSJB 2.0 in these States is at Annex-II. Apart from this, the other important steps taken by the Central Government to promote water conservation and efficient management and to improve groundwater level in the country can be seen at https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3a70dc40477bc2adceef4d2c90f47eb82/uploads/2024/07/2024071 6706354487.pdf Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, has informed that Government of India provides financial and technical support to the States through various schemes/ Missions such as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and AMRUT 2.0. Under AMRUT, 1403 water supply projects worth Rs.43,378.59 crore have been taken up by the States/ Union Territories while under AMRUT 2.0, 3531 water supply projects worth Rs.1,19,670.51 crore (including O&M cost) have been approved so far, which includes augmentation of 11,395 MLD of water treatment capacity and 1.26 lakh km water network (new/rehabilitation). So far, under AMRUT/ AMRUT 2.0, 246 lakh water connections have been provided/ rehabilitated in convergence with other schemes. Further, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC) has informed that, in discharge of its mandate under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the EIA Notification, 2006, MoEFCC ensures that all projects accorded Environmental Clearance (EC) incorporate measures for conservation and judicious use of water resources. The EC conditions, prescribed on a case-to-case basis based on recommendations of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), inter alia include preparation and implementation of Water Management Plans, reduction in freshwater consumption, recycling and reuse of treated wastewater, adoption of zero liquid discharge (where feasible), rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge, and protection of natural drainage systems. Further, it is ensured that project activities do not adversely impact existing drinking water sources. ***** Page 2 of 6Annex-I Annex referred to in Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4076 answered on 30.03.2026 Details of JSA: CTR in the States of Gujarat as reported on the JSA: CTR portal *Renovation of *Reuse and S. *Watershed *Intensive District Traditional Water Recharge No. Development Afforestation Bodies Structures 1 Ahmedabad 8 109 224 79 2 Amreli 44 166 304 69 3 Anand 267 233 120 66 4 Arvalli 370 480 87 48 5 Banas Kantha 229 542 1101 160 6 Bharuch 19 27 55 177 7 Bhavnagar 107 94 107 69 8 Botad 42 203 190 63 9 Chhotaudepur 125 205 373 89 10 Dang 71 288 1406 538 Devbhumi 11 61 84 543 105 Dwarka 12 Dohad 65 274 807 937 13 Gandhinagar 1 146 173 534994 14 Gir Somnath 20 18 392 89 15 Jamnagar 64 36 79 57 16 Junagadh 47 62 17 38 17 Kachchh 53 234 117 143 18 Kheda 219 216 515 235 19 Mahesana 49 103 289 166281 20 Mahisagar 110 262 111 3230182 21 Morbi 10 13 41 43 22 Narmada 397 1131 1431 367 23 Navsari 118 2673 850 1412 24 Panch Mahals 58 53 207 218 25 Patan 22 2199 891 23 26 Porbandar 16 10 408 76 27 Rajkot 47 15 757 130 28 Sabar Kantha 155 162 98 723 29 Surat 474 1622 255 699 30 Surendranagar 13 283 135 59 31 Tapi 316 519 333 548 32 Vadodara 13 196 516 186 33 Valsad 48 1184 1183 643 Total 3658 13842 14115 3939546* *Figures Showing No. of Works Completed Source: JSA: CTR portal – Gujarat (22/03/2025 to 25/03/2026) Page 3 of 6Details of JSA: CTR in the States of Maharashtra as reported on the JSA: CTR portal *Renovation of *Reuse and S. *Watershed *Intensive District Traditional Water Recharge No. Development Afforestation Bodies Structures 1 Ahmednagar 97 309 6 247307 2 Akola 1 139 5 856 3 Amravati 58 269 263 3557 4 Aurangabad 13 5 20 1846 5 Beed 213 94 240 1536 6 Bhandara 193 318 931 337 7 Buldhana 0 80 5 14437 8 Chandrapur 142 207 231 1025 9 Dhule 3 95 19 109279 10 Gadchiroli 44 128 283 666 11 Gondia 246 170 355 507 12 Hingoli 0 1 24 261 13 Jalgaon 2 716 50 1900 14 Jalna 3 168 34 3119 15 Kolhapur 1 304 85 301 16 Latur 7 111 5 658 17 Mumbai 0 0 0 0 Mumbai 18 0 0 0 0 Suburban 19 Nagpur 3 64 123 1483 20 Nanded 31 9 50 602 21 Nandurbar 0 144 46 1333 22 Nashik 133 311 167 3155 23 Osmanabad 5 96 7 293 24 Palghar 502 27 260 5133 25 Parbhani 0 74 11 6296 26 Pune 0 372 36 2658 27 Raigad 25 452 12 2120 28 Ratnagiri 4 2201 237 3250 29 Sangli 0 381 53 696 30 Satara 0 1414 126 1032 31 Sindhudurg 0 155 39 7031 32 Solapur 77 80 60 1837 33 Thane 20 115 405 10199 34 Wardha 0 26 51 971 35 Washim 5 571 48 1690 36 Yavatmal 50 2778 218 2624 Total 1878 12384 4505 439995* *Figures Showing No. of Works Completed Source: JSA: CTR portal – Maharashtra (22/03/2025 to 25/03/2026) Page 4 of 6Annex-II Annex referred to in Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4076 answered on 30.03.2026 Details of JSJB 2.0 in the States of Gujarat S. No. District Completed Work 1 Ahmedabad 121 2 Amreli 1664 3 Anand 498 4 Arvalli 5006 5 Banas Kantha 23790 6 Bharuch 3684 7 Bhavnagar 949 8 Botad 371 9 Chhotaudepur 1249 10 Dahod 2510 11 Dangs 742 12 Devbhumi Dwarka 37 13 Gandhinagar 371 14 Gir Somnath 5373 15 Jamnagar 187 16 Junagadh 5921 17 Kachchh 155 18 Kheda 818 19 Mahesana 333 20 Mahisagar 178 21 Morbi 111 22 Narmada 382 23 Navsari 16718 24 Panch Mahals 837 25 Patan 1589 26 Porbandar 126 27 Rajkot 1510 28 Sabar Kantha 272 29 Surat 32971 30 Surendranagar 438 31 Tapi 2070 32 Vadodara 1741 33 Valsad 955 Total 1,13,677 Source: Jal Sanchay Data - District Wise Count – Gujarat (JSJB 2.0) – 25 Mar 2026 as per JSJB portal Page 5 of 6Details of JSJB 2.0 in the States of Maharashtra Completed S. No. District Work 1 Ahilyanagar 236 2 Akola 4773 3 Amravati 347 4 Beed 57 5 Bhandara 57 6 Buldhana 2543 7 Chandrapur 138 Chhatrapati 8 Sambhajinagar 13 9 Dharashiv 14 10 Dhule 83 11 Gadchiroli 917 12 Gondia 313 13 Hingoli 153 14 Jalgaon 394 15 Kolhapur 158 16 Latur 331 17 Nagpur 49 18 Nanded 51 19 Nandurbar 346 20 Nashik 980 21 Palghar 649 22 Parbhani 121 23 Pune 293 24 Raigad 614 25 Ratnagiri 1229 26 Sangli 288 27 Satara 1000 28 Sindhudurg 754 29 Solapur 70 30 Thane 683 31 Wardha 71 32 Washim 1368 33 Yavatmal 8405 Total 27,498 Source: Jal Sanchay Data - District Wise Count – Maharashtra (JSJB 2.0) – 25 Mar 2026 as per JSJB portal Page 6 of 6