Karnataka to provide tap connections to all rural households

Centre has approved Karnataka State government’s Annual Action Plan for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission. The move comes as the Ministry of Jal Shakti is working with the States to prepare a roadmap to implement the Prime Minister’s flagship programme Jal Jeevan Mission.

The mission aims to provide 55 litres of potable water per person per day to every rural household of the country by 2024.

GoI has approved a fund of Rs.1,189.40 Crore for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Karnataka in 2020-21. This amount is a considerable increase from Rs.546.06 crore in 2019-20. 

Karnataka state is planning to provide tap connections to 100% household coverage by 2022-23.

Out of 89 lakh rural households in Karnataka, 24.50 lakh households have been provided with Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs).

In the year 2019-20, only 22,127 tap connections were provided in the state.

Currently, the State is planning for 100% coverage of 1 district, 5 blocks, and 8,157 villages during 2020-21.

It aims to enable 23.57 lakh households with tap water connections by the year 2020-21.

Karnataka state will provide 23.57 lakh tap connections by way of retrofitting and augmentation of 3,139 existing piped water supply systems during 2020.

Karnataka State will focus on universal coverage of quality-affected habitations, water-scarce areas, SC/ ST dominated villages, and villages under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana.