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How many districts in India have received tap water supply to every home under ‘Har Ghar Jal’, Jal Jeevan Mission in February 2022?

How many districts in India have received tap water supply to every home under ‘Har Ghar Jal’, Jal Jeevan Mission in February 2022? Correct Answer <span style="">100 Districts</span>

The correct answer is 100 Districts.

Key Points

  • Jal Jeevan Mission has achieved another milestone of providing tap water to every home of 100 districts in the country.
  • Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh has become the 100th ‘Har Ghar Jal’ district.
  • In Goa, Haryana, Telangana, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, and Daman & Diu, every rural household has a tap water supply. 

Additional Information​ 

  • Jal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Nal se Jal)
    • Launched in 2019.
    • Aim: To provide every single rural household with functional household tap connections (FHTC) ‘Har Ghar Nal Se Jal’ by 2024.
    • A decentralized approach is implemented at national, state, district levels for specific needs and purposes (Targeted Area approach).
    • The major role played by Paani Samitis and women in mobilizing the population.
    • 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
  • Objectives:
    1. Piped water supply
    2. Augmenting existing drinking water resources.
    3. Using technology to treat water and make them portable and safe for drinking.
    4. Greywater treatment and management.
    5. Integration with other water resource management programs like Atal Bhujal Yojana, Swajal Scheme, Swachh Bharat Mission, for better and overall management and conservation of water.
  • An allocation of Rs 60,000 crore has been made to cover 3.8 crore households in 2022-23 under Har Ghar, Nal Se Jal Scheme.
  • Finance Minister said that the current coverage of Har Ghar, Nal Se Jal is 8.7 crores.
    • Out of which 5.5 crore households were provided tap water in the last 2 years itself.
  • Nirmala Sitharaman also announced an allocation of Rs 48,000 crore for the completion of 80 lakh houses.
    • ​For the identified eligible beneficiaries of PM Awas Yojana, both Rural and Urban, in 2022-23.
  • The Central Government will work with the state governments to reduce of time required for all land and construction-related approvals.
  • It will also work for promoting affordable housing for the middle class and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in urban areas.

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