Context:
Union Minister releases compendium of behavioural best practices and integrated communications strategy for Jal Jeevan Mission
Strategy for Jal Jeevan Mission:
- Objective – To change the behaviour of people to achieve the goal of JJM
- Strategy is based on 4 pillars –
- Promote sustainable practices for safeguarding water and sanitation.
- Ensure community engagement through collaboration with government bodies and people
- Increase awareness and visibility around water-related issues
- Provide guidance for regional teams regarding IEC & SBCC dissemination
- Collaborators – NITI Aayog, Global Health Strategies, and Behavioural Insights Unit
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM):
- Launched in – 2019
- It envisages supply of 55 litres of water per person per day to every rural household through Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) by 2024.
- Ministry – Jal Shakti Ministry
- Centrally Sponsored Scheme
- Aims and Objectives –
- Ensures functionality of existing water supply systems and water connections, water quality monitoring and testing as well as sustainable agriculture.
- Ensures conjunctive use of conserved water; drinking water source augmentation, drinking water supply system, grey water treatment and its reuse.
- Significance – Perhaps the world’s largest programme to achieve SDG-6 targets ahead of time with ‘speed and scale’
- Fund-sharing pattern –
| Region | Centre’s Share | State’s Share |
| Himalayan and North-Eastern | 90% | 10% |
| Other States | 50% | 50% |
| Union Territories | 100% | – |
- Key Achievements (comparing to 2019) –
- Coverage increased from 17% to 74.23%
- Assured 100% tap water connectivity for 6 states and 3 UTs
- Tap water coverage in 112 Aspirational Districts increase up to 9 fold
- Implementation by Paani Samitis –
- Responsible for planning, implementing, managing, operating, and maintaining water supply systems in villages.
- Consists of 10-15 members, with at least 50% women members and other members from Self-Help Groups, Accredited Social and Health Workers, Anganwadi teachers, etc.
- Prepare a one-time village action plan, merging all available village resources which is approved in a Gram Sabha before implementation.
Source: PIB
Previous Year Question
Consider the following statements:
1. 36% of India’s districts are classified as “overexploited” or “critical” by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA).
2. CGWA was formed under the Environment (Protection) Act.
3. India has the largest area under groundwater irrigation in the world.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2021 Prelims]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
Statement 1 is not correct:
As per the report of Niti Aayog, the following is the data – Safe-71%, Semi-critical-10%, Critical-4%, and Over Exploited-15%.
