NEW DELHI: The government said on Wednesday that it had delivered tap water supply to more than 5.77 crore rural homes under the ambitious Jal Jeevan Mission of the Jal Shakti Ministry, bringing the total number to 9 crore since the programme began in August 2019.
"In order to translate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of providing clean tap water to every home in the country by 2024, Jal Jeevan Mission has provided tap water supply to more than 5.77 crore rural households in a short span of two-and-a-half years, despite Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown disruptions," according to a release from the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Only 3.23 crore (17 percent) of India's 19.27 crore households had tap water connections at the time of the Mission's launch on August 15, 2019. "In this short span, 98 districts, 1,129 blocks, 66,067 Gram Panchayats, and 1,36,135 villages have become 'Har Ghar Jal,' according to the Prime Minister's vision of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, and Sabka Prayas," the Ministry asserted.
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