T.N. CM Stalin seeks PM Modi’s intervention to release pending Jal Jeevan Mission funds
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin urges PM Modi to release pending Jal Jeevan Mission funds and approve critical water supply projects.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday (March 13, 2026) wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his immediate intervention for the release of pending funds to the State under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and approval for pending projects under JJM 2.0 to ensure drinking water supply to rural habitations.
In his letter, Mr. Stalin said Tamil Nadu has consistently been at the forefront of providing safe and assured drinking water across the State. A copy of his letter was circulated to the media.
The State, he said, had made significant progress under the JJM by providing Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) to 1.12 crore homes (90%) out of its 1.25 crore rural households.
Mr. Stalin welcomed the Union government’s decision to extend and enhance the outlay of the mission. In the first phase of JJM, the State took up 45 new Multi-Village Schemes (MVS), 56 retrofitting Combined Water Supply Schemes (CWSS), and 21,258 Single Village Schemes (SVS) at a total cost of ₹18,123 crore. Of these, all the SVS and 92 of the 101 MVS and retrofitting schemes have been completed, while the remaining nine MVS are in advanced stages of implementation, Mr. Stalin said.
However, only ₹5,914 crore has been released by the Union government as its share under JJM, leaving a pending balance of ₹3,112 crore. Although ₹2,434 crore was allocated for Tamil Nadu during 2024-25, only ₹732 crore has been released and no funds have been received since September 2024, he pointed out.
To sustain the progress of works and ensure timely completion, the Tamil Nadu government has already released an advance of ₹2,550 crore from State resources to meet expenditure for ongoing JJM works, said Mr. Stalin, requesting the Prime Minister’s intervention to release the pending balance of ₹3,112 crore to ensure completion of the schemes.
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