Union Jal Shakti Minister holds discussion with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister on Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat discussed the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Himachal Pradesh with Chief Minister Jairam Thakur through video conferencing.

The Center is agreeing first concern to guarantee fundamental administrations to the individuals living in rustic territories of the nation with centre around improving their expectation for everyday comforts. Drinking water gracefully is a help conveyance, where the amount, nature of water provided and periodicity of water flexibly must be guaranteed for which Jal Jeevan Mission is under usage.



The goal of the Mission is general inclusion and accentuation is on the guideline of value and comprehensiveness.

Himachal Pradesh is planning 100 per cent coverage by August 2022, ahead of national goal by 2024. By doing so, Himachal Pradesh will be one of the leading states to accomplish the ambitious target of providing tap connection to each rural household. In this context, Mr Shekhawat had a discussion with the Himachal Chief Minister who assured of faster execution of rural drinking water supply works in the state so as to achieve the target in a time-bound manner.