All 117 aspirational districts in 28 States/ UT are covered under JalJeevan Mission (JJM) to provide tap water connection on priority. State-wise list of 117 aspirational districts is in public domain on JJM Dashboard. Details are available at:

https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx

As reported by States/UTs, the State/UT wise numbers of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes majority villages, covered under the JJM, are Annexed.

Since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States, is implementing JalJeevan Mission (JJM) – HarGharJal to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household in villages across the country, including those of water scarce regions, by 2024.

Under the Mission, 30% weightage is assigned for difficult terrains which inter alia include areas under Desert Development Programme (DDP) and Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP) while allocating the fund, to prioritize the coverage in these areas. Further, provisions have been made in the operational guidelines for planning and implementation of bulk water transfer from long distances and regional water supply schemes for ensuring tap water supply in drought-prone & water-scarce areas/ areas with inadequate rainfall or dependable ground water sources. In addition,provisions have also been made for source recharging, viz. dedicated bore well recharge structures, rainwater recharge, rejuvenation of existing water bodies, etc., in convergence with other schemes such as MGNREGS, Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP), 15^thFinance Commission tied grants to RLBs/ PRIs, State schemes, CSR funds, etc.

Further, for villages in water-scarce areas, States are also being encouraged to plan new water supply schemes with dual piped water supply system, i.e. supply of fresh water in one and treated grey/ waste water in another pipe for non-potable/ gardening/ toilet flushing use in order to save the precious fresh water. The households in these areas are encouraged to use the faucet aerators that save a significant amount of water.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, ShriPrahlad Singh Patel in awritten reply in RajyaSabha today.

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Annex

State/ UT-wise No. of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST)majority villages covered under JJM

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