JAL
JEEVAN MISSION MISSION – GOVERNMENT SCHEME
News:
Jal Jeevan Mission:
Transforming Lives and Landscapes in Rural India
What's
in the news?
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Jal Jeevan Mission Scheme, under the
leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a huge success nationally.
Key
takeaways:
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Today 73.27% of the rural households have
an access to clean drinking water through taps.
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More than 1.55 lakh villages in India have
so far reported ‘Har Ghar Jal’.
Jal
Jeevan Mission:
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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.
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A
fully functional tap water connection is defined as a household getting at
least 55liters of per capita per day of potable water all through the year.
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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.
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The Jal Jeevan Mission will be based on a community approach to water and will
include extensive Information, Education and communication as a key component
of the mission.
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Jal Jeevan Mission looks to create a JAN ANDOLAN for water, thereby making
it everyone’s priority.
Aim:
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It aims to provide every rural household
with functional household tap connections (FHTCs) with adequate quantity and
prescribed quality of water on a regular and long-term basis.
Implementation:
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It is being implemented by the Department
of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the
Jal Shakti Ministry.
Funding:
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Centrally
Sponsored Scheme - ₹3.60 lakh crores outlay.
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Centre:States - 50:50 (Other than
North-eastern and Himalayan States and Union Territories with legislatures).
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Centre:States - 90:10 (Only for
North-eastern and Himalayan States and Union Territories with legislatures).
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100% Central funding for Union
Territories.
JAN
ANDOLAN:
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Jal Jeevan Mission is a ‘bottom up’ approach where community
plays a vital role from planning to implementation, management, operation and
maintenance.
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To achieve this, the Village Water & Sanitation Committee (VWSC)/ Pani Samiti
are being constituted and strengthened.
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Village Action Plans are developed through
community engagement.
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Implementation Support Agencies (ISAs) are
engaged to support village communities in programme implementation and create
awareness among people.
Significance:
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Empower adolescent girls - reduce school dropouts.
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Empower household women - no longer to walk miles.
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Improve health and hygiene - reduce water borne diseases.