Tag: Jal Jeevan Mission

India’s Wash Innovations Lead Global Discourse At World Economic Forum 2025

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At the World Economic Forum 2025 in Davos, India showcased its achievements in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) through a session titled “India’s WASH Innovation: Driving Global Impact in Climate and Water Sustainability.” Union Minister of Jal Shakti, C.R. Patil, delivered the keynote address highlighting India’s progress through the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Patil emphasized that under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership, rural household tap water coverage has increased from 17% in 2019 to 79.66% currently. This has resulted in rural India saving 55 million hours…

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Jal Jeevan Mission: Ensuring Tap Water For 15 Crore Rural Families

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As of February 2025, the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has provided tap water connections to 79.74% of rural households in India (15.44 crore households), up from just 17% coverage when launched in August 2019. Eleven states/UTs have achieved 100% coverage, including Goa, Haryana, Gujarat, and Punjab among others. The mission has made significant progress in infrastructure development, with 189 districts reporting completion of water supply to all households, schools, and Anganwadi centers. Over 9.3 million schools and 9.6 million Anganwadi centres now have tap water supply. A robust quality assurance…

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Union Budget 2025-26: Advancing Water Security in India

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The Union Budget 2025-26 marks a significant step toward enhancing water security in India. Reflecting the government’s unwavering commitment to equitable access to water, the budget builds on the successes of ongoing flagship initiatives like the Jal Jeevan Mission while introducing forward-thinking measures aimed at transforming water management in the country. By focusing on infrastructure, technological advancements, and strategic policy reforms, the budget outlines a roadmap for addressing India’s growing water challenges. Opportunities on the Horizon The 2025-26 budget is a clear signal that India is gearing up to address…

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Ensuring Rural Water Security: Jal Jeevan Mission Gets a Major Push in Budget 2025

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Vikas-Brahmavar

The Union Budget 2025 reinforces the government’s commitment to providing access to clean water through the continued focus on the Jal Jeevan Mission. Over the years, this initiative has impacted the lives of 15 crore households by providing easy availability of fresh water.  The extension of the mission until 2028, along with the substantial ₹67,000 crore allocation, is a significant boost for strengthening water infrastructure, particularly in rural areas. This allocation will give a big push towards enhancing sustainable water management and it is crucial for India’s long term water…

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Boosting Water, Sanitation, and Sustainability: Key Investments in the 2025-26 Budget

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The 2025-26 budget reaffirms the Indian government’s strong focus on enhancing water resources, sanitation, and sustainability through substantial investments in critical programs: These initiatives not only cater to immediate water-intensive sectors but also contribute to environmental sustainability and rural prosperity, positioning the water, wastewater, and solid waste industries for significant growth. The 2025-26 budget is poised to drive eco-friendly, safe, and efficient industrial development across key sectors. By NP Singh, Sales Leader for India at MANN+HUMMEL, Specializing in Water and Membrane Solutions

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Jal Jeevan Mission Crosses Momentous Milestone of Providing TapWater Connections To 14 Crore (72.71%) Rural Households

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Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) crossed a momentous milestone of providing tap water connections to 14 Crore (72.71%) rural households. Launched by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on 15th August 2019, the flagship initiative of the Government of India has demonstrated unparalleled speed and scale, increasing rural tap connection coverage from 3 Crore to an astounding 14 Crore in just four years. This significant achievement marks a paradigm shift in rural development, emphasizing the Mission’s commitment to ensuring water quality, empowering communities, and promoting sustainable practices. Working in collaboration with States/…

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Smart Wastewater Solutions: Tackling India’s Water Scarcity with IoT, AI, and Digital Transformation

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By Dhruv Krishna, Jal Jeevan Mission In today’s water industry, the energy and enthusiasm are palpable, with industry veterans and domain experts providing solutions on an unprecedented scale. The key challenge is to maintain execution quality because water is a critical utility that demands round-the-clock attention. India’s water industry is on an exponential growth path, with vast opportunities in untapped areas to manage this dwindling resource for its vast population. As 4G/5G networks continue to expand across the country, alongside improved accessibility through the development of road networks, the implementation…

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Haryana becomes 3rd state to get clean tap water in every rural household under Jal Jeevan Mission

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Haryana becomes 3rd state to get clean tap water in every rural household under Jal Jeevan Mission

In a major achievement of the Narendra Modi government, Haryana has become the third state of the country where every family in the rural areas has started getting clean tap water in their homes. Goa and Telangana are the two states which have already achieved this feat apart of the Centre’s Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Besides these states, three Union Territories (UTs) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Puducherry; and Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli have also achieved 100 percent of the ‘Har Ghar Jal’ Mission. According to…

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Record 80m rural households have piped drinking water under Jal Jeevan Mission

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Record 80m rural households have piped drinking water under Jal Jeevan Mission

Official data show there has been a four-fold increase in the rate at which functional piped water is being provided to households in India’s 117 so-called aspirational districts, home to some of the poorest Indians, overtaking the pace at which piped water is bring provided nationally under the flagship Jal Jeevan Mission.Over a third of all households in aspirational and Japanese-encephalitis-endemic districts of the country now have piped water under the Mission. According to Niti Aayog’s classification, aspirational districts are those with a lower than the national average of socio-economic…

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