Since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal to make provision of potable water to every rural household across the country. The total estimated outlay of the Mission was Rs. 3.60 lakh crore out of which Central share was Rs. 2.08 lakh crore and almost the entire budgetary Central amount has been utilised.
Water is a State subject, project-wise details of individual projects/ schemes for rural water supply projects; District-wise fund allocations under JJM, and details thereof are not maintained by the Department. However, Year-wise details of financial progress made under the Mission as on 24.01.2026 is as under:
| Year | BE/ RE | Fund utilised against allocation (including Department Level Expenditures) | Total Expenditure (Centre + State) |
| 2019-20 | 10,000.66 | 10,000.44 | 10,074.28 |
| 2020-21 | 11,000.00 | 10,999.94 | 20,449.96 |
| 2021-22 | 45,011.00 | 40,125.64 | 43,551.85 |
| 2022-23 | 55,000.00 | 54,839.79 | 90,815.55 |
| 2023-24 | 70,000.00 | 69,992.37 | 1,51,518.65 |
| 2024-25 | 22,670.00# | 22,638.44 | 90,009.00 |
| 2025-26 | 17,000.00# | 31.14 | 13,051.32 |
| Total | 2,30,705.66# | 2,08,627.76 | 4,19,470.61 |
#total utilisation restricted to approved central outlay of Rs. 2,08,652 crores (Amount in Rs. crores)
Year-wise and State/ UT-wise details of financial progress under the Mission is in the public domain and is accessible at:
https://ejalshakti.gov.in/JJM/JJMReports/Financial/JJMRep_StatewiseAllocationReleaseExpenditure.aspx
At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission, 3.23 crore (17%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 24.01.2026, around 12.56 crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 24.01.2026, out of 19.36 crore rural households, more than 15.79 crore (81.56%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes and works for the remaining households are at various stages of completion as per saturation plan of the respective State/ UT. Year-wise and State/ UT-wise status of tap water connection provided under the Mission in rural areas is also in public domain and is accessible at:
https://ejalshakti.gov.in/JJM/JJMReports/Physical/JJMRep_HouseholdTapWaterConnection.aspx
Under JJM, as per existing guidelines, Bureau of Indian Standards’ BIS:10500 standards are adopted as benchmark for quality of water being supplied through the piped water supply schemes and States/ UTs can utilise upto 2% of their annual allocation of funds under JJM for Water Quality Monitoring & Surveillance (WQM&S) activities inter alia which includes setting up and strengthening of water quality testing laboratories, procurement of equipment, instruments, chemicals, glassware, consumables, hiring of skilled manpower, surveillance by community using field test kits (FTKs), awareness generation, educational programmes on water quality, accreditation/ recognition of laboratories, etc.
To enable States/ UTs to test water samples for water quality, and for sample collection, reporting, monitoring and surveillance of drinking water, an online JJM – Water Quality Management Information System (WQMIS) portal has been developed. The State–wise details of water quality test reported through WQMIS are available in public domain on JJM Dashboard and can be accessed at:
https://ejalshakti.gov.in/WQMIS/Main/report
A ‘Citizen Corner’ has also been developed on the JJM Dashboard. The corner included display of village level water quality test results in the public domain to further create awareness and build confidence among people about the quality of water supplies through the PWS in rural areas.
The Department released the “Handbook on Drinking Water Treatment Technologies” which was published in March 2023 and the “Concise Handbook for Monitoring Water Quality of Piped Drinking Water Supply to Rural Households” in December 2024. Both aim to guide field practitioners in effectively managing safe water supply system.
Drinking Water being a state subject, it is States, who plan, design, approve and implement drinking water supply schemes. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical and financial assistance. Further, grievances/ complaints etc. are vested in respective State/ UT and are handled/ disposed at State/ UT level. Accordingly, grievances/ complaints inter alia including those related to Water Quality, received so far in this Department have been forwarded to the respective State Government for taking necessary action.
The information was provided BY THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI V. SOMANNA in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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