Meghalaya Becomes 12th State to Sign Reform-Linked MoU under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0

• Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 is a restructured, reform-linked, service-delivery-oriented avatar of the 2019 JJM, approved by the Union Cabinet on 10 March 2026 with extension up to December 2028.
• States must sign a Reform-Linked MoU with the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, to access central funds; Meghalaya became the 12th State to do so on 27 March 2026.
• Marks a shift from infrastructure-centric Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) creation to citizen-centric utility-based service delivery aligned with Viksit Bharat @2047.