JAL JEEVAN MISSION

July 6, 2019

The Union Minister for Finance while presenting the budget announced Jal Jeevan Mission to ensure HarGharJal (piped water supply) to all rural households by 2024.

About:

Mission Objective: To ensure HarGharJal (piped water supply) to all rural households by 2024 under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Executing agency: Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Jal Shakti Mantralaya.
Strategy:
- This Mission will focus on integrated demand and supply side management of water at the local level, including creation of local infrastructure for source sustainability like rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and management of household wastewater for reuse in agriculture.
- The Mission will converge with other Central and State Government Schemes to achieve its objectives of sustainable water supply management across the country.
Coverage: Government has identified 1592 Blocks which are critical and over exploited, spread across 256 Districts for the Jal Shakti Abhiyan.
Funding: Besides using funds available under various Schemes, the Government will also explore possibility of using additional funds available under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) for this purpose.