38% Rural Households Benefitted Under Centre's 'Jal Jeevan Mission'

As per the Jal Shakti Ministry, around 38% of rural population have availed benefits under the Centre’s flagship 'Jal Jeevan Mission'. Launched in 2019, the scheme has covered 58 districts and 87,009 villages while ensuring tap water connections to four crore households. Moreover, the Centre has aimed to provide tapped water supply to every rural households by 2024. It also aims to provide 2.68 crore tap connections in urban bodies.