According to a release from the Ministry of Jal Shakti, the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has reached a key milestone by supplying safe and clean drinking water through taps to over 12 crore rural homes across the country.

• Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi launched the programme on August 15, 2019, when only 3.23 crore rural families had access to piped water connections.
• According to the ministry, the union and state governments' tireless efforts have also resulted in the provision of tap water in 9.06 lakh (88.55%) schools and 9.39 lakh (84%) Anganwadi centres across the country.
• Only 21.64 lakh (7.84%) of the 112 aspirational districts in the country had a tap water connection when JJM was launched. However, this number has since climbed to 1.67 crore (60.51%).