ASSESSMENT OF THE FUNCTIONALITY OF HOUSEHOLD TAP WATER CONNECTIONS PROVIDED UNDER JJM

• Functionality Assessment 2024 is the third-party survey commissioned by the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, to verify whether Har Ghar Jal (HGJ) taps under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) actually deliver water as per JJM service-level benchmarks.
• Distinguishes connection coverage (infrastructure created) from functionality (quantity, regularity, quality at the tap) — a critical pivot for the Mission's outcome-based phase to 2028.
• For UPSC: tests GS-II (welfare scheme implementation) and GS-III (infrastructure, water resources); rich source of factual hooks for Prelims.