Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Jeevan Mission

About

• The Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) was launched in 2019 to enable all rural households to have functional household tap connection (FHTC) by 2024 (Har Ghar Nal Se Jal).  
  • The goal of JJM is to provide FHTC to every household with service level at the rate of 55 litres per capita per day (lpcd).  
• This Mission is under the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.

• The Mission also aims to provide functional tap connections to Schools, Anganwadi centres, Gram Panchayat buildings, Health centres, wellness centres and community buildings. 
• The Mission gives emphasis to source sustainability measures such as recharge and reuse through greywater management, water conservation and rainwater harvesting.  
• Every water supply asset created under Jal Jeevan Mission is geo-tagged.  
• It is implemented through a community-based approach and seeks to build a Jan Andolan (people’s movement) for water, making it a shared national priority.

Fund Sharing:

• The fund sharing pattern is 90:10 for Himalayan and North-Eastern States; 50:50 for other States and 100% for Union Territories.

Significance:

• The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that achieving the Mission’s goals will save women 5.5 crore hours daily previously spent collecting water and prevent nearly 400,000 deaths from diarrheal diseases.  
• Nobel laureate Prof. Michael Kremer suggests safe water coverage could reduce under-five child mortality by almost 30%.

JJM 2.0

• In March 2026, the Union Cabinet approved the extension of Jal Jeevan Mission to 2028 and transform the programme from a primarily infrastructure-driven initiative to a citizen-centric utility model ensuring sustainable piped potable water supply in rural areas. 
• JJM 2.0 would facilitate the certification of all Gram Panchayats as ‘Har Ghar Jal’, by provisioning tap water connection to all the rural households across the country by 2028. 
• As part of structural reforms, the government will introduce a national digital framework called “Sujalam Bharat”, which will assign each village a unique Sujal Gaon or Service Area ID.  
  • The system will digitally map the entire drinking water supply chain—from source to household tap—to improve monitoring, transparency and accountability. 
• To encourage community ownership of water systems, the mission will introduce “Jal Utsav”, an annual community-led event focused on reviewing and maintaining local water supply infrastructure while promoting collective responsibility for water sustainability.