Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0: Meeting in Mysuru soon to draft action plan

Welcoming the Union government’s decision to revamp the Jal Jeevan Mission and extend it till December 2028, Mysuru MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar on Thursday said he would soon convene a meeting of the concerned officials to prepare an action plan for the proper implementation of the programme in the region. The MP said the extension of the scheme would strengthen rural drinking water supply.

In a release, Mr. Wadiyar said the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had approved a proposal by the Ministry of Jal Shakti to restructure the scheme as Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0, with a renewed focus on sustainable piped drinking water supply in rural areas.

He said the restructuring would shift the scheme’s focus from merely creating infrastructure to ensuring effective service delivery, thereby providing greater priority to reliable drinking water supply for rural households. “We are committed to ensuring safe and adequate drinking water facilities for people in rural areas,” the MP said.

Of the 19.36 crore rural households identified across States and Union Territories, about 15.80 crore households (81.61%) have so far been provided with functional tap water connections, the release said.

‘Har Ghar Jal’

Quoting a report by State Bank of India Research, the MP said the mission has freed nearly nine crore women from the daily burden of fetching water, enabling them to participate more actively in economic activities. Under JJM 2.0, the government aims to provide tap water connections to all 19.36 crore rural households and certify every gram panchayat as ‘Har Ghar Jal’ by December 2028.

The restructuring of the mission is estimated to have an outlay of ₹8.69 lakh crore, including ₹3.59 lakh crore in Central assistance, the release said.

A national digital framework called ‘Sujalam Bharat’ will also be developed, under which every village will be assigned a unique ‘Sujal Gaon’ or Service Area ID to digitally map the entire water supply chain — from source to household tap, the MP said.

Gram panchayats and Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSCs) will be involved in the commissioning and handover of projects through the ‘Jal Arpan initiative to ensure transparency and accountability.