Tag: #Jal Jeevan Mission

Jammu, Sep 20 : Stressing that the government is committed to providing basic facilities to the citizens, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Monday said that efforts are afoot to extend tap water facility to every household by August 15, 2022. “Efforts are afoot to extend facility of tap water to every household by August 15, 2022,” Dr Mehta said while speaking at a one day workshop on implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) at the convention centre here organized by the Jal Shakti Department.

New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said three crore families have been connected with piped water supply so far under 'Jal Jeevan Mission' scheme. Addressing a joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament on the opening day of the Budget session, the President said, 'Baba Saheb Ambedkar was not only the principal architect of the Indian Constitution but also guided the development of the country's Water Policy. On 8th November 1945, during a conference in Cuttack, he had said – “Water is Wealth. Water being the wealth of the people and its distribution being uncertain, the correct approach is not to complain against nature but to conserve water”.'

New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) Objective of 100-days campaign launched under the Jal Jeevan Mission on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, is to ensure water security in all schools an Anganwadi centres, Ministry of Jal Shakti has said.