A review meeting of the State Water and Sanitation Mission was convened  to ensure quality potable water in the state, water and sanitation committees were being constituted in all gram panchayats. According to the guidelines of the Jal Jeevan Mission, a total of 47 laboratories had been set up to ensure the availability of clean drinking water in the state and it would also be ensured that all districtlevel laboratories are accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Laboratories (NABL). 

• A total of 9,21,653 households had been provided drinking water connections by April 2020 and by March 2021, a total of 2,66,209 households would be provided the same, out of which 1,81,747 households had already been given water connections.
• Till now, all houses in Kandaghat, Pooh, Lahaul and Spiti development blocks, 311 panchayats and 5,081 villages of the state have been provided with tap water.
• The govt reiterated that Rs 243.10 crore had been received from the Centre for the Jal Jeevan Mission this year.
• From October 2, a 100-day campaign was being run by the Government of India under which 16,889 schools, 18,925 Anganwadi centers and 43 Ashramshalas would be provided with tap water.

Jal Jeevan Mission

• Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) envisages supply of 55 litres of water per person per day to every rural household through Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) by 2024.
• JJM focuses on integrated demand and supply-side management of water at the local level.
• Creation of local infrastructure for source sustainability measures as mandatory elements, like rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and management of household wastewater for reuse, would be undertaken in convergence with other government programmes/schemes.
• The Mission is based on a community approach to water and includes extensive Information, Education and Communication as a key component of the mission.
• JJM looks to create a jan andolan for water, thereby making it everyone’s priority.

Funding Pattern: The fund sharing pattern between the Centre and states is 90:10 for Himalayan and North-Eastern States, 50:50 for other states, and 100% for Union Territories.

For the implementation of JJM, following institutional arrangement has been proposed:

• National Jal Jeevan Mission (NJJM) at the Central level
• State Water and Sanitation Mission (SWSM) at the State level
• District Water and Sanitation Mission (DWSM) at the District level
• Village Water Sanitation Committee (VWSC) at Village level

Every village will prepare a Village Action Plan (VAP) which will have three components:

• Water source & its maintenance
• Water supply and
• Greywater (domestic wastewater) management.