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Utility & Sanitation

Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Jeevan Mission, is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India.

Authority

Central

Region

Central Government

Status

Verified 2026

Updated

March 2026

What you get

Who can apply

This scheme is applicable to all households in rural India.

Required Paperwork

  • Aadhaar Card
  • PAN Card
  • Income Certificate
  • Residence Proof (Domicile)

Common Questions

How water will be provided to households where tap water connections are not feasible?

In such areas, local innovations/ technological solutions will be explored. Suggestive technological solutions to address challenges in the supply of drinking water are as under: | Solar energy based stand-alone water supply systems for scattered/ isolated/ tribal/ hilly villages. | Community Water Purification Plant (CWPP) in groundwater contaminated areas. | In cold deserts, solutions may be explored to enhance and store run-off water in small tanks - traditional water harvesting structure, i.e. Zings of Ladakh. Further, artificial glacial reservoirs may be created by diverting the run-off to freeze & store as glacier. | In hard rock areas, bore-blast technique, fracture seal cementation, stream blasting, etc. may be explored. | In hilly areas, adopting spring-based sources, rain water harvesting and standalone bore-well systems (if feasible) will be explored. | In coastal areas, energy efficient small desalination plants with high recovery ratio will be explored, along with construction of sub-surface dykes in rivers. | Use of Internet of Things (IoT), Geographic Information System (GIS) software, etc., will be required for planning and monitoring.