Executive Summary:
The Ministry of Jal Shakti addresses Lok Sabha question 4611 regarding tap water connections and sanitation in Uttar Pradesh under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBMG). As of August 19, 2025, significant progress has been made in providing tap water connections, constructing toilets, and monitoring water quality. The state is focusing on ensuring functionality and maintenance of water supply schemes and toilets while prioritizing water quality in arsenic-prone areas.
Key Points / Main Content:
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Progress:
* Nationwide, 15.68 crore (81.02%) of 19.36 crore rural households have tap water supply as of August 19, 2025.
* In Uttar Pradesh, 2.41 crore (90.34%) of 2.67 crore rural households now have tap water connections, with 2.36 crore connections provided under JJM.
* District-wise details and information on Gram Panchayats with tap water coverage below 50% are available on the JJM portal.
Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBMG) Progress:
* 37,00,275 Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) have been constructed in Uttar Pradesh from FY 2022-23 to FY 2025-26 (until August 19, 2025).
* Uttar Pradesh, declared ODF in 2018, allows individuals to apply for IHHLs directly via the sbm.gov.in website.
Functionality and Maintenance:
* 1613 old water supply schemes in Uttar Pradesh, transferred to panchayats, are non-functional due to improper maintenance.
* New Operation and Maintenance (O&M) policy mandates UP Jal Nigam Rural to operate and maintain all schemes through vendors.
* Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2023 indicates that 92.3% of toilets are in use in Uttar Pradesh.
Water Quality Monitoring:
* JJM prioritizes providing tap water to habitations affected by chemical contaminants, including arsenic.
* States/UTs can use up to 2% of their annual JJM funds for Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance (WQMS) activities.
* The JJM Water Quality Management Information System (WQMIS) portal is available for state-wise water quality test details.
* The "Concise Handbook for Monitoring Water Quality of Piped Drinking Water Supply to Rural Households" was released in December 2024.
* UP Jal Nigam Rural operates 81 labs for regular testing of water quality parameters.
* Approximately 5,53,645 women have been trained to use Field Testing Kits (FTKs) to monitor water quality.
Impact Analysis:
Government of India:
* Impact: Responsible for centrally sponsored scheme Jal Jeevan Mission JJM Har Ghar Jal
* Action Required: Continue to support States/UTs in implementing JJM, providing funding and guidelines for water quality monitoring and surveillance
State Government of Uttar Pradesh:
* Impact: Responsible for implementing JJM and SBMG within the state.
* Action Required: Ensure functionality and maintenance of water supply schemes, promote toilet usage, prioritize water quality monitoring in arsenic-prone areas, and utilize funds for WQMS activities.
Rural Households in Uttar Pradesh:
* Impact: Beneficiaries of tap water connections and IHHLs, improved access to clean water and sanitation.
* Action Required: Properly utilize and maintain tap water connections and toilets, participate in water quality monitoring efforts by allowing testing, and report any issues with functionality or water quality.
Gram Panchayats:
* Impact: Initially responsible for operation and maintenance of old water supply schemes.
* Action Required: Collaborate with UP Jal Nigam Rural for the operation and maintenance of water supply schemes under the new O&M policy.
UP Jal Nigam Rural:
* Impact: Responsible for operating and maintaining water supply schemes through vendors.
* Action Required: Implement the new O&M policy, ensure proper operation and maintenance of schemes, and conduct regular water quality testing.
Trained Women (Using FTKs):
* Impact: Involved in monitoring water quality at the village level.
* Action Required: Regularly test water quality using FTKs, upload results to the WQMIS portal, and report any issues to relevant authorities.
Key Entities Referenced
Jal Jeevan Mission JJM Har Ghar Jal: A centrally sponsored scheme by the Government of India to provide tap water supply to every rural household in all villages across the country.
Uttar Pradesh: A state in India where the Jal Jeevan Mission and Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen are being implemented.
Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen SBMG: A rural sanitation program under which toilets are constructed and monitored, implemented in Uttar Pradesh.
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The Indian government ministry responsible for the Jal Jeevan Mission.
UP Jal Nigam Rural: The Uttar Pradesh agency responsible for the operation and maintenance of rural water supply schemes.
Gram Panchayats: Local governing bodies in villages of Uttar Pradesh, responsible for some aspects of water supply scheme maintenance.
Eastern Uttar Pradesh: A region within Uttar Pradesh with arsenic-prone blocks, requiring specific water quality monitoring efforts under the JJM.
Water Quality Monitoring Surveillance WQMS: Activities under JJM, including setting up water quality testing laboratories, procurement of equipment and instruments, and surveillance by community using field test kits.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4611
ANSWERED ON 21/08/2025
TAP WATER CONNECTIONS UNDER JJM IN UTTAR PRADESH
4611. ADV PRIYA SAROJ:
Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:
(a) the number of rural households received functional tap water connections under the Jal
Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise;
(b) whether the Government has identified any Gram Panchayats in Uttar Pradesh where tap
water coverage is below 50 per cent and if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of toilets constructed under the Swachh Bharat Mission–Gramin (SBM-G) in
Uttar Pradesh since 2022;
(d) whether any follow-up surveys have been conducted in this regard and if so, the details
thereof;
(e) whether the Government has received data showing non-functional taps or unusable toilets
due to lack of maintenance or water supply and if so, the details thereof; and
(f) whether the Government proposes to ensure water quality monitoring, especially in arsenic-
prone blocks of Eastern Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI
(SHRI V. SOMANNA)
(a) and (b) Since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States/UTs, is
implementing centrally sponsored scheme Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal to make
provision of tap water supply to every rural household in all villages across the country.
At the start of the mission, only 3.23 crore (16.71%) rural households were reported to have
tap water connections. With concerted efforts from both Centre and States/UTs under Jal Jeevan
Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal around 12.45 crore additional rural households have been
reported to have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 19.08.2025, out of
19.36 crore rural households in the country, more than 15.68 crore (81.02%) households are
reported to have tap water supply in their homes.
Page 1 of 3As reported by the State of Uttar Pradesh, out of 2.67 crore rural households in Uttar Pradesh,
starting from 5.16 lakh (1.93%) on 15th August 2019, 2.41 crore (90.34%) tap water
connections have been provided till 19th August, 2025, out of which 2.36 crore tap connections
have been provided under the Jal Jeevan Mission. The district-wise details of tap water
connections provided and gram panchayats where tap water coverage are below 50% in Uttar
Pradesh under Jal Jeevan Mission are available at
https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx
(c) As per Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of Swachh Bharat Mission
(Grameen), the total number of 37,00,275 Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) have been
constructed from FY 2022-23 to FY 2025-26 (till 19.08.2025) in Uttar Pradesh.
(d) State of Uttar Pradesh has informed that no follow-up survey has been conducted. But as
Uttar Pradesh has already been declared ODF in 2018. Now in Phase -II, there is provision
made by Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation that any person can apply for IHHL
directly on the sbm.gov.in website. After due verification regarding eligibility of the
beneficiary, incentive is given with the approval of respective District Water and Sanitation
Committee.
(e) State of Uttar Pradesh has informed that 1613 old water supply schemes covering 2516
revenue villages which have been transferred to panchayats are not functional due to improper
operation & maintenance of the schemes by the Gram Panchayats. Under the new O&M policy,
all the schemes have to be operated and maintained by UP Jal Nigam (Rural) through vendors.
Further, as per Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2023, 92.3% of toilets are used in Uttar
Pradesh.
(f) Under JJM, while planning water supply schemes to provide tap water supply to households,
priority is given to habitations affected by chemical contaminants including Arsenic. States/
UTs have been advised to plan and implement piped water supply schemes based on alternative
safe water sources for the villages with water quality issues.
As per the Operational Guidelines, States/ UTs can utilize up to 2% of their annual allocation
of funds under JJM for Water Quality Monitoring & Surveillance (WQM&S) activities, inter-
alia, which includes setting up and strengthening of water quality testing laboratories,
procurement of equipment, instruments, chemicals, glassware, consumables, hiring of skilled
manpower, surveillance by community using field test kits (FTKs), awareness generation,
educational programmes on water quality, accreditation/recognition of laboratories, etc.
To enable States/ UTs to test water samples for water quality, and for sample collection,
reporting, monitoring and surveillance of drinking water, an online JJM – Water Quality
Management Information System (WQMIS) portal has been developed. The State–wise details
of water quality test reported through WQMIS are available in public domain and can be
accessed at: https://ejalshakti.gov.in/WQMIS/Main/report
Page 2 of 3In consultation with various stakeholders 'Concise Handbook for Monitoring Water Quality of
Piped Drinking Water Supply to Rural Households’ has been released in December 2024 for
guidance to States/ UT’s. The handbook recommended for a comprehensive testing of drinking
water samples at various testing points such as source, treatment plant, storage and distribution
points, and remedial action wherever necessary to ensure that the drinking water supplied to
every household is of prescribed quality including eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Further, State of Uttar Pradesh has informed that UP Jal Nigam (Rural) operates 81 labs (75
district, 5 mobile and 1 state-level) for regular testing chemical and bacterial parameters in all
the districts. To ensure water quality, regular test through FTK is being done in every village
and the result are being uploaded on WQMIS Portal by FTK trained women.
Under JJM approximately 5,53,645 women (minimum 5 per village) in rural villages have been
trained to use Field Testing Kits (FTKs) to monitor water quality by testing water at source and
delivery points and public access to labs is enabled for a nominal fee.
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