Reform‑Linked MoUs signed with Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Tripura under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0

• Reform‑Linked MoUs signed on 29 April 2026 between the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti and the States of Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Tripura to operationalise Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 at the State level.
• Marks a paradigm shift from infrastructure creation to service delivery in rural drinking water, anchored in a Gram Panchayat‑led, community‑centred governance model.
• Tests UPSC themes of cooperative federalism, conditional fiscal transfers, 73rd Amendment devolution, and SDG‑6 (clean water & sanitation).