Centre allocates Rs. 10870 crore to Uttar Pradesh under ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’

Centre allocates Rs. 10870 crore to Uttar Pradesh under ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’

The Centre has allocated Rs 10,870 crore to Uttar Pradesh under the Jal Jeevan Mission for 2021-22 with a vision to provide clean tap water to every household.

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In 2019-20, the Centre has allocated Rs 1,206 crore, which was increased to Rs 2,571 crore in 2020-21. Thus, this year llocation for implementation of JJM in Uttar Pradesh has increased four-fold.

In Uttar Pradesh there are 2.63 crore households in 97 thousand villages, out of which now 30.04 lakh (11.3 per cent) households have tap water supply in their homes.

Jal Jeevan Mission, is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India.

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