July 24, 2023 5:54 PM

9.34 crore rural households provided tap water connections till 15th July: Govt replies in RS

Under Jal Jeevan Mission, 9.34 crore rural households have been provided the tap water connections till July 15 this year. A little over 64 percent of rural households in the country now have a tap water supply. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today,  the Minister of State for Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel said that nine States and Union Territories, 140 districts, 1432 blocks, 82,250 Gram panchayats, and 1,72,757 villages are reported as Har Ghar Jal as on July 15 this year.  ...