Jal Jeevan Mission and its achievements
The Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), a flagship program of the Government of India.
It was launched on August 15, 2019, by Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The program is a crucial step towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 6, which aims to ensure access to water and sanitation for all.
JJM aspires to establish a Jan Andolan for water, making it a top priority for every rural household in the country.
It puts a special emphasis on water conservation, groundwater recharge, and community involvement.
The mission is a part of the Jal Shakti Ministry, which is the nodal ministry for the implementation of the scheme.
Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, tap water is given to every rural household, even those in SC/ST-dominated villages in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, so that “no one is left out.
Tap water is given top priority in places where the water quality is bad, like deserts and drought-prone areas, SC/ST majority villages, Aspirational and JE-AES affected districts.
Saansad Adarsh Gramin Yojana villages, and Households in the country by 2024.
The Paani Samitis plan has village water supply systems in good shape also, wherein they operate the system in an organized way through Jal Jeevan Mission.
At least half of these associations have between 10 and 15 members, at least half of whom are women.
Other members come from Self-Help Groups, accredited social and health workers, Anganwadi teachers, and other places.
The committees put together a one-time action plan for the village that uses all of its resources.
A Gram Sabha should indeed agree to the plan before it can be put into action under Jal Jeevan Mission.
At the time that the Jal Jeevan Mission was announced, 17.1% of the 18.93 crore rural households had tap water connections.
This meant that 3.23 Crore rural households had tap water connections.
Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, tap water connections have been set up in 5.38 Crore (28%) of rural households so far.
So, out of the 19.22 billion rural households in the country, 8.62 billion (or 44.84 percent) are said to have potable tap water.
The number of homes with running water from the tap has reached 100% in rural areas of states like Goa, Telangana, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Puducherry.
“Har Ghar Jal” has become everyone’s top priority.
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