Rural tap water coverage has crossed 82% across the country: Govt

Jul 23, 2026

Rural household tap water coverage under the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 (JJM) has crossed 82 per cent across the country, with 15.89 crore rural...

Tripura achieves 86 per cent rural drinking water coverage: CM Manik Saha

Sep 19, 2025

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said that the present government is working in a mission mode to ensure drinking water supply throughout...

Gujarat achieves 100 per cent tap water coverage in SC dominated rural areas under Jal Jeevan mission

Mar 29, 2025

To accomplish this, the state government laid a 6,000 km long pipeline at a cost of Rs 412 crore, ensuring access to clean drinking...

Government to expand insurance coverage to 25,000 gram panchayats: Nirmala Sitharaman

Mar 17, 2026

The central government is set to extend insurance coverage to 25,000 gram panchayats as part of a targeted push to deepen insurance market penetration...

Ministry of Jal Shakti records around 1.28 lakh villages certified as 'Har Ghar Jal'

Aug 05, 2024

As of August 1 approximately 11.80 crore additional rural households have been equipped with tap water connections. Consequently, out of 19.32 crore rural households...

Jal Jeevan Mission reaches 13 crore rural households with tap connections

Sep 05, 2023

Over the course of four years, this mission has increased rural tap connection coverage, soaring from 3.23 crore households in August 2019 to the...