'HAR GHAR NAL SE JAL' UNDER JAL JEEVAN MISSION

• Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal is a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Jal Shakti (Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation) to deliver functional household tap connections (FHTCs) to every rural household at 55 lpcd of BIS:10500 quality water.
• Launched on 15 August 2019; baseline rural tap coverage was only 3.23 crore (17%) households.
• A central pillar of India's SDG-6 (clean water & sanitation) commitment and a Prelims/Mains favourite in GS-II (welfare schemes) and GS-III (infrastructure).