The Jal Jeevan Mission has reached a new milestone by providing 3.53 Crore rural household tap water connections.
- As on 15th August 2019, out of 18.93 Crore rural households, 3.23 Crore (17%) had tap water connections. The untiring efforts of States/ UTs have helped Jal Jeevan Mission provide 3.53 Crore tap water connections.
- Further, every family living in 52 districts and 77 thousand villages are getting assured tap water supply in their homes.
- Now 6.76 Crore (35.24%) i.e. more than 1/3rd of rural households are getting potable water through taps.
- Goa has become the first State in the country to provide 100% tap water connection followed by Telangana.
- Jal Jeevan Mission was announced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on August 15, 2019 with the aim to provide tap water connection to every rural household by 2024.
- Jal Jeevan Mission is working in partnership with the States with an aim to provide potable water in adequate quantity and of prescribed quality on regular and long-term basis.
