Har_ghar_jal

Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Jeevan Mission

Schemes of Government of India


Har Ghar Jal (translation: Water To Every Household) is a scheme initiated by the Ministry of Jal Shakti of Government of India under Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019 with the aim to provide 55 litres of tap water to every rural household per capita per day regularly on long term basis by 2024.[1][2]

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History

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the scheme in 2019 Union budget.[3]

Since its inception, the scheme has significantly improved household clean tap water availability in India.[4][5] The government has also published website based dashboard to track the progress details of the mission.[6]

In August 2022, Goa and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu became the first 'Har Ghar Jal' certified State and UT respectively with 100% tap-water access.[7]

Statistics

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See also


References

  1. "Har Ghar Jal Scheme". Ministry of Jal Shakti. Press Information Bureau. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. "Har Ghar Jal Scheme". drishtiias.com. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. "Budget 2019: 'Har Ghar Jal' to all rural households by 2024, says FM Sitharaman". The Economic Times. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  4. "Jal Jeevan Mission Dashboard". ejalshakti.gov.in. Ministry of Jal Shakti. Retrieved 28 January 2023.



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