Parliament Question: Villages and Households provided with FHTCs under JJM

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *287 ANSWERED ON 12.03.2026 VILLAGES AND HOUSEHOLDS PROVIDED WITH FHTCS UNDER JJM †*287. Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge: Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state: (a) the total number of villages and households provided with Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) across various States in the country, State-wise particularly in Maharashtra as of the current Financial Year 2025-26; (b) the details of the number of complaints received regarding defective taps or inadequate water supply in various districts of Maharashtra including Latur Lok Sabha Constituency; and (c) the steps being taken by the Government to address and overcome implementation deficiencies and ensure quality works under JJM in various parts of the country including Maharashtra? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI C.R. PATIL) (a) to (c) A statement of reply is laid on the Table of the House. Page 1 of 4Statement referred to in the reply to parts (a) to (c) in respect of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *287 for reply on 12.03.2026 regarding ‘Villages and Households provided with FHTCs under JJM’ asked by Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge and Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke. (a) Significant progress has been made in the country since the launch of Jal Jeevan Mission, towards enhancing access to tap water to rural households. At the start of Jal Jeevan Mission in August 2019, only 3.23 Crore (16.72%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/UTs, more than 12.58 crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM. Thus, as on 10.03.2026, out of 19.36 crore rural households in the country, more than 15.82 Crore (81.73%) households are reported to have tap water connections in their homes (Source: JJM-IMIS). Details of households provided with tap connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) across various States in the country is provided in Annexure. The state-wise and district-wise details of tap connections including those in Maharashtra is in public domain and may be accessed at below link: https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMState.aspx. The details of households with tap water supply in the state of Maharashtra is as under: Total No. of No. of HHs with tap # rural Tap connection in connections as on households 10.03.2026 percentage (HH s) Maharashtra 1.46 crore 1.32 crore (90.46%) (Source: JJM-IMIS) Out of 40,297 villages in Maharashtra, there are 20,377 villages reported as Har Ghar Jal and among 20,377 village there are 14,393 villages certified Har Ghar Jal village. (Source: JJM- IMIS) (b) Water is a state subject and, therefore, the primary responsibility for planning, implementation, and operation & maintenance (O&M) of piped water supply schemes to provide tap water to rural households, lies with the respective State/UT Governments. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical and financial assistance. As such, grievances/ complaints, etc. under JJM are handled and disposed of at the State/ UT level (c) The following corrective actions have been taken to address and overcome implementation deficiencies and ensure quality works under JJM in various parts of the country including Maharashtra: i) Financial Reconciliation to review the status of financial reconciliation of JJM funds to identify the scheme-wise requirement of remaining funds. ii) Observations of CNO (Central Nodal Officers from GoI) and Technical Officers were shared to identify required corrective actions and assign responsibilities for compliance. iii) Celebration of Jal Arpan Diwas – for transparent handing over of scheme to Page 2 of 4community where the Local MPs and MLAs are to be invited. iv) District Technical Unit (DTU) to be constituted to monitor and provide support to assure the water supply in the Panchayats and villages. v) Jal Sewa Ankalan to be carried out by Panchayat for all the villages. The issues to be reviewed by District Technical Unit (DTU) and action to be taken by DWSM. vi) Sujalam Bharat database to be used for reporting all the water supply assets of rural areas on digital platforms such as JJM IMIS, PM Gati Shakti. vii) Review of the Data reported on IMIS- Ensure ground verification and rectify all data anomalies with prior approval of the Apex Committee chaired by Chief Secretaries. viii) Cost Apportionment- issues related to in-admissible apportioned costs arising from higher service level to be finalised by the Apex Committee. ix) O&M Policy Finalization- Expedite the notification of the State O&M Policy in accordance with the national framework. x) Third-Party Inspection Agency (TPIA) of all the works under JJM with involvement of district administrative authorities. xi) Source and Asset Protection Advisory to be issued by district-level for protection of water sources and JJM assets, including pipelines, reservoirs, and pump houses. ***** Page 3 of 4Annexure Annexure referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *287 for reply on 12.03.2026 Total Households with tap Households with tap S.No. State/ UT households water connection water connection (%) 1 Goa 2,63,922 2,63,922 100 2 A & N Islands 62,037 62,037 100 3 D&NH and D&D 85,156 85,156 100 4 Haryana 30,41,314 30,41,314 100 5 Telangana 53,98,219 53,98,219 100 6 Puducherry 1,14,969 1,14,969 100 7 Gujarat 91,18,415 91,18,415 100 8 Punjab 34,26,808 34,26,808 100 9 Himachal Pradesh 17,08,727 17,08,727 100 10 Arunachal Pradesh 2,28,566 2,28,566 100 11 Mizoram 1,33,060 1,33,060 100 12 Ladakh 40,602 39,796 98.01 13 Uttarakhand 14,48,312 14,18,952 97.97 14 Bihar 1,67,55,041 1,60,36,454 95.71 15 Nagaland 3,63,829 3,44,326 94.64 16 Sikkim 1,32,790 1,22,288 92.09 17 Lakshadweep 13,370 12,227 91.45 18 Uttar Pradesh 2,67,20,015 2,43,74,491 91.22 19 Maharashtra 1,46,77,681 1,32,78,156 90.46 20 Tamil Nadu 1,25,25,747 1,12,22,829 89.6 21 Karnataka 1,01,30,702 87,88,756 86.75 22 Tripura 7,50,849 6,48,196 86.33 23 Meghalaya 6,50,854 5,43,477 83.50 24 Chhattisgarh 49,96,818 41,23,524 82.52 25 Assam 72,24,239 59,02,704 81.71 26 Jammu & Kashmir 19,25,522 15,64,272 81.24 27 Manipur 4,51,619 3,59,496 79.60 28 Odisha 88,64,271 68,48,452 77.26 29 Andhra Pradesh 95,53,169 71,81,576 75.17 30 Madhya Pradesh 1,11,27,126 82,35,238 74.01 31 Rajasthan 1,07,69,040 63,02,206 58.52 32 West Bengal 1,75,51,180 99,50,965 56.70 33 Jharkhand 62,53,187 34,51,134 55.19 34 Kerala 70,77,273 38,85,035 54.89 Total 19,35,84,429 15,82,15,743 81.73 (Source: JJM-IMIS) Page 4 of 4