JAL JEEVAN MISSION (JJM)

NEWS: Union Cabinet extended Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) until December 2028

ABOUT

• JM 2.0, shifts focus from àbuilding infrastructure to delivering citizen-centric services for a sustainable 24×7 water supply.
• Extends tap water connections to all 19.36 crore rural households to reach the national goal.
• Sujalam Bharatà new digital platform will assign each village a unique Sujal Gaon/Service Area ID to digitally map drinking-water supply systems.
• Jal Arpanà A formal handover protocol involving Gram Panchayats and village committees (Paani Samitis), ensuring transparency and accountability.

About Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)

• JJMàCentrally Sponsored Scheme, launched in 2019 under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• Provides safe drinking water throughà Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) to all rural households under “Har Ghar Jal” vision.
• Target: Supply of 55 litres per capita per day (lpcd) of prescribed quality water on a sustained basis.
• Centre–State cost sharing is 90:10 for Himalayan & NE States and UTs with legislature
  • 50:50 for other States
  • 100% Central funding for UTs without legislature