{"id":921,"date":"2026-03-11T09:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/?p=921"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:42:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:42:55","slug":"jal-jeevan-mission-gets-extension-up-to-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/jal-jeevan-mission-gets-extension-up-to-2028\/","title":{"rendered":"Jal Jeevan Mission gets extension up to 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jal Jeevan Mission gets extension up to 2028<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

About<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • 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).<\/strong>\n
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    • 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).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • This Mission is under the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • The Mission also aims to provide functional tap connections to Schools, Anganwadi centres, Gram Panchayat buildings, Health centres, wellness centres and community buildings.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The Mission gives emphasis to source sustainability measures<\/strong> such as recharge and reuse through greywater management, water conservation and rainwater harvesting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Every water supply asset created under Jal Jeevan Mission is geo-tagged.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • It is implemented through a community-based approach<\/strong> and seeks to build a jan andolan (people\u2019s movement)<\/strong> for water, making it a shared national priority.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Fund Sharing:<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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        • The fund sharing pattern is 90:10 for Himalayan and North-Eastern States; 50:50 for other States and 100% for Union Territories.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Progress:<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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          • From the baseline of 3.23 crore (17%) rural households with tap water connections in 2019, so far, more than 12.56 crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • At present, out of 19.36 crore rural households identified by the States\/UTs in the country, around 15.80 crore (81.61%) households<\/strong> are reported to have tap water connections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Significance:<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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            • The World Health Organization (WHO)<\/strong> estimates that achieving the Mission’s goals will save women 5.5 crore hours daily previously spent<\/strong> collecting water and prevent nearly 400,000 deaths<\/strong> from diarrheal diseases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Nobel laureate Prof. Michael Kremer<\/strong> suggests safe water coverage could reduce underfive child mortality by almost 30%.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Why in News?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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              • The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of Jal Jeevan Mission to 2028<\/strong> and
                transform the programme from a primarily infrastructure-driven initiative to a citizencentric utility model<\/strong> ensuring sustainable piped potable water supply in rural areas<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • JJM 2.0 would facilitate the certification of all Gram Panchayats as \u2018Har Ghar Jal\u2019<\/strong>, by provisioning tap water connection to all the rural households across the country by 2028.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • As part of structural reforms, the government will introduce a national digital framework<\/strong> called \u201cSujalam Bharat\u201d<\/strong>, which will assign each village a unique Sujal Gaon or Service Area ID.<\/strong>\n
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                • The system will digitally map the entire drinking water supply chain<\/strong>\u2014from source to household tap\u2014to improve monitoring, transparency and accountability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • To encourage community ownership<\/strong> of water systems, the mission will introduce \u201cJal Utsav\u201d<\/strong>, an annual community-led event focused on reviewing and maintaining local water supply infrastructure while promoting collective responsibility for water sustainability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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