New Delhi : The Centre has released Rs 120 crore government grant to Manipur under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to expedite its implementation in the state, the Jal Shakti Ministry said on Wednesday.
“Central fund of Rs 481 crore has been allocated to the state for 2021-22 for the implementation of JJM, which is nearly four times the fund allocation made during 2020-21,” the Ministry said in a statement here.
Manipur plans to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household by September, 2022, it added.
“As on date, out of 4.51 lakh rural households, 2.67 lakh have tap water connections. Since the announcement of JJM, about 2.41 lakh households have been provided with tap water supply. In 2021-22, the state plans to provide tap water connections to 2.26 lakh rural households,” added the Ministry.
Announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15, 2019, JJM is under implementation in partnership with states with the objective to provide functional household tap connections to every rural household of the country by 2024.
JJM is implemented in a decentralised manner following the ‘bottom-up’ approach, wherein the local village community plays a key role, starting from planning to implementation and from management to operation and maintenance.
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