Aimed at bridging the rural-urban divide and improving public health, the mission's objective is to provide Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) to every rural household by 2024
On Tuesday, the PAC will take up the performance audit of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (Jal Jeevan Mission) under the Jal Shakti Ministry
Under the Har Ghar Jal scheme, all rural households will be provided with tap water connections by the year-end
So far, the ED had arrested three people in connection with the Jal Jeevan Mission scam
The central agency early this week had arrested Padamchand Jain, proprietor of Shree Shyam Tubewell Company
About 77 per cent or 14.88 crore rural households have been provided with tap water connections till now, according to official data
Padamchand Jain, proprietor of Shree Shyam Tubewell Company, was taken into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Jaipur on Thursday
The Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) launched by the Union government aims to provide safe and adequate drinking water through household tap connections
Jal Jeevan Mission progress has been slow in Jodhpur; even in villages having pipe water connections, taps are running dry
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The Jal Shakti ministry's data shows the target is within striking distance: 73.57 per cent of the households have already been covered by this flagship scheme of the Narendra Modi government
Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) Minister Kanhaiya Lal Choudhary said the fast progress in the Jal Jeevan Mission is important for Rajasthan
Last year, the federal agency had conducted at least two rounds of raids in the case related to the central government programme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged that each household will be provided with drinking water facilities and 'we are committed to ensure this by December 2024', Singh said
Khandu also said his government has resolved to provide a functional tap water connection to every household to ensure that everyone in Arunachal Pradesh has access to clean water
Challenges persist in states like Jharkhand, Rajasthan, and West Bengal, where tap water connection coverage in rural households remains below 50 per cent, the data says
Sangma made the revelation while launching the Meghalaya Water Smart Kid campaign, an initiative under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to create awareness about water conservation among children.
Rajasthan has established more than 3.5 million new connections since the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019
Speaking at a gathering in Sihora here as part of the BJP's 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra', Prahlad Patel said the PM also took the initiative to link Ken and Betwa rivers to ensure water supply
Over the course of four years, this mission has increased rural tap connection coverage, soaring from 32 mn households in August 2019 to the current remarkable figure