Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 (Extension to December 2028)

Objective: Shift from infrastructure creation to service delivery for sustainable rural piped potable water supply; certify all Gram Panchayats as 'Har Ghar Jal'. Budget: Enhanced total outlay to Rs 8.69 lakh crore; Central assistance Rs 3.59 lakh crore (additional Rs 1.51 lakh crore beyond original Rs 2.08 lakh crore approved in 2019-20). Key Features: - 'Sujalam Bharat' digital platform: each village gets unique Sujal Gaon/Service Area ID, mapping water supply from source to tap. - 'Jal Arpan' process for formal community handover of water schemes. - 'Jal Utsav': annual community-led maintenance and review events. - Reform-linked MoUs with States for governance reforms. Target: Tap water to all 19.36 crore rural households by December 2028. Current coverage: 15.80 crore households (81.61%). Beneficiaries: Rural households, especially women and girls (SBI Research: 9 crore women freed from water-fetching drudgery; WHO: 400,000 diarrheal deaths potentially prevented). Ministry: Ministry of Jal Shakti.

उद्देश्य: अवसंरचना निर्माण से सेवा वितरण की ओर स्थानांतरण; सभी ग्राम पंचायतों को 'हर घर जल' के रूप में प्रमाणित करना। बजट: कुल परिव्यय बढ़ाकर 8.69 लाख करोड़ रुपये; केंद्रीय सहायता 3.59 लाख करोड़ रुपये (मूल 2.08 लाख करोड़ के अतिरिक्त 1.51 लाख करोड़)। मुख्य विशेषताएँ: - 'सुजलम् भारत' डिजिटल प्लेटफॉर्म: प्रत्येक गाँव को विशिष्ट सुजल गाँव/सेवा क्षेत्र ID। - 'जल अर्पण': सामुदायिक हैंडओवर प्रक्रिया। - 'जल उत्सव': वार्षिक सामुदायिक रखरखाव और समीक्षा कार्यक्रम। - राज्यों के साथ सुधार-लिंक्ड MoU। लक्ष्य: दिसंबर 2028 तक 19.36 करोड़ ग्रामीण परिवारों को नल का पानी। वर्तमान कवरेज: 15.80 करोड़ (81.61%). लाभार्थी: ग्रामीण परिवार, विशेषकर महिलाएँ और लड़कियाँ। मंत्रालय: जल शक्ति मंत्रालय।

• Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 has an enhanced total outlay of Rs 8.69 lakh crore with Central assistance of Rs 3.59 lakh crore (additional Rs 1.51 lakh crore beyond original Rs 2.08 lakh crore).
• Targets tap water to all 19.36 crore rural households by December 2028; current coverage stands at 15.80 crore households (81.61%).
• Shifts focus from infrastructure creation to service delivery with 'Sujalam Bharat' digital platform assigning unique Sujal Gaon/Service Area IDs mapping water supply from source to tap.
• Introduces 'Jal Arpan' process for formal community handover and 'Jal Utsav' annual community-led maintenance events.
• SBI Research estimates 9 crore women freed from water-fetching drudgery; WHO estimates 400,000 diarrheal deaths potentially prevented.
• Falls under the Ministry of Jal Shakti with reform-linked MoUs with States for governance reforms.