## Summary of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Water Quality Monitoring Mechanism
This document summarizes the water quality monitoring mechanism under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Har Ghar Jal initiative, a program launched in August 2019 by the Government of India in partnership with state governments. The JJM aims to provide potable water of adequate quantity and prescribed quality on a regular and long-term basis to every rural household in the country.
**Key Aspects of the Policy:**
* **Responsibility:** State/UT governments are responsible for planning, approval, implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes, with the Government of India providing technical and financial assistance.
* **Quality Standards:** The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS):10500 is adopted as the benchmark for water quality supplied through piped water supply schemes.
* **Progress:** As of August 14, 2025, tap water connections have increased from 3.23 crore (in 16.7% of rural households) at the time of JJM's announcement to over 15.68 crore (81% of households).
* **Funding for Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance (WQMS):** States/UTs can utilize up to 2% of their annual JJM funds for WQMS activities, including lab setup/strengthening, equipment procurement, manpower, community surveillance using Field Test Kits (FTKs), awareness programs, and lab accreditation.
* **JJM Water Quality Management Information System (WQMIS):** An online portal has been developed for sample collection, reporting, monitoring, and surveillance of drinking water quality. State-wise water quality test details are available on the JJM Dashboard.
* **Water Quality Testing Laboratories:** As of the report, there are 2,811 drinking water quality testing laboratories at various levels (state, regional, district, subdivision, block, mobile, and/or WTP facility laboratories).
* **Sample Testing Data:**
* 2022-23: 62.19 lakh samples tested, 7.15 lakh found contaminated.
* 2023-24: 75.00 lakh samples tested, 7.22 lakh found contaminated.
* 2024-25: 82.68 lakh samples tested, 3.39 lakh found contaminated.
* 2025-26 (up to August 14, 2025): 27.19 lakh samples tested, 0.71 lakh found contaminated.
* **Citizen Engagement:**
* A Citizen Corner on the JJM Dashboard displays water quality test results to promote awareness and confidence in water quality.
* Water quality testing laboratories are open to the public for testing samples at nominal rates. Details are available on the Citizen Corner at https:ejalshakti.gov.injjmreportJJMIndia.aspx
* Citizens can submit complaints/grievances through the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) at pgportal.gov.in, the Department's website at jalshaktiddws.gov.in, and other physical channels.
* **Community Empowerment:** States/UTs are advised to train five persons (preferably women) in every village to conduct water quality testing using FTKs and report the results on the WQMIS portal.
**Source:** This information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI V. SOMANNA in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha. MAMSMP Rajya Sabha US Q2798 Release ID: 2157428
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The Indian government ministry responsible for water resources.
Jal Jeevan Mission JJM Har Ghar Jal: A Government of India initiative to provide potable water to every rural household.
States UTs: Refers to the States and Union Territories of India, responsible for implementing water supply schemes.
Bureau of Indian Standards BIS:10500: The standard adopted as benchmark for water quality supplied through piped water supply schemes.
JJM Water Quality Management Information System WQMIS: An online portal developed for sample collection, reporting, monitoring, and surveillance of drinking water quality under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Field Test Kits FTKs: Kits used by the community for water quality surveillance at the village level.
Rajya Sabha: The Upper House of the Parliament of India, where a question regarding water quality monitoring was addressed.
SHRI V. SOMANNA: The Minister of State for Jal Shakti who provided information on water quality monitoring in a written reply.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
WATER QUALITY MONITORING MECHANISM
Posted On: 18 AUG 2025 2:32PM by PIB Delhi
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 on regular
and long-term basis to every rural household of the country.
Drinking Water being a state subject, 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 supplements the States
by providing technical and financial assistance. Under JJM, as per existing guidelines, Bureau of
Indian Standards’ BIS:10500 standards are adopted as benchmark for quality of water being
supplied through the piped water supply schemes. BIS specifies ‘acceptable limit’ and ‘permissible
limit in the absence of alternate source’ for various physio-chemical and bacteriological parameters
for drinking water quality.
At the time of announcement of JJM, 3.23 crore (16.7%) rural households were reported to have tap
water connections which, as on 14.08.2025, has increased to more than 15.68 crore (81%)
households as reported by States/ UTs.
Further, as per the guidelines of JJM, 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 on JJM Dashboard.
As reported by States/UTs, as on date, there are 2,811 drinking water quality testing laboratories at different
levels viz. State, regional, district, sub-division, block, mobile and/ or WTP facility laboratories.
As reported by the States/UTs on JJM-WQMIS, the details of samples tested in laboratories and found
contaminated are as follows:
Total no. of Samples tested in Total no. Sample found
Year
labs (in Lakh) contaminated (in Lakh)
2022-23 62.19 7.15
2023-24 75.00 7.22
2024-25 82.68 3.39
2025-26 (up to 14.08.2025) 27.19 0.71
A ‘Citizen Corner’ was developed on the JJM Dashboard which includes display of water quality test results
in the public domain to further create awareness and build confidence among people about the quality of
water supplies through the PWS in rural areas. To encourage water quality testing to ensure potable drinkingwater supply, States/ UTs have opened water quality testing laboratories to general public for testing of their
water samples at a nominal rate and the details can be accessed from Citizen Corner at
https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx
Further, Citizens can also submit complaints/grievances through the Centralized Public Grievance
Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) at pgportal.gov.in, the Department’s website at
jalshakti-ddws.gov.in, and other physical channels.
In order to empower the communities to monitor the water quality, the States/ UTs have also been
advised to identify and train 5 persons, preferably women, in every village to conduct water quality
testing using Field Testing Kits (FTKs) at village level and report the same on the WQMIS portal.
This 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.
MAM/SMP
(Rajya Sabha US Q2798)
(Release ID: 2157428)