Jal Jeevan Mission

News:
  • The Jal Shakti Ministry is pitching for additional funding of ₹82,000 crore from the 15th Finance Commission.
  • The Ministry is facing financing shortfall for the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).
More in the news:
  • The Ministry wants to control the flow of the Commission’s funds to panchayats for water and sanitation.
  • There had been a 45% shortfall in financing the JJM by both the Centre and the States in its first year of 2019-20.
  • There are “post- COVID-19 resource constraints both at Centre and States.
About Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM):
  • JJM aims to provide drinking water tap connections to every rural household by 2024.
  • Only 18% of households are currently covered.
  • JJM comes under the Jal Shakti Ministry.
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 22nd Jun 2020
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