Centre approved ₹812 Crore for Odisha under Jal Jeevan Mission

The government of India approved Rs.812 crore for implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission in the State for the financial year 2020-21. Centre also approved an estimated outlay of Rs.3.60 Lakh crore, out of which the Central government will share Rs.2.08 lakh crore and the Odisha State government will share Rs.1.52 Lakh crore respectively.

Centre approved Rs.812 crore for the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission in the State for the financial year. This allocation is a significant jump from 2019’s allocation of Rs.297 crore.

Odisha State government 100% household tap connections by the year 2024.

Now, out of 81 lakh rural households in the State, Odisha govt. plans to provide 16.21 lakh household connections in 2020-21.

A priority of 100% coverage will be given to villages under water scarce areas, quality-affected areas, Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna villages, villages in aspirational districts and SC/ ST dominated habitations.

It has been aimed that each household will get a potable water supply of 55 litre per capita per day (lpcd) of prescribed quality on a regular and long-term basis.

The State has also prepared a roadmap for the effective implementation of the Village Action Plan (VAP) with the active participation of the rural community. The main objective is to strengthen the existing drinking water sources for the long-term sustainability of drinking water supply systems at the village level for the judicious use of all available resources.

The State has been allocated Rs.2,258 crore under 15th Finance Commission Grants to PRIs during 2020-21; 50% of this amount has to be mandatorily spent on water and sanitation.

The mission aims to involve the community in planning, managing, implementing, operation, and maintaining the water supply schemes meant for them for long-term sustainability.