Jal Jeevan Mission

About the Scheme

A national initiative aimed at providing functional household tap connections to every rural household, recently updated to Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 with an extended deadline and enhanced digital monitoring via the Sujal Bharat/Sujalam Bharat platforms.

Target Beneficiaries: 19.36 crore rural households

✦Key Features

• Additional allocation of Rs 1.51 lakh crore
• Extension of deadline to December 2028
• Digital monitoring via Sujal Bharat and Sujalam Bharat systems
• Linking funding to compliance and service delivery

★Benefits

• Provision of functional tap water connections to all rural households
• Ensuring water security and sanitation
• Enhanced digital oversight of water infrastructure projects
• Advancement of the constitutional right to safe water