Tag: Jal Jeevan Mission

The department in a written submission further informed that as on February 9 last year, in 61 identified Japanese Encephalitis/Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (JE/AES) affected districts in five states, provision of tap water supply has increased from 8.02 lakh (2.64 per cent) to 123.07 lakh (40.43 per cent).

When Odisha has over 51,300 villages (as per 2011 census), only 12 percent or 6.1 k villages have 100 percent functional household tap connection (FHTC)

The government said that to achieve this mammoth task, Rs 3.60 lakh crore has been allocated for five years.

The Jal Jeevan Mission, launched in 2019, is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India.

PM Modi also launched the Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh, where any individual, institution, corporate or philanthropist, be it in India or abroad, can contribute to help provide tap water connection in every rural household, school, anganwadi centre, ashramshala and other public institutions.

Union Minister of State, Jal Shakti and Tribal Affairs, Bishweswar Tudu on Monday lashed out at Odisha government for failing to utilize the central funds in a proper manner for the welfare of people in Odisha. Tudu also alleged that the State government is however busy in rebranding the central schemes as its own.

Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has approved the four-fold increase in allocation to Odisha and assured full assistance to the state for making provision of tap water supply in every rural home by March, 2024.

Of the central funds allocated under the Jal Jeevan Mission, 93 percent is to be utilized on developing water supply infrastructure, 5 per cent on support activities and 2 percent on water quality monitoring and surveillance.

Bhubaneswar:  The Centre has approved Rs 812 crores for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Jal) in Odisha for the financial year. The allocation is a significant jump from last year’s allocation of Rs 297 Crore. The fund was allocated after the State government presented its Annual Action Plan before the National Committee headed […]

Bhubaneswar: Highlighting low utilisation of funds under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), the Centre has asked Odisha government to ensure its expeditious implementation and said the central scheme could also help generate employment and boost the local economy. The mission aims to improve the lives of rural people by providing safe drinking water to every […]

Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that peace has been established in the northeastern region, asserting that the region has the potential to become India’s growth engine. “Road blockades have become history in Manipur, the decades-old violence in Assam has ended. In Mizoram and Tripura, youths also have deserted the path of violence […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Every rural household in Odisha will get tap water connection by 2024, according to the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) annual action plan presented by the State to the…

New Delhi: Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched a 100-day campaign under the Jal Jeevan Mission on Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary on Friday to ensure safe piped water supply to schools and anganwadi centres across the country. Speaking to reporters on the occasion, Shekhawat said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while launching the logo […]

Bhubaneswar: In a clear display of deja vu, for a whopping over 46 lakh people in Odisha, collecting a pitcher of water will prove a herculean task this summer. As per the data released by the 15th Finance Commission, only 88 per cent of the rural population in Odisha have access to safe drinking water. […]

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, […]