Parliament Question: Universal Coverage under JJM

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1962 ANSWERED ON 30/07/2026 UNIVERSAL COVERAGE UNDER JJM 1962. SHRI RAMASAHAYAM RAGHURAM REDDY: Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state: (a) whether all rural households have been provided Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and if so, the details thereof; (b) if not, the details of uncovered households, State-wise; and (c) the expected timeline for achieving universal coverage under the mission? 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 enable every rural household in the country to have assured potable water through tap connection at a service level of 55 litre per capita per day (LPCD), of prescribed quality (BIS:10500), on regular and long-term basis. The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of the JJM 2.0 by December, 2028 with an enhanced outlay and a restructured implementation framework focusing on structural reforms in rural drinking water supply sector. 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 the Jal Jeevan Mission, lies with the respective State/UT Governments. The Government of India supports the States by providing technical and financial assistance only. At the start of the Mission, only 3.24 crore (16.72%) rural households were reported to have tap water connection in the country. As on 18.07.2026, out of 19.36 crore rural households, around 15.89 crore (82.09%) rural households have been provided tap water connection. The State-wise details of Household tap water connections is at Annexure. ***** Page 1 of 2Annexure ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN THE REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1962 ANSWERED ON 30.07.2026 Coverage of Household Tap connections (As on 18.07.2026) S Total Rural Total Household having Households yet to receive State No. Household tap water connections tap water connections 1 A & N Islands 62,037 62,037 0 2 Andhra Pradesh 95,53,387 72,10,929 23,42,458 Arunachal 3 2,28,566 2,28,566 0 Pradesh 4 Assam 72,24,239 59,13,340 13,10,899 5 Bihar 1,67,55,313 1,60,36,463 7,18,850 6 Chhattisgarh 49,95,284 41,76,365 8,18,919 D& N H and D 7 85,156 85,156 0 & D 8 Goa 2,63,922 2,63,922 0 9 Gujarat 91,18,539 91,18,415 124 10 Haryana 30,41,314 30,41,314 0 Himachal 11 17,08,727 17,08,727 0 Pradesh Jammu & 12 19,24,945 15,64,303 3,60,642 Kashmir 13 Jharkhand 62,52,346 34,67,773 27,84,573 14 Karnataka 1,01,24,036 89,50,976 11,73,060 15 Kerala 70,75,873 39,01,882 31,73,991 16 Ladakh 40,534 39,835 699 17 Lakshadweep 13,370 12,227 1,143 18 Madhya Pradesh 1,11,13,247 83,27,807 27,85,440 19 Maharashtra 1,46,77,233 1,32,91,834 13,85,399 20 Manipur 4,51,619 3,59,606 92,013 21 Meghalaya 6,50,854 5,47,121 1,03,733 22 Mizoram 1,33,060 1,33,060 0 23 Nagaland 3,63,829 3,48,152 15,677 24 Odisha 88,62,746 68,67,212 19,95,534 25 Puducherry 1,14,969 1,14,969 0 26 Punjab 34,26,808 34,26,808 0 27 Rajasthan 1,07,65,536 63,63,513 44,02,023 28 Sikkim 1,32,790 1,22,292 10,498 29 Tamil Nadu 1,25,25,729 1,12,66,551 12,59,178 30 Telangana 53,98,219 53,98,219 0 31 Tripura 7,50,849 6,48,887 1,01,962 32 Uttar Pradesh 2,67,20,015 2,45,15,340 22,04,675 33 Uttarakhand 1447959 1419863 28,096 34 West Bengal 17550639 9976166 75,74,473 Total 19,35,53,689 15,89,09,630 3,46,44,059 Source- JJM-IMIS Page 2 of 2