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Har Ghar Nal se Jal – Clean Drinking Water for All Households

Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024

Last updated 13 Mar 2026

“We will ensure clean drinking water, Har Ghar Nal se Jal for all households in villages, towns and cities. We will extensively use technology to reduce the wastage of water.”

From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifestop.11

Our Assessment

high

Major progress on rural side through Jal Jeevan Mission. Coverage jumped from 17% (3.23 crore households) in 2019 to 81.7% (15.82 crore) by March 2026. 11 states/UTs including Goa, Haryana, Gujarat, Telangana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh have achieved 100% rural tap water coverage. However, progress has stalled around 81% since mid-2025, with states like Rajasthan, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh lagging behind. Original target of 100% coverage by 2024 was missed — mission extended to Dec 2028 via JJM 2.0 (Cabinet approval March 2026) with enhanced outlay of ₹8.69 lakh crore. Budget allocations show underspending — FY 2025-26 budget was ₹67,000 crore but revised to just ₹17,000 crore. Concerns about irregularities led to Centre sending 100+ inspection teams in May 2025. Urban side (AMRUT 2.0 / JJM Urban) targets 2.68 crore new urban tap connections but is still in implementation phase. Marked partial: remarkable rural progress but 100% target missed, urban coverage incomplete, and quality/sustainability concerns remain.

Rural households with tap water connection82%

15.82crore rural householdscurrent19.36crore rural householdstarget

Promise Timeline

11 Mar 2026

Cabinet approves JJM 2.0 — mission extended to Dec 2028, total outlay enhanced to ₹8.69 lakh crore with ₹1.51 lakh crore additional central funding; Sujalam Bharat digital framework announced

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3 Mar 2026

Jal Shakti Minister confirms 15.82 crore rural households (81.71%) now have tap water out of 19.36 crore total; 12.58 crore additional connections since 2019

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1 Feb 2026

Union Budget 2026-27 allocates ₹67,670 crore for Jal Jeevan Mission — but FY 2025-26 revised spending was only ₹17,000 crore, indicating severe underspending

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22 Oct 2025

JJM reaches 15.72 crore rural households (81%+); 192 districts report full coverage; 9.23 lakh schools and 9.67 lakh Anganwadi centres connected

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15 May 2025

Centre sends 100+ inspection teams across states after complaints of irregularities and poor quality of work under JJM

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27 Feb 2025

Reports flag slow progress in Rajasthan, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh — lagging well behind targets

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1 Feb 2025

Union Budget 2025-26 allocates ₹67,000 crore for Jal Jeevan Mission