Jal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Jal)

✦Key Features

• 15.79 crore rural households (81.57%) with tap connections as of Jan 28, 2026 (from 3.23 crore/16.71% in 2019)
• Total approved central outlay: ₹2,08,652 crore; Budget FY2026-27: ₹67,600 crore
• Deadline extended to December 2028 (from original 2024 target)
• 11 states/UTs achieved 100% Har Ghar Jal certification (tap to every household)
• Standard: 55 litres per capita per day (LPCD) of potable water
• 2,843 water quality testing labs; 38.78 lakh samples tested in FY2025-26
• Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSCs) manage local O&M; graywater management mandatory

✓Eligibility Criteria

• Rural households in India across all States and Union Territories are the primary beneficiaries.
• Priority is given to water-stressed areas, drought-prone regions, and desert blocks.
• Habitations affected by water quality issues like arsenic and fluoride are prioritized for connections.
• Implementing agencies include Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSCs) or Paani Samitis at the local level.

★Benefits

• Provision of Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) delivering 55 liters of water per capita per day.
• Access to safe and potable drinking water meeting prescribed quality standards for all rural citizens.
• Significant reduction in the drudgery faced by women and girls who previously traveled long distances to fetch water.
• Improved public health outcomes due to the reduction in water-borne diseases across rural habitations.

▶Application Process

• Target households are identified through a baseline survey conducted by the local Gram Panchayat.
• The community initiates the development of a Village Action Plan (VAP) to map the water requirements.
• The Gram Panchayat or local administrative body processes the formal request for an individual household tap connection.
• State departments verify the technical feasibility and approve the connection as per the mission guidelines.

₹ Budget Allocation

208652

Funding Ratio (Centre:State): 90:10 (NE/Hilly), 100:0 (UTs), 50:50 (Other States)

Historical Context

Announced by the PM on August 15, 2019, from the Red Fort, subsuming the previous National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).