
Jal Jeevan Mission, launched by the central government, has covered more than 5.5 crore households providing tap water connections since 2019.
On August 15, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi implemented the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in partnership with all the states to provide a safe and adequate drinking water supply through individual tap connections in every rural household and public institution in India by 2024. Goa, Telangana, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, and Haryana so far have provided 100 percent tap water connections in rural areas in their states. Also, under the mission, as of January 19, 2022, over 8.3 lakh schools were given the tap water supply, as reported by the Press Information Bureau (PIB).
The government anticipates covering 3.8 crore households this year and has allocated 60,000 crores for the fiscal year 2022-23.
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