Jal Jeevan Abhiyan

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• Recently, the Prime Minister congratulated the Goa government for becoming the first state to be Har Ghar Jal certified.
  • It means every household in the state had a piped water connection. 

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• The Union Territories of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu had achieved the feat as well.
• The people from all the villages have declared their village as Har Ghar Jal through a resolution passed by Gram Sabha, certifying that all households in the villages have access to safe drinking water through taps.

Jal Jeevan Mission

• Launched: August 15, 2019.
• Aim: To provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India. 
• Ministry: It comes under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• Funding Pattern: The fund sharing pattern between the Centre and states is: 
  • 90:10 for Himalayan and North-Eastern States
  • 50:50 for other states
  • 100% for Union Territories.
• Focus Areas:
  • recharge and reuse through grey water management
  • water conservation
  • rain water harvesting
• Four pillars: 
  • people’s participation, 
  • stakeholder participation, 
  • political will and 
  • optimum utilization of resources. 
• Significance:
  • Local people and Gram Sabhas and other institutions of local governance have been given an unprecedented role in the campaign. 
  • Local women are trained for water testing and are members of ‘Paani Samitis’.
  • It is a scheme run by the community, for the community.

Source: IE