Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has made significant progress in enhancing access to tap water to rural households across the country. In Tamil Nadu, nearly 97.46 lakh rural households have tap water supply after the launch of JJM, Union Minister of State for Jal Shakthi Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Monday.
Responding to unstarred questions raised by Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi NVN Somu, Mr. Chandrasekhar said nearly 77.77% of residents in rural areas had tap water connections. Of the 19.24 crore rural households in the country, nearly 13.81 crore households, which is 71.77% of total number of households, now had tap water supply under JJM.
The Central government was committed to providing tap water supply in adequate quantity to rural households in the country and supported the States with technical and financial assistance.
