About Jal Jeevan Mission

• Launched in 2019, the chief objective of the Mission is to provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household by 2024 and thereby ensuring potable water supply in adequate quantity i.e. @ 55 lpcd (Litres per capita per day) of prescribed quality on a long-term and regular basis.
• This Mission is under the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• It focuses on integrated demand and supply-side management of water at the local level.
• The programme also implements source sustainability measures as mandatory elements, such as recharge and reuse through greywater management, water conservation and rainwater harvesting. 
• The Jal Jeevan Mission is based on a community approach to water and will include extensive Information, Education and Communication (IEC) as a key component of the mission. 
• JJM looks to create a Jan Andolan (People’s Movement) for water, thereby making it everyone’s priority. 
• The fund sharing pattern is 90:10 for Himalayan and North-Eastern States; 50:50 for other States and 100% for UTs.

Why in News?

• Union Finance Minister, in the latest budget, announced that Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) will be launched to bring safe water to 2.68 crore households through tap connection. This in line with the Centre’s rural water supply project launched in 2019.

Key Highlights

• The project will focus on rejuvenation of water bodies to augment sustainable fresh water supply and creating green spaces and sponge cities to reduce floods and enhance amenity value through an Urban Aquifer Management plan.
• JJM(U) will promote circular economy of water through development of a city water balance plan for each city focusing on recycle/reuse of treated sewage, rejuvenation of water bodies and water conservation. 20% of water demand to be met by reused water with development of institutional mechanisms.
• Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign is proposed to spread awareness among masses about conservation of water.
• In order to promote Public private partnership, it has been mandated for cities having million plus population to take up PPP projects worth minimum of 10 percent of their total project fund allocation.
• Funding Pattern :
  • For Union Territories, there will be 100% central funding. 
  • For North Eastern and Hill States, central funding for projects will be 90%. 
  • Central funding will be 50% for cities with less than 1 lakh population, one third for cities with 1 lakh to 10 lakh population and 25% for cities with million plus population.
  • Funding from the Government for projects will be in three tranches of 20:40:40. Third instalment onwards will be released based on outcomes achieved and credible exclusion will be exercised while funding.
• Mission will be monitored through a technology-based platform on which beneficiary response will be monitored along with progress and output-outcome.

Reference:

1. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jal-jeevan-mission-to-revive-urban-water-bodies/article33732701.ece