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

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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