India, July 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
To enable every rural household in the country, to have assured potable water, in adequate quantity of prescribed quality on regular and long-term basis, through tap water connection, since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal.
At the start the Mission, only 3.23 Crore (16.7%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 16.07.2025, under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal around 12.43 Crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 16.07.2025, out of 19.36 Crore rural households in the country, more than 15.67 Crore (80.93%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.
To ensure the successful implementation of Mission, Government of India has been regularly reviewing the implementation with respective State Governments. Further, review meetings, conferences, workshops, video conferences, etc. are also held at highest level wherein States are advised to plan and expedite the implementation to achieve the goal in a time-bound manner. In addition, field visits are also undertaken by NJJM team to handhold the States for expeditious implementation of the Mission. The district & village-wise status of tap water connection in rural areas, is in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at:
The rest of the document can be viewed at https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2146362
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