WHO STUDY ON JAL JEEVAN MISSION – POLITY
News: Piped potable water across India will avert 4,00,000 diarrhea deaths,
finds WHO
What is in the news?
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Recently, World Health
Organization has said that India's flagship Jal Jeevan Mission has averted 4
lakh diarrhea deaths.
Key takeaways from the news:
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About 62% of rural
households have piped water connections.
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Additionally, this would
avoid 14 million DALYS (Disability Adjusted Life Years) from diarrhea.
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Also, it Saves close to
$101 billion and 66.6 million hours every day of time that would otherwise have
been spent predominantly by women collecting water.
Jal Jeevan Mission:
About:
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It was started to provide
water connections to all the rural households.
Year:
2019
Ministry:
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Rural - Ministry of Jal Shakthi
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Urban - Ministry of Housing and Urban affairs
Current trend:
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Currently about 12.3
crore rural households, or 62% of the
total households.
Target:
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The Centre has claimed
that it will achieve 100% coverage by
2024.
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A fully functional tap
water connection is defined as a household getting at least 55 liters of per
capita per day of potable water all through the year.
Aims:
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Ensuring the functionality
of existing water supply system
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Gray water treatment
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Drinking water supply
system
Implementation:
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PANI
SAMITIS with 10-15 members in every panchayat.
Funding mechanism:
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The fund sharing pattern
between the Centre and states is 90:10 for Himalayan and North-Eastern States,
50:50 for other states, and 100% for Union Territories.
States with full coverage:
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Five states Gujarat, Telangana, Goa, Haryana, and
Punjab and 3 Union Territories Andaman
& Nicobar Islands, Daman Diu & Dadra Nagar Haveli and Puducherry
have reported 100% coverage.