Tag: Rural Households

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said the government has made a “sacred commitment” of covering 90 per cent of Indian rural households with piped water supply by 2022, when the country completes 75 years of Independence. Inaugurating India Water Week-2017 here, the President said access to water was a byword for human dignity […]

New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday said that about 3.77 crore rural households would get tapped water connections under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). The Ministry of Jal Shakti stated that over seven crore families in rural areas now have an assured tap water connection. In a statement, the Ministry said despite Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, […]