Jal Jeevan Mission

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Jal Jeevan Mission Department

of Drinking Water & Sanitation


Ministry of Jal Shakti
INTRODUCTION
Jal Jeevan Mission, is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through
individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India. The
programme will also implement source sustainability measures as mandatory
elements, such as recharge and reuse through grey water management, water
conservation, rain water harvesting. The Jal Jeevan Mission will be based on a
community approach to water and will include extensive (wide-ranging) Information,
Education and communication as a key component of the mission. JJM looks to create
a jan andolan for water, thereby making it everyone’s priority. Prime Minister Modi
released the Operational Guidelines on 25 December 2019 on Good Governance Day.
Vision
Every rural household has drinking water supply in adequate quantity
of prescribed (approved) quality on regular and long-term basis at
affordable service delivery charges leading to improvement in living
standards of rural communities.
Mission
• Jal Jeevan Mission is to assist, empower and facilitate (किसी बात िो संभव या आसान बनाना):
• States/ UTs in planning of participatory rural water supply strategy for ensuring potable drinking water
security on long-term basis to every rural household and public institution, viz. GP building, School,
Anganwadi centre, Health centre, wellness centres, etc.
• States/ UTs for creation of water supply infrastructure so that every rural household has Functional Tap
Connection (FHTC) by 2024 and water in adequate quantity of prescribed quality is made available on
regular basis.
• States/ UTs to plan for their drinking water security
• GPs/ rural communities to plan, implement, manage, own, operate and maintain their own in-village
water supply systems
• States/ UTs to develop robust (healthy) utility (usefulness) approach (tactic)
• institutions having focus on service delivery and financial sustainability of the sector by promoting
Capacity building of the stakeholders and create awareness in community on significance of water for
improvement in quality of life
• In making provision and mobilization of financial assistance to States/ UTs for implementation of the
mission.
Objectives
• The broad objectives of the Mission are:
• To provide FHTC to every rural household.
• To prioritize provision of FHTCs (Functional Household Tap Connections) in quality
affected areas, villages in drought prone and desert areas, Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
(SAGY) villages, etc.
• To provide functional tap connection to Schools, Anganwadi centers, GP buildings,
Health centers, wellness centres and community buildings
• To monitor functionality of tap connections.
• To promote and ensure voluntary ownership among local community by way of
contribution in cash, kind and/ or labour and voluntary labour (shramdaan)
• To assist in ensuring sustainability of water supply system, i.e. water source, water
supply infrastructure, and funds for regular O&M (operations and maintenance).
• To empower (invest) and develop human resource in the sector such that the demands
of construction, plumbing, electrical, water quality management, water treatment,
catchment protection, O&M, etc. are taken care of in short and long term
• To bring awareness on various aspects and significance of safe drinking water and
involvement of stakeholders (investors) in manner that make water everyone's
business.
Components Under JJM ***

• The following components are supported under JJM:-


• Development of in-village piped water supply infrastructure to provide tap water connection to every rural household
• Development of reliable drinking water sources and/ or augmentation (increase) of existing sources to provide long-term
sustainability of water supply system
• Wherever necessary, bulk water transfer, treatment plants and distribution network to cater (provide) to every rural
household
• Technological interventions for removal of contaminants (impurities) where water quality is an issue
• Retrofitting (provide (something) with a component or accessory not fitted during manufacture) of completed and ongoing
schemes to provide FHTCs (Functional Household Tap Connections) at minimum service level of 55 lpcd (litre per capita per
day).
• Greywater management (all sources of domestic wastewater excluding toilet wastewater )
• Support activities, i.e. IEC, HRD, training, development of utilities, water quality laboratories, water quality testing &
surveillance, R&D, knowledge Centre, capacity building of communities, etc.
• Any other unforeseen challenges/ issues emerging due to natural disasters/ calamities which affect the goal of FHTC to
every household by 2024, as per guidelines of Ministry of Finance on Flexi Funds
• Efforts should be made to source funds from different sources/ programmes and convergence (merging) is the key
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