Reform‑Linked MoU signed with Sikkim under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0

• Reform-linked MoU between Union Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, and the State of Sikkim, signed 09 June 2026, operationalising Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 in the State.
• Shifts JJM from an infrastructure-creation phase to an assured service-delivery phase anchored on Gram Panchayat–led, community-centred rural water governance ("Jan Bhagidari").
• UPSC relevance: cooperative federalism, conditional / reform-linked fiscal transfers, PRIs (73rd Amendment) as service-delivery units, and SDG-6 (water) implementation in Himalayan states.