About Jal Jeevan Mission

• The chief objective of the Mission is to provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household by 2024.
• This Mission is under the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• The mission will focus on integrated demand and supply side management of water at the local level, including creation of local infrastructure for source sustainability like rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and management of household wastewater for reuse in agriculture.
• The fund sharing pattern is 90:10 for Himalayan and North-Eastern States; 50:50 for other States and 100% for UTs.

The institutional mechanism under JJM: 

Why in News?

• The central government has approved Rs 1,407 crore for implementation of Jal jeevan mission in Assam during the year 2020-21.