Centre allocates Rs.9289 cr to J&K Jal Jeevan Mission

The Union Government, in its objective to give a push to Jal Jeevan Mission in Jammu and Kashmir, has allocated a whopping sum of over Rs 9289 crore to the UT under Jal Jeevan Mission 2022-23, which is nearly more than double to its previous year budget. 

This substantial increase in JJM budgets every year is reflective of the concern and seriousness of the government towards materializing its commitment of providing tap water connections to every household and capacity building of Water Quality Management through testing, monitoring and surveillance”.

The substantial increase in Jal Jeevan Mission(JJM) budget every year is reflective of the concern and seriousness of the  Union and J&K UT government towards materializing its commitment of providing tap water connections to every household and capacity building of



Water Quality Management through testing, monitoring and surveillance”. 

The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir contemplates to become ‘HAR GHAR JAL’ Union Territory by the financial year 2022-23. Out of total 18.35 lakh rural households in the UT, 10.39 lakh (57 per cent) households have tap water connections. 

In a significant achievement, Srinagar and Ganderbal districts have achieved the target of having 100 per cent households with tap water connections. Efforts are also being made to ensure tap water availability for drinking, cooking mid-day meals, washing hands and usage in toilets in all schools and Anganwadi centres. As on date, 22,421 schools (100 per cent) and 23,926 (100 per cent) Anganwadi centres in J&K have been provided with tap water.