What is Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)?

June 26, 2024

The Central Government is conceiving a “new project” to ensure that rural households, which were provided taps under the ambitious Jal Jeevan Mission but had not yet been able to avail water, would soon be provided potable water.

About Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM):

JJM is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) by 2024 to all households in rural India.
JJM will be based on a community approach to water and will include extensive Information, Education and communication as key components of the mission.
The Mission was launched on August 15, 2019.
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Components:
- Development of in-village piped water supply infrastructure to provide tap water connections to every rural household.
- Bottom-up planning: Community engagement in planning, implementation and Operation and Maintenance (O&M)
- Women empowerment: Involvement of women in planning, decision-making, implementation, monitoring, and O&M
- Focus on future generations: Provision of tap water supply to schools, tribal hostels, and anganwadi (daycare) centers
- Skill development and employment generation: Local people are skilled for building and maintaining water supply structures
- Greywater management: Reuse and recycle waste water for source sustenance
- Source sustainability: Promote groundwater recharge and water conservation
- Water Quality: Ensure safe drinking water to reduce water-borne ailments
The Mission will converge with otherCentral and State Government Schemes to achieve its objectives of sustainable water supply management across the country.
Funding Pattern: The fund sharing pattern is in the proportion of:
- 50:50 between Centre and States
- 90:10 for Himalayan and North-Eastern States.
- In case of UTs, 100% of the funding is provided by the Central government