'Jal Jeevan Mission' Scheme was declared in the Union Budget of which Financial Year?

Option 1 : 2021 - 22

The correct answer is 2021 - 22.

• In 2021-22, Rs 50,000 crore was allocated for the Jal Jeevan Mission.
• Launched in 2019, the Jal Jeevan Mission, a flagship programme of the Modi government, aims to provide tap water connections to rural households by 2024.
• So far, tap water connections have been given to 8.7 crore rural households.
• 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 grey water management, water conservation, and 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.
• 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.