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An Overview of Jal Jeevan Mission

  • 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 greywater  management, water conservation, rainwater harvesting.
  • 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.
  • JJM looks to create a Jan Andolan for water, thereby making it everyone’s priority.
  • The scheme is being implemented by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, GoI.

Vision:

Every rural household has drinking water supply in adequate quantity of prescribed quality on a 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:

  • States/ UTs in the planning of participatory rural water supply strategy for ensuring potable drinking water security on a 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 institutions having a focus on service delivery  and financial sustainability of the sector by promoting utility approach
  • Capacity building of the stakeholders and create awareness in the community on the significance of water for improvement in the quality of life
  • In making provision and mobilization of financial assistance to States/ UTs for implementation of the mission.

Objectives: 

  • To provide FHTC to every rural household.
  • To prioritize the provision of FHTCs 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 centres, GP  buildings, Health centres, wellness centres and community buildings
  • To monitor the functionality of tap connections.
  • To promote and ensure voluntary ownership among the local community by  way of contribution in cash, kind and/ or labour and voluntary labour (shramdaan)
  • To assist in ensuring the sustainability of water supply system, i.e. water source, water supply infrastructure, and funds for regular O&M
  • To empower and develop human resource in the sector such that the demands of construction, plumbing, electrical, water quality management, water treatment, catchment protection, O&M (Operations & Maintenance), 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 in a manner that make water  everyone’s business.

Components 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 of  existing sources to provide long-term sustainability of water supply system
  • Wherever necessary, bulk water transfer, treatment plants and distribution network to cater to every rural household
  • Technological interventions for removal of contaminants where water quality is an issue
  • Retrofitting of completed and ongoing schemes to provide FHTCs at the minimum service level
  • Grey-water management
  • 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.
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