**Executive Summary**
This document from the Ministry of Jal Shakti, dated December 18, 2025, discusses the implementation of solar-based water schemes under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). The JJM aims to provide potable water to every rural household through functional tap water connections. The document highlights progress made since August 2019, including the provision of tap water connections to a significant number of rural households.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM):**
* Aims to provide potable water in adequate quantity and prescribed quality to every rural household.
* Implemented in partnership with States.
* Government of India supplements States' efforts with technical and financial assistance.
* **Progress:**
* As of 16.12.2025, around 12.53 Crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections.
* More than 2.69 lakh villages are reported as ‘Har Ghar Jal' i.e. 100% rural households are having tap water supply.
* State/UT-wise details are available in public domain at https://ejalshakti.gov.in/JJM/JJMReports/Physical/Rpt_JJM_VillageWisePWSReport.aspx
* **Solar Energy in Water Supply Schemes:**
* Provisions for exploring installation of solar energy powered standalone water supply systems.
* Preference for solar power pumping arrangements in single village water supply schemes.
* Conjunctive use of solar power based pumping system in multi-village water supply schemes.
* **Implementation and Monitoring:**
* Comprehensive multi-level and multi-format system of monitoring.
* Regular review of implementation.
* Workshops/conferences/webinars for capacity building, training, knowledge sharing.
* Field visits by multi-disciplinary teams for technical support.
* Monitoring mechanisms include geo-tagging of assets and third-party inspections.
* **Efficiency and Effectiveness:**
* Steps taken include Village/ District Dashboards and linking Village Level Dashboards to eGramswaraj portal.
* District Collectors' Peyjal Samvad, Institutionalization of Role of National WASH Experts (NWEs) through IMIS module, Role of TPIAs, strengthened collaboration with line Ministries, Decision Support System for strengthening Source Sustainability, Handbook on Community Managed Piped Water Systems, Unique ID for integrated Piped Water System, etc. have recently been taken up under JJM.
**Impact Analysis**
**States**
* **Impact:** Responsible for planning, designing, approving, and implementing drinking water supply schemes, including solar-based schemes. Receive technical and financial assistance from the Government of India.
* **Action Required:** Continue to work towards providing tap water connections to all rural households and ensure effective implementation and monitoring of solar-based water schemes.
**Rural Households**
* **Impact:** Beneficiaries of the JJM, receiving access to potable water in adequate quantity and prescribed quality through functional tap water connections.
* **Action Required:** Utilize and maintain the provided tap water connections.
**Government of India (Ministry of Jal Shakti)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for overseeing the implementation of the JJM, providing technical and financial assistance to States, and monitoring the progress of the mission.
* **Action Required:** Continue to support States in achieving the goals of the JJM and ensure effective monitoring of solar-based water schemes.
Key Entities Referenced
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal: A program to provide potable water to every rural household through functional tap water connections.
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The ministry responsible for the Jal Jeevan Mission.
States/UTs: Indian states and union territories, the implementing bodies of the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
SOLAR BASED WATER SCHEMES
प्रव तथ: 18 DEC 2025 3:30PM by PIB Delhi
Drinking Water being a State subject, and it is States, who plan, design, approve and implement drinking
water supply schemes inter alia including solar-based water schemes. Government of India supplements
the efforts of the States by providing technical and financial assistance.
Since August 2019, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission
(JJM) – Har Ghar Jal to make provision of potable water in adequate quantity of prescribed quality and on
regular and long-term basis to every rural household of the country through functional tap water
connection.
At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission, 3.23 Crore (17%) rural households were reported to
have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 16.12.2025, around 12.53 Crore
additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 16.12.2025, out of
19.36 Crore rural households, in around 5.86 lakh villages, in the country, more than 15.76 Crore
(81.42%) households spread around 5.82 lakh villages, are reported to have tap water supply in their
homes and works for the remaining households are at various stages of completion as per saturation plan
of the respective State/ UT.
Further, as on 16.12.2025, more than 2.69 lakh villages are reported as ‘Har Ghar Jal’ i.e. 100% rural
households are having tap water supply. State/ UT-wise details are available in public domain and
accessible through JJM-IMIS at: https://ejalshakti.gov.in/JJM/JJMReports/Physical/Rpt_JJM_VillageWise
PWSReport.aspx
Under JJM, provisions like exploring installation of solar energy powered standalone water supply system
in scattered/ isolated/ tribal/ hilly villages; preferring use solar power pumping arrangements for single
village water supply schemes; and conjunctive use of solar power based pumping system in multi-village
water supply schemes, etc. have been made for usage of renewable energy in rural water supply schemes.
Further, to ensure effective implementation and monitoring of the ongoing works inter alia including
solar-based water schemes, a comprehensive multi-level and multi-format system of monitoring inter alia
regular review of implementation, workshops/ conferences/ webinars for capacity building, training,
knowledge sharing, field visits by multi-disciplinary team to provide technical support, monitoring
mechanism such as geo-tagging of assets created, third-party inspections before making payments, etc.
have been put in place.
Morever, aiming at improving efficiency and effectiveness, steps like Village/ District Dashboards and
linking Village Level Dashboards to eGramswaraj portal, District Collectors’ Peyjal Samvad,
Institutionalization of Role of National WASH Experts (NWEs) through IMIS module, Role of TPIAs,
strengthened collaboration with line Ministries, Decision Support System for strengthening Source
Sustainability, Handbook on Community Managed Piped Water Systems, Unique ID for integrated Piped
Water System, etc. have recently been taken up under JJM.The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI V. SOMANNA
in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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