PERSONS HAVING ACCESS TO POTABLE WATER
Since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household of the country by 2024.
At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission, out of 18.93 Crore rural households, 3.23 Crore (17%) households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, 5.68 Crore (29.43%) rural households have been provided with tap water connections in last 29 months. Thus, as of date, out of 19.28 Crore rural households in the country, 8.91 Crore (46.22%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.The State/ UT-wise status of tap water connection in rural households as reported by States/ UTs is in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at:
https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx
Further, as reported by States/ UTs, as on 01.02.2022, out of 17.01 lakh rural habitations of the country, 13.22 lakh (77.67%) habitations having 77.90% population have provision of potable drinking water with supply level of more than 40 litre per capita per day (lpcd) and 3.44 lakh (20.24%) habitations having 20.39% population with supply level of less than 40 lpcd with sources at a reasonable distance and 0.35 lakh (2.08%) rural habitations having 1.71% population are reported to have water quality issues in drinking water sources. State-wise details are annexed.
Every State/ UT has been requested to prepare action plan to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household by 2024. Year-wise timelines finalized by States/ UTs for making provision of tap water supply to every rural household is as under:
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
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2024
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Goa
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Telangana
Bihar
Puducherry
A & N Islands
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
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Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh
Haryana
Uttarakhand
Ladakh
Manipur
Meghalaya
Punjab
Sikkim
Jammu & Kashmir
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Arunachal Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Mizoram
Nagaland
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
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Assam
Andhra Pradesh
Jharkhand
Maharashtra
Odisha
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
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In Goa, Telangana, Haryana, Puducherry, A & N Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, provision for tap water supply to all rural households has been made.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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BY/AS
Annexure
(Population in lakh)
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S. No.
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State/ UT
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As on 01.04.2019
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As on 01.02.2022
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No. of rural habitations provided with 40 lpcd or more of potable water
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No. of rural habitations provided with less than 40 lpcd of potable water
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No. of rural habitations having water sources with quality issues
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No. of rural habitations provided with 40 lpcd or more of potable water
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No. of rural habitations provided with less than 40 lpcd of potable water
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No. of rural habitations having water sources with quality issues
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Habitations
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Population
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Habitations
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Population
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Habitations
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Population
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Habitations
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Population
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Habitations
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Population
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Habitations
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Population
|
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1.
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A&N Islands
|
324
|
2.35
|
76
|
0.30
|
-
|
0.00
|
229
|
2.26
|
37
|
0.26
|
-
|
0.00
|
|
2.
|
Andhra Pr.
|
34,479
|
254.61
|
13,907
|
124.09
|
277
|
1.88
|
35,316
|
250.79
|
13,073
|
130.38
|
99
|
0.71
|
|
3.
|
Arunachal Pr.
|
3,303
|
6.53
|
4,195
|
6.25
|
27
|
0.05
|
3,401
|
5.79
|
4,241
|
6.12
|
224
|
0.88
|
|
4.
|
Assam
|
55,171
|
177.29
|
24,387
|
91.56
|
8,518
|
32.82
|
44,864
|
153.12
|
28,725
|
110.63
|
14,346
|
54.11
|
|
5.
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Bihar
|
70,982
|
587.62
|
36,046
|
378.14
|
3,190
|
33.28
|
1,06,962
|
964.59
|
737
|
6.86
|
462
|
3.43
|
|
6.
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Chattisgarh
|
72,775
|
197.45
|
1,479
|
6.43
|
499
|
1.63
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73,218
|
214.44
|
1,580
|
6.34
|
184
|
0.77
|
|
7.
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Goa
|
345
|
8.17
|
2
|
0.01
|
-
|
0.00
|
378
|
11.37
|
-
|
0.00
|
-
|
0.00
|
|
8.
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Gujarat
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35,996
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397.66
|
-
|
0.00
|
-
|
0.00
|
35,996
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439.61
|
-
|
0.00
|
-
|
0.00
|
|
9.
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Haryana
|
7,305
|
179.88
|
264
|
5.71
|
86
|
2.02
|
7,273
|
177.54
|
134
|
4.07
|
-
|
0.00
|
|
10.
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Himachal Pr.
|
42,583
|
53.61
|
11,886
|
14.52
|
-
|
0.00
|
39,685
|
55.86
|
15,481
|
20.29
|
-
|
0.00
|
|
11.
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J & K
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8,750
|
66.99
|
5,864
|
38.25
|
11
|
0.24
|
7,799
|
51.36
|
8,372
|
58.49
|
-
|
0.00
|
|
12.
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Jharkhand
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1,19,724
|
276.66
|
427
|
2.35
|
440
|
1.57
|
1,17,933
|
287.84
|
6,683
|
22.83
|
176
|
0.53
|
|
13.
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Karnataka
|
34,342
|
320.00
|
24,982
|
102.71
|
450
|
2.34
|
23,846
|
213.38
|
34,403
|
223.59
|
-
|
0.00
|
|
14.
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Kerala
|
6,144
|
126.33
|
15,049
|
328.79
|
327
|
7.08
|
9,398
|
170.11
|
6,476
|
117.32
|
92
|
1.53
|
|
15.
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Ladakh
|
731
|
1.57
|
422
|
0.78
|
-
|
0.00
|
416
|
0.90
|
996
|
1.59
|
-
|
0.00
|
|
16.
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Madhya Pr.
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1,28,076
|
547.28
|
2
|
0.01
|
153
|
0.68
|
1,12,628
|
541.98
|
14,959
|
59.88
|
85
|
0.63
|
|
17.
|
Maharashtra
|
84,709
|
493.53
|
14,756
|
155.90
|
176
|
3.65
|
54,298
|
350.80
|
45,600
|
330.93
|
50
|
1.31
|
|
18.
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Manipur
|
2,050
|
17.24
|
926
|
7.35
|
-
|
0.00
|
1,988
|
16.97
|
988
|
7.27
|
-
|
0.00
|
|
19.
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Meghalaya
|
4,124
|
11.63
|
6,339
|
16.20
|
7
|
0.07
|
2,545
|
9.33
|
7,101
|
23.71
|
-
|
0.00
|
|
20.
|
Mizoram
|
490
|
4.19
|
230
|
1.80
|
-
|
0.00
|
324
|
3.11
|
398
|
3.65
|
-
|
0.00
|
|
21.
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Nagaland
|
742
|
11.04
|
708
|
8.07
|
-
|
0.00
|
570
|
8.09
|
929
|
11.12
|
-
|
0.00
|
|
22.
|
Odisha
|
1,54,461
|
351.01
|
131
|
0.53
|
2,421
|
7.43
|
1,53,154
|
372.36
|
2,200
|
7.11
|
2,112
|
3.31
|
|
23.
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Puducherry
|
153
|
3.11
|
113
|
1.70
|
-
|
0.00
|
292
|
5.62
|
-
|
0.00
|
-
|
0.00
|
|
24.
|
Punjab
|
10,406
|
129.05
|
1,607
|
12.22
|
3,177
|
40.32
|
11,945
|
152.51
|
2,354
|
19.79
|
923
|
10.77
|
|
25.
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Rajasthan
|
61,641
|
300.70
|
42,539
|
198.93
|
17,346
|
63.57
|
53,208
|
286.23
|
56,565
|
244.13
|
12,104
|
41.86
|
|
26.
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Sikkim
|
861
|
1.82
|
1,476
|
3.24
|
-
|
0.00
|
931
|
1.98
|
1,277
|
2.90
|
-
|
0.00
|
|
27.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
96,796
|
521.62
|
3,218
|
13.86
|
-
|
0.00
|
57,639
|
346.59
|
21,690
|
122.38
|
-
|
0.00
|
|
28.
|
Telangana
|
15,405
|
139.04
|
8,848
|
84.59
|
344
|
5.75
|
24,028
|
207.74
|
-
|
0.00
|
-
|
0.00
|
|
29.
|
Tripura
|
4,992
|
25.94
|
1,332
|
6.24
|
2,399
|
10.41
|
5,755
|
23.63
|
1,889
|
6.75
|
1,079
|
3.56
|
|
30.
|
Uttar Pr.
|
2,56,865
|
1,663.21
|
1,950
|
11.24
|
1,203
|
10.65
|
2,51,570
|
1,636.41
|
7,807
|
55.57
|
518
|
5.99
|
|
31.
|
Uttarakhand
|
23,156
|
45.68
|
16,146
|
29.33
|
9
|
0.51
|
19,401
|
37.02
|
19,351
|
34.98
|
4
|
0.29
|
|
32.
|
West Bengal
|
58,423
|
370.47
|
32,426
|
231.39
|
16,479
|
149.92
|
64,638
|
454.59
|
40,265
|
307.67
|
2,980
|
34.09
|
|
|
Total
|
13,96,304
|
72,93.28
|
2,71,733
|
18,82.49
|
57,539
|
375.87
|
13,21,628
|
74,53.92
|
3,44,432
|
19,50.81
|
35,438
|
163.77
|
|
Percentage
|
80.92
|
76.36
|
15.75
|
19.71
|
3.33
|
3.94
|
77.67
|
77.90
|
20.24
|
20.39
|
2.08
|
1.71
|
Source : JJM-IMIS
(Release ID :231583)