India’s Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)– a flagship program launched by the Government of India- aims at ensuring safe, adequate and continuous drinking water through individual household tap connections (Har Ghar Jal) by 2024. The mission aims to provide potable drinking water and prevent deaths and illness due to poor quality water, eliminate drudgery of women in accessing drinking water, and improve the livelihoods of people living in rural areas. The programme places emphasis on sufficient, reliable, and regular supply of drinking water through household tap connections rather than simple creation of infrastructure.
The programme also focuses on decentralised governance for monitoring program uptake at the state (State Water And Sanitation Mission), district (District Water and Sanitation Mission) and village level (Village Water And Sanitation Committee) with a greater community engagement and focuses on addressing health issues, education among girls, women’s participation in the labour market, and generation of livelihood opportunities in various phases of its implementation by focusing on inclusivity and equity in its coverage.
A study finds that while JJM has helped in reducing the burden of water collection among women and achieving caste-based equity in household tap connections by favouring the SC community, a rich biased distribution still exists in the coverage of household tap water connections.
Read the full article by Aarti Kelkar Khambete on India Water Portal
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