On 2nd of October Honrable Prime Minister Narender Modi launched Jal Jeevan Mission App and he also launched Rashtiye Jal Jeevan kosh
Jal Jeevan Mission App
On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti Prime minister, Narender Modi
launched the Jal Jeevan Mission app today. Through this app, the mission is
aiming to bring more transparency, accountability, and awareness among the
stakeholders. This app has all relevant data like household connection status,
water testing status. State -wise and district-wise status. You can find the
app link on its official website. You may click here for reaching the website. You can also
download it from the play store.
Rastriye Jal Jeevan Kosh
Prime Minister also launched Rastirye Jal Jeevan Kosh. It is a registered public charitable trust under
the ministry of Jal Shakti. In this KOSH any individual or an institution based
in India or abroad can contribute to providing safe tap water connection to
every household, school, Anganwari center, and other public institution. It
enables individuals or the corporate to donate/help in making provision of
clean drinking water of their choice. An individual or an organization may
volunteer through Rastriye Jal Jeevan Kosh in ongoing efforts to provide tap
water in rural homes, schools, Anganwadi centers, and tribal residential schools.
Contribution to this Kosh is eligible for deduction under 80G of income tax act
1961
What is Jal shakti Mission?
Jal shakti mission is the ministry of the central government. It
has the mandate to enable states and UTS in providing safe, drinking tap water
to all the households of rural India by 2024. This mission was launched on 15th
august 2019. Till 2019 3.23 Cr households had water connections. After the
creation of this mission number of water connections took the quantum jump. As
of 2nd Oct 2021, the tap water connection reached 8.26 cr households. This
mission also helps in tracking the quality of water. As of today, it helped in
establishing 2010 active laboratories. Till today 1194572 samples tested in
laboratories and 195105 villages are there where the test has been done.97411
samples of water have been found contaminated. 739362 users have been trained
till now for testing the water through a field testing kit(FTK). Through FTK
468192 samples has been tested till now. In 3.5lakh villages, water Samiti has
been formed. In these samiti 50% members are ladies. They are getting trained
for testing the quality of water
What is the meaning of Jal Jeevan Mission?
Ministry of Jas shakti runs a campaign called Jal Jeevan
Mission. Its aims to ensure access of safe tap water for every household in
India
What is the objective of the Jal Jeevan Mission?
The Objective of the Jal Jeevan Mission is to empower, assist
and facilitate states and union territory. Jal Jeevan Mission enables states
and UTS in the planning of water supply strategy for supplying drinking water
on a long-term basis to every household and public institution. Mission helps
states and UT in creating water supply infrastructure so that every household
has functional tap connection by 2024 and also water should be available
inadequate quality and prescribed quality.
Overall Jal Jeevan mission works as an enabler for states, UTS,
Rural communities for safe tap water connection for every household, lying of
its infrastructure, water conservation, etc.
Who launched the Jal Jeevan mission?
Honorable Prime minister Narender Modi had launched Jal Jeevan
Mission on 15th August 2019. This mission has to provide functional Household
Tap Connection (FHTC) to every home by 2024
Is Jal Jeevan mission for Urban?
Jal Jeevan Misson –urban intends to provide universal coverage
of water supply in all 4378 statutory towns. This mission also aims to do the
sewage management in 500 Atal Misson for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
( AMRUT) cities.List of cities covered under AMRUT can be found here (at the time of publication link was not
working)
Who implemented Jal Jeevan mission?
Prime Minister Narender Modi had announced this mission. There
is a target to provide safe drinking tap water to every household by 2024.
When did Jal Jeevan mission start?
This was launched on 15th Aug 2019
How many states are there in the Jal Jeevan mission?
In the financial year 2021-22 Government of India has released
5968 Cr to 15 states for implementing Jal Jeevan mission
What is Jal Shakti Abhiyan and its importance?
Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA)-1 was launched in 2019. In the first
phase, it covered 1592 blocks out of 2836 blocks in 356 water-deficient
districts of the country. It had launched in two phases. The First phase was
1st July to 30th September 2019 and the second phase was from 1st October to
30th November 2019. In this Abhiyan, officers, Scientists, Groundwater experts
of the government of India had coordinated with states, district officials and
worked with these 356 water-deficient districts. They worked with the team to
promote water conservation and water resource management. They emphasized on
accelerated implementation of five target interventions like a) Water
conservation & rainwater harvesting b) Renovation of traditional and other
water bodies/tanks C) Reuse or recharge of bore wells d) Watershed development
e) intensive forestation. This campaign resulted in huge water conservation
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