Cabinet approves extension of Jal Jeevan Mission till December 2028: Ashwini Vaishnaw
The Hindu
Cabinet extends Jal Jeevan Mission until December 2028, enhancing funding to ₹8.7 lakh crore for rural drinking water access.
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday (March 10, 2026) approved the extension of Jal Jeevan Mission up to December 2028 with an enhanced outlay of ₹8.7 lakh crore, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
The project was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019 to provide safe and adequate drinking water through tap connections to all households in rural India.
"The Cabinet approved the Ministry of Jal Shakti's proposal to restructure and reorient the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) from infrastructure creation to service delivery, supported by drinking water governance and institutional ecosystem for sustainable rural piped potable water supply," the Minister said at a press conference.
For restructuring JJM, focusing on structural reforms, the Cabinet has approved an enhancement of the total outlay to ₹8.69 lakh crore, with a total central assistance of ₹3.59 lakh crore as against from ₹2.08 lakh crore approved in 2019-20.
A uniform national digital framework called "Sujalam Bharat" shall be instituted, under which every village shall be assigned a unique Sujal Gaon or Service Area ID, digitally mapping the complete drinking water supply system from source to tap.
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