Gujarat declared as 100% 'Har Ghar Jal' state, every household now has tap water connection

Gujarat declared as 100% 'Har Ghar Jal' state, every household now has tap water connection

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Category : State Published on: October 29 2022

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  • Gujarat was declared as a 'Har Ghar Jal' state, meaning all households in rural areas have access to safe drinking water through taps. 
  • As per the government data, all 91,73,378 houses in the state now have water connections.
  • Jal Jeevan Mission focuses on water service delivery and not just building water supply infrastructure.
  • The motto of the Jal Jeevan Mission is 'no one is left out', thus ensuring every household irrespective of its socio-economic status, gets tap water supply. Under the scheme, the government plans to provide potable tap water to all the villages in the country by 2024.
  • Jal Jeevan Mission is a flagship programme of Government of India which was announced from the ramparts of Red Fort by PM Modi on August 15, 2019.
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