Reform Linked MoUs signed with Gujarat, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Goa under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0

• Reform-linked MoUs are bilateral compacts between the National Jal Jeevan Mission (NJJM), Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti and individual States, mandating governance reforms as a pre-condition for central fund release under JJM 2.0.
• Signed on 20 March 2026 with Gujarat, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Goa via video conference in the presence of Union Jal Shakti Minister Shri C.R. Patil.
• Marks a paradigm shift from an infrastructure-creation model to a service-delivery model of rural piped water supply, anchored in Gram Panchayat-led community governance.