Centre provided tap connections to 19 lakh households under JJM amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Government of India has provided 19 lakh households tap connections under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). JJM aims to provide functional household tap connections (FHTCs) to every rural household of the country by the year 2024.
It aims to ensure potable water supply in adequate quantity, which is 55 lpcd (Litres per capita per day), of prescribed quality on a long-term and regular basis. The programme will benefit all rural people.
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) was launched by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 73rd Independence Day, which is 15 August 2019, from the ramparts of Red Fort. The mission is under implementation in partnership with States.
The main objective of the mission is to have ‘Har Ghar Jal’, every house in the village is to be provided with a tap connection. Under the mission, during 2019-20, more than 84 lakh households were provided with tap connections.