Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM): Har Ghar Jal

Quick facts

• Purpose: 'No one is left out', thus ensuring tap water supply to every rural home by 2024
• Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme
• Focus on children: Piped water supply in schools, Anganwadi centres and shramshalas
• Monitoring:  Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) and JJM–Dashboard have been put in place.

Objectives 

• To provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household.
• To provide functional tap connection to Schools, Anganwadis, GP buildings, Health centres, etc. 
• To promote voluntary ownership among the local community by way of contribution in cash, kind and/ or labour (shramdaan).
• To bring awareness on various aspects and significance of safe drinking water.

Salient features 

Goal: To develop 'WASH enlightened villages' - wherein the local communities are equipped to provide long-term assured water supply and sanitation services to all.  FHTC: FHTC refers to household tap connection providing water in adequate quantity, in prescribed quality and on regular basis. Decentralized: JJM provides for Village Action Plan (VAP) for long-term drinking water security. VAP focuses on: drinking water sources; grey water reuse; water supply systems; operation & maintenance.  Paani Samitis: Paani Samitis or Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSCs) is responsible for the regular operation and maintenance of the village water supply system. Water Quality Monitoring: Promotes regular testing of water samples at source and delivery points. Public access to water quality testing labs is available at affordable rates. Release of funds: It is contingent upon the utilization of available Central funds and matching State shares.  Performance grant to States/ UTs is provided based on functionality assessment survey. Key Resource Centres (KRCs): To enhance capacity various governmental and non-governmental academic institutions, think tanks, and training institutions are involved as KRCs. National WASH Expert: National Centre for Drinking Water, Sanitation, and Quality empanels and deploys National WASH Experts for on-the-ground verification and technical assistance to States.  NWEs provide star ratings to villages and feedback to States based on the JJM implementation status.  Priority:  Emphasis on Districts Affected by Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES).  Regions with groundwater containing geo-genic contaminants such as Arsenic, Fluoride, Iron, salinity, heavy metals, etc. Reducing the Non-Revenue Water: Non-revenue water refers to water that is pumped and then lost or unaccounted for.  Funding by 15th Finanace Commission (FFC): The FFC recognizes water supply and sanitation as a national priority, allocating Rs. 2.36 lakh Crore to PRIs from 2021-22 to 2025-26.  Key initiatives Rural WASH Partners Forum (RWPF): To drive innovation in the WASH sector through technology, knowledge product development, and information sharing. Nal Jal Mitra Programme: The NJMP aims to train local villagers as "Nal Jal Mitras," equipping them with skills to operate, maintain, and repair piped water supply schemes in their villages. Progress: Increase in rural tap water connections from 17% in 2019 to 79.59% in 2025.