**Executive Summary**
The Government of India is committed to achieving universal safe and affordable drinking water access for all rural households by 2030 through the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). The mission, extended until 2028, has made significant progress, with over 15.82 Crore rural households now having tap water supply. Priority is given to habitations with chemical contaminants, with short-term measures like community water purification plants being implemented.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Goal:** To provide safe and potable tap water supply in adequate quantity, of prescribed quality, and on a regular, long-term basis to all rural households in the country by 2030, aligning with Sustainable Development Goal 6.1.
* **Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM):** Implemented since August 2019 in partnership with states.
* **Responsibility:** Drinking water is a state subject; planning, approval, implementation, operation, and maintenance of water supply schemes lie with State/UT Governments.
* **Government of India Support:** Provides technical and financial assistance to states.
* **Progress:** As of March 3, 2026, over 12.58 Crore additional rural households have received tap water connections, bringing the total to approximately 15.82 Crore out of 19.36 Crore rural households (81.71%).
* **JJM Extension:** The mission has been extended until 2028, as announced in the budget speech 2025-26.
* **Prioritization for Contaminated Areas:** Priority is given to habitations affected by chemical contaminants.
* **Water Quality Issues:** States/UTs are advised to implement piped water supply schemes using alternative safe water sources and install Community Water Purification Plants (CWPPs) for Arsenic and Fluoride affected habitations.
* **Current Status (Short-term measures):** As of the reporting date, all habitations in rural areas are reportedly provided with safe drinking water free from Arsenic and Fluoride contamination through at least short-term measures.
* **Urban Water Supply Support:** The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs provides financial and technical support to states through schemes like AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0.
* **AMRUT:** Launched in 2015, focusing on water supply, sewerage, storm water drainage, and urban transport. 1,403 water supply projects worth ₹43,378.59 crore have been grounded.
* **AMRUT 2.0:** Launched in 2021, aims to make Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) 'self-reliant' and 'water secure'. 3,531 water supply projects worth ₹1,19,670.51 crore have been approved.
* **Data Source:** Information provided by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri V. Somanna, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
* **Annexure:** Details district-wise Quality Affected Habitations as of March 3, 2026.
**Impact Analysis**
**State/UT Governments**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the planning, approval, implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes under JJM and other missions. They also need to address water quality issues and implement short-term measures.
* **Action Required:** Continue to plan and implement piped water supply schemes, install CWPPs where necessary, and provide data on Quality Affected Habitations.
**Rural Households**
* **Impact:** Benefiting from increased access to safe and potable tap water, with over 81.71% having supply as of March 3, 2026. Households in chemically contaminated areas are receiving short-term solutions.
* **Action Required:** No specific action is required from households mentioned in the document, as the focus is on the provision of services.
**Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs**
* **Impact:** Providing financial and technical support for urban water supply and sanitation through AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0.
* **Action Required:** Continue to implement and oversee AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0 schemes, approving and grounding water supply projects in urban areas.
**Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)**
* **Impact:** Aiming to become 'self-reliant' and 'water secure' through AMRUT 2.0, focusing on universal coverage of sewerage and septage management.
* **Action Required:** Implement water supply, sewerage, and other related projects as part of AMRUT 2.0.
Key Entities Referenced
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM): A national mission implemented by the Government of India to provide safe and adequate tap water supply to all rural households.
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and AMRUT 2.0: Schemes providing financial and technical support for urban water supply, sewerage, and other urban infrastructure development.
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The government ministry responsible for water resources, river development, and Ganga rejuvenation, overseeing the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs: The government ministry that provides support for urban infrastructure development, including water supply through schemes like AMRUT.
Sustainable Development Goal 6.1: A global goal to achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030, which the Jal Jeevan Mission aligns with.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
UNIVERSAL SAFE DRINKING WATER ACCESS
TO ALL BY 2030
Posted On: 09 MAR 2026 4:37PM by PIB Delhi
Government of India is committed to make provision for safe & potable tap water supply in adequate
quantity, of prescribed quality and on a regular & long-term basis to all rural households in the country, in
line with the Sustainable Development Goal 6.1 – “By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to
safe and affordable drinking water for all”. Towards this end, the Government of India is implementing
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in partnership with states, since August 2019. 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 State/UT
Governments. The Government of India supports the States by providing technical and financial
assistance.
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 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 JJM 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. Further, the
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/JJ
MIndia.aspx
To achieve the objectives of JJM, Hon’ble Finance Minister in her budget speech 2025-26 has announced
extension of JJM until 2028.
Moreover, under JJM, while planning water supply schemes to provide tap water supply to households,
priority is given to habitations affected by chemical contaminants. 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. States/ UTs have also been advised to install community water purification plants
(CWPPs) especially in Arsenic and Fluoride affected habitations to provide potable water to every
household to meet their drinking and cooking requirements (to the tune of 8-10 litres per capita per day)
till the commissioning of piped water supply schemes compliant to JJM standards. As reported by States
on JJM-IMIS, as on date, all habitations in rural area of the country are provided safe drinking water free
from Arsenic and Fluoride contamination at least with short term measures. The district wise details of
Quality Affected Habitations (as on 03.03.2026) as reported on JJM IMIS by the States/ UTs is placed as
Annexure.
Further, 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. The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation
and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched by the Central Government on June 25, 2015, for 500cities (485 cities including 15 merged cities) across all States/UTs in the country. The major thrust areas of
the Mission were water supply, sewerage & septage management, storm water drainage, green spaces &
parks, non-motorized urban transport. Under AMRUT, 1,403 water supply projects worth ₹43,378.59
crore have been grounded.
AMRUT 2.0 scheme was launched in the year 2021 in all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ cities, enabling the
cities to become 'self-reliant' and 'water secure'. Providing universal coverage of sewerage & septage
management in 500 AMRUT cities is one of the major focus areas of AMRUT 2.0. Under AMRUT 2.0 so
far, 3,531 water supply projects worth ₹1,19,670.51 crore have been approved.
The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI V. SOMANNA
in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
ANNEXURE
District wise details of Quality Affected Habitations (as on 04.03.26)
State District list No of Quality Affected Habitations (as
on 03.03.2026)Assam Bajali 28
Barpeta 9
Biswanath 317
Bongaigaon 25
Charaideo 111
Chirang 37
Darrang 425
Dhemaji 222
Dhubri 11
Dibrugarh 16
Goalpara 1
Golaghat 222
Hojai 3
Jorhat 44
Kamrup 37
Karbi Anglong 24
Kokrajhar 42
Lakhimpur 12
Marigaon 1
Nagaon 97
Nalbari 1
Sivasagar 25Sonitpur 148
Tamulpur 10
Tinsukia 234
Udalguri 76
Bihar Saharsa 51
Kerala Alappuzha 12
Idukki 3
Kannur 21
Kasaragod 2
Kozhikode 15
Malappuram 8
Palakkad 2
Thiruvananthapuram 1
Thrissur 2
Wayanad 8Odisha Balangir 8
Gajapati 47
Ganjam 5
Jagatsinghapur 39
Jharsuguda 1
Kalahandi 3
Kandhamal 95
Khordha 1
Koraput 271
Malkangiri 200
Mayurbhanj 2
Nabarangpur 15
Nayagarh 11
Puri 38
Rayagada 38
Sonepur 1
Sundargarh 2Punjab Amritsar 122
Barnala 4
Fatehgarh Sahib 17
Fazilka 14
Ferozepur 18
Gurdaspur 100
Hoshiarpur 4
Jalandhar 1
Ludhiana 2
Malerkotla 1
Moga 3
Patiala 105
Rupnagar 2
Sangrur 6
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 1
Tarn Taran 27Rajasthan Alwar 26
Balotra 1015
Banswara 3
Baran 2
Barmer 5472
Beawar 3
Bharatpur 45
Bhilwara 6
Bikaner 84
Bundi 49
Chittorgarh 69
Dausa 27
Deeg 268
Dungarpur 11
Gangapurcity 12
Hanumangarh 1
Jaipur (Gramin) 2
Jaisalmer 41
Jhunjhunu 6
Jodhpur (Gramin) 4
Karauli 4
Kota 23Kotputli-Behror 2
Neem Ka Thana 2
Pali 5
Phalodi 438
Pratapgarh 94
Rajsamand 10
Sawai Madhopur 2
Sikar 7
Udaipur 39
Tripura Dhalai 25
Gomati 10
Khowai 10
Sepahijala 3
South Tripura 37
Unakoti 22
West Tripura 10
West Bengal Birbhum 8
Malda 37
Murshidabad 16
North 24 Parganas 4
Purulia 27
Grand Total 11,488
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