Ministry hopeful of uptick in activity; may take Rs 12k-crore loan from Nabard
Govt has so far provided over 58 mn tap-water connections, covering 30% of rural households. So far, Goa is the only state with 100% tap water coverage
The govt is concerned that for a country with 600,000 villages and 1.7 million habitations, the cost of tracking the supply and use of water could become very high
PM Modi has written to all sarpanches and gram pradhans for more effective implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission, saying its goal can be fully realised with the help of village community leaders
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) aims at providing tap water connection to every rural household by 2024
The Centre has started work on the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) which aims to provide water supply to every household in Jammu and Kashmir by December 2021
Over 2 crore households across the country have been provided tap water connection so far under the Jal Shakti ministry's Jal Jeevan Mission, an official statement said on Tuesday
On the three major subjects on which the country would like to hear from the prime minister - defence expenditure, healthcare spend, and economic difficulties - there is only silence, writes T N Ninan
Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday said ten million households have been provided with tap connections in the current year.
For 2020-21, Rs 23,500 crore was allocated for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission
In a Q&A, Jal Shakti Minister says he is confident the pandemic will not delay the targets under the Har Ghar Jal initiative or lead to any fund crunch
The scheme is also expected to generate through construction as well operation and maintenance activity undertaken for piped water supply
"Our government has approved Rs 3.60 trillion for this mission. During the year 2020-21, the scheme would be provided budget of Rs 11,500 crore," Sitharaman said.
Boosting investment to creating employment: Officials managing the Jal Jeevan Mission are setting goals beyond universal water supply
The Centre will make available extra budgetary resources for the Mission, which will be allocated along with gross budgetary support to the states
The minister also said that no proposal to declare the right to safe water a fundamental right is under consideration of the government.
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Need to cover piping to 90,000 homes per day for five years
The mission requires a staggering Rs 3.5 trillion to cover piping to 90,000 households a day for five years; this is where private participation might become crucial