SAFE AND REGULAR WATER SUPPLY UNDER JAL JEEVAN MISSION

• Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal: flagship of Ministry of Jal Shakti / Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), launched 15 August 2019 to provide Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) to every rural household with assured potable water in adequate quantity of prescribed quality on regular and long-term basis.
• Core UPSC relevance: SDG-6 (clean water & sanitation), cooperative federalism (50:50 / 90:10 funding), BIS 10500 quality benchmark, decentralised governance via Gram Panchayats / VWSCs, and gender-led water quality testing.