ASSESSMENT OF JAL JEEVAN MISSION

• Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal is the flagship rural drinking water programme of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, launched in August 2019, aimed at providing Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household.
• Coverage has risen from 3.23 cr (16.72%) rural households at launch to 15.79 cr (81.57%) by 28.01.2026 — a critical SDG-6 / welfare-delivery case study.
• In 2026, Cabinet approved JJM 2.0 extending the mission to December 2028 with an enhanced outlay of Rs. 8.69 lakh crore, shifting focus from infrastructure creation to service delivery.