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{{Short description|Schemes of Government of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox government agency
| name = Har Ghar Jal
| logo = Har Ghar Jal (Jal Jeevan Mission) logo.jpg
| formed = 2019
| parent_department = Jal Jeevan Mission
| parent_agency = Ministry of Jal Shakti
| website = https://jaljeevanmission.gov.in/
}}
'''Har Ghar Jal''' ({{Translation|Water To Every Household}}) is a scheme initiated by the [[Ministry of Jal Shakti]] of [[Government of India]] under the Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019 with the aim to provide 55 litres of [[tap water]] to every [[Rural area|rural]] household per capita per day regularly on a long term basis by 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Har Ghar Jal Scheme |url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1779739 |access-date=28 January 2023 |agency=Press Information Bureau |publisher=Ministry of Jal Shakti |date=9 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Har Ghar Jal Scheme |url=https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/har-ghar-jal-3 |website=drishtiias.com |access-date=28 January 2023}}</ref> It is a restructuring of National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) by [[Premiership of Narendra Modi|Modi government]] in August 2019.<ref name=":0" />

Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] during his Independence Day speech on August 15, 2019, addressed the goal of providing potable water connections to rural households across India by 2024 under a budget of 3.60 lakh crores. In this the central government share is 2.08 lakh crore.<ref name="pib.gov.in">{{Cite web | title=Press Release:Press Information Bureau | url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1807827 | access-date=2025-12-28 | website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> The scheme envisages cost sharing in the ratio of 100:0 between Central Government-Union Territories, 90:10% between Central Government-North Eastern States/Himalayan State Governments and 50:50% between Central Government and other State Governments.<ref name="pib.gov.in"/>

==History==

* In 1972, Central government assistance to states for rural water supply under the “Accelerated Rural Drinking Water Supply Scheme” launched.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) | url=https://jalshakti-ddws.gov.in/sites/default/files/JJM_note.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123081359/https://jalshakti-ddws.gov.in/sites/default/files/JJM_note.pdf | archive-date=2019-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Water as a social determinant of health: bringing policies into action {{!}} Published in Journal of Global Health Reports | url=https://www.joghr.org/article/92160-water-as-a-social-determinant-of-health-bringing-policies-into-action | access-date=2025-12-28 | website=www.joghr.org}}</ref>
* In 2009, the project was renamed as "National Rural Drinking Water Program" (NRDWP), making it a joint project between the central and state governments. One of the NRDWP's objectives is to "ensure that all households have access to safe and adequate drinking water as much as possible, a goal proposed to be achieved by 2030 in collaboration with the United Nations".<ref>{{Cite web | title=Jal Jeevan Mission: Less than half of rural households have access to piped water supply - The HinduBusinessLine | url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/data-stories/data-focus/jal-jeevan-mission-less-than-half-of-rural-households-have-access-to-piped-water-supply/article65186436.ece | access-date=2025-12-28 | website=www.thehindubusinessline.com}}</ref>
* As of now, the target is planned to be achieved by 2024 through the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). As per the information in DDWS, as on 31.3.2019, only 18.33% of rural households i.e. 3.27 crore out of total 17.87 crore rural households in the country have piped water connection.
* Finance Minister [[Nirmala Sitharaman]] announced the scheme in [[2019 Union budget of India|2019 Union budget]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/budget-2019-har-ghar-jal-to-all-rural-households-by-2024-says-fm-sitharaman/videoshow/70087056.cms | title=Budget 2019: 'Har Ghar Jal' to all rural households by 2024, says FM Sitharaman | date=5 July 2019 | newspaper=The Economic Times | accessdate=4 September 2019 }}</ref> In August 2019 National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) was restructured by Modi government as Jal Jeevan Mission.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Jal Jeevan Mission - Explained |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2023/08/18/explained-jal-jeevan-mission.html |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=[[Onmanorama]]}}</ref>
* Since its inception, the scheme has significantly improved household clean [[tap water]] availability in India.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/21/world/asia/india-water-modi.html| title=In India's Water- Stressed Villages, Modi Seeks a Tap for Every Home | website=[[The New York Times]] | date=21 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx|title=Jal Jeevan Mission - Har Ghar Jal |date=22 December 2021}}</ref> The government has also published website based dashboard to track the progress details of the mission.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jal Jeevan Mission Dashboard |url=https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx |website=ejalshakti.gov.in |publisher=Ministry of Jal Shakti |access-date=28 January 2023}}</ref>
* In August 2022, [[Goa]] and [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] became the first 'Har Ghar Jal' certified State and UT respectively with 100% tap-water access.<ref>{{cite news |title=Goa becomes the First 'Har Ghar Jal' Certified State & Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diubecomes the First 'Har Ghar Jal' Certified UT in the Country |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1852929 |access-date=28 January 2023 |agency=PIB |publisher=Ministry of Jal Shakti |date=18 August 2022}}</ref>

== Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 ==
'''Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 (JJM 2.0)''' is the extended and restructured phase of India’s rural drinking water programme, approved by the Government of India on '''22 March 2026.''' It builds upon the original Jal Jeevan Mission (launched in 2019) and aims to ensure tap water to rural household by '''2028.'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=bs |title= |url=https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/datanomics-jal-jeevan-mission-connections-rise-supply-remains-hurdle-126032600592_1.html?utm_}}</ref>

On 1 April 2026, Central Government released ₹1,561 crores under JJM 2.0 for five states, including ₹792.93 crore to [[Uttar Pradesh]],₹536.53 crore to [[Chhattisgarh]], ₹ 154.02 for [[Madhya Pradesh]] and the remaining amount for [[Odisha]] and [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-31 |title=Money starts flowing again: 5 states get Rs 1,561 crore as Centre reboots Jal Jeevan Mission |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jal-jeevan-mission-2-0-funds-resumed-states-extension-2028-10611455/ |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==Impact ==
* Rural India is now saving 5.5 crore hours a day in water fetching through this project, increasing labor participation and productivity, especially from women.<ref>{{Cite web | title=davos: River linking projects helping water reach more households, talks on with more states: C R Patil - The Economic Times | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/river-linking-projects-helping-water-reach-more-households-talks-on-with-more-states-c-r-patil/articleshow/117555873.cms?from=mdr | access-date=2025-12-28 | website=economictimes.indiatimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Drinking water {{!}} No more a pipe dream {{!}} 75 Years of the Republic - India Today | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/75-years-of-the-republic/story/20250203-drinking-water-no-more-a-pipe-dream-75-years-of-the-republic-2669471-2025-01-24 | access-date=2025-12-28 | website=www.indiatoday.in}}</ref>
* The World Health Organization says nearly 400,000 deaths from diarrheal diseases are prevented because of a safely managed drinking water program for all households in the country.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Press Release:Press Information Bureau | url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2042989 | access-date=2025-12-28 | website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Press Release:Press Information Bureau | url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2095791 | access-date=2025-12-28 | website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
* About 1.36 lakh child deaths can be prevented by providing safe drinking water to all rural households.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Potential Reduction in Child Mortality through Expanding Access to Safe Drinking Water in India | url=https://jaljeevanmission.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-07/potential-reduction-in-child-mortality-through-expanding-access-to-safe-drinking-water-in-india.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501140919/https://jaljeevanmission.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-07/potential-reduction-in-child-mortality-through-expanding-access-to-safe-drinking-water-in-india.pdf | archive-date=2024-05-01}}</ref>

==Statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Rural tap water connection <ref>https://ejalshakti.gov.in/JJM/JJMReports/Physical/JJMRep_HouseholdTapWaterConnection.aspx</ref><ref>https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2220143&reg=3&lang=1</ref><ref>https://sansad.in/getFile/annex/263/AU252.pdf?source=pqars</ref><ref>https://ddnews.gov.in/en/centre-says-81-71-rural-households-now-have-tap-water-supply/</ref><ref>https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0312144</ref>
! Year !! Rural tap water connection (in Crores)
|-
| 2019 Aug || 3.23
|-
| 2020 Aug || 5.32
|-
| 2021 Aug || 8.05
|-
| 2022 Aug || 10.04
|-
| 2023 Aug || 12.96
|-
| 2024 Aug || 15.11
|-
| 2025 Aug || 15.69
|-
|}

* Rural tap water connection % barchart<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jal-jeevan-mission-provides-tap-water-to-11-crore-rural-households/article66432978.ece</ref><ref>https://sansad.in/getFile/annex/262/AU899.pdf?source=pqars</ref>
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! rowspan="2" |State
! rowspan="2" |Total number of households
! rowspan="2" |Households with water supply as of April 14, 2024
! rowspan="2" |Percentage as of August 15, 2019
! rowspan="2" |Percentage as of April 14, 2024
! rowspan="2" |Year set to achieve 100% target
|-
|-
|Goa
|2,63,002
|2,63,002
|75.7
|100.00
|2021
|-
|Telangana
|53,98,219
|53,98,219
|29.113
|100.00
|2021
|-
|Andaman & Nicobar Islands
|62,037
|62,037
|46.016
|100.00
|2024
|-
|Puduchery
|1,14,908
|1,14,908
|81.33
|100.00
|2021
|-
|Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
|85,156
|85,156
|0.00
|100.00
|
|-
|Haryana
|30,41,314
|30,41,314
|58.08
|100.00
|2023
|-
|Punjab
|34,18,055
|34,18,055
|49.11
|100.00
|2022
|-
|Gujarat
|91,18,449
|91,18,449
|71.46
|100.00
|2023
|-
|Bihar
|1,66,29,634
|1,60,34,628
|1.90
|96.42
|2021
|-
|Himachal Pradesh
|17,08,727
|17,08,727
|44.64
|100.00
|2023
|-
|Manipur
|4,51,566
|3,53,296
|5.740
|78.24
|2022
|-
|Maharashtra
|1,46,71,746
|1,25,13,721
|33.01
|85.29
|2024
|-
|Sikkim
|1,33,147
|1,17,912
|52.83
|88.56
|2022
|-
|Arunachal Pradesh
|2,28,566
|2,28,566
|9.97
|100
|2023
|-
|Mizoram
|1,33,060
|1,33,060
|6.91
|100
|2023
|-
|Uttarakhand
|14,54,005
|13,67,523
|8.96
|94.05
|2022
|-
|Andhra Pradesh
|95,44,575
|70,04,569
|32.21
|73.39
|2024
|-
|Jammu and Kashmir
|18,71,488
|14,47,088
|30.75
|77.32
|2023
|-
|Karnataka
|1,01,14,843
|76,88,890
|24.226
|76.02
|2023
|-
|Tripura
|7,48,801
|5,94,756
|3.27
|79.43
|2023
|-
|Tamil Nadu
|1,25,23,029
|1,02,71,639
|17.38
|82.02
|2023
|-
|Ladakh
|40,808
|37,723
|3.47
|92.44
|2022
|-
|Odisha
|88,67,992
|64,80,055
|3.510
|73.07
|2024
|-
|Nagaland
|3,62,159
|3,18,773
|3.83
|88.02
|2024
|-
|Madhya Pradesh
|1,11,81,285
|68,84,884
|12.10
|61.58
|2024
|-
|Kerala
|70,80,541
|37,17,974
|23.542
|52.51
|2023
|-
|Meghalaya
|6,51,391
|4,99,608
|0.70
|76.70
|2023
|-
|Assam
|71,35,784
|55,06,485
|1.56
|77.17
|2024
|-
|West Bengal
|1,75,11,651
|82,52,370
|1.23
|47.13
|2024
|-
|Chhattisgarh
|50,00,306
|39,01,291
|6.39
|78.02
|2024
|-
|Rajasthan
|1,06,95,325
|51,32,870
|10.93
|47.99
|
|-
|Jharkhand
|62,23,239
|32,55,403
|5.55
|52.31
|2024
|-
|Uttar Pradesh
|2,65,51,702
|2,16,90,513
|1.94
|81.69
|2022
|-
|Total
|19,30,29,941
|14,66,54,447
|16.77
|75.97
|2024
|}

==See also ==
{{main|List of schemes of the government of India}}

* [[DigiLocker]] (easier access to online identity proof and services)
* [[Ration card (India)|One Nation, One Ration Card]] (food security card's national portability)
* [[Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana]] (affordable housing for all)
* [[Saubhagya scheme|Saubhagya electrification scheme]] (electrification for all houses)
* [[Swachh Bharat Abhiyan|Swachh Bharat]] (sanitation mission)
* [[Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana|Ujjwala Yojana]] (clean cooking gas connections for all)
* [[Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana]] (for road development)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Water in India]]
[[Category:Government schemes in India]]
[[Category:Modi administration initiatives]]

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SidneyBecnel at 20:51, 25 April 2026