JJM Is Giving New Impetus To Country’s Development: PM
New Delhi, April 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is giving a new pace to country’s development. “Jal Jeevan Mission is giving new impetus to the development of the country today,” the PM wrote in a tweet. He further said the way tap water connections reached crores of households in last 3 years is a great example of public aspirations and participation.
Modi also shared details of the progress of JJM which is being implemented under the Jal Shakti Ministry along with his tweet. The PM had announced the JJM on August 15,2019, with the aim to provide tap water supply to every rural home and public institution by 2024, to enhance ease of living of people. Since the announcement of JJM, so far, more than over 6 crore households have been provided with tap water connections, thus increasing the tap water supply from 3.23 crore to more than 9.40 crore rural households in the country, it said.
#JalJeevanMission is giving new impetus to the development of the country
In less than the last 3 years, the water has reached the crores of home which is a great example of public aspirations and public participation
– PM @narendramodi https://t.co/KqPPJFuy12 pic.twitter.com/g513W56h6v
— PIB in MP (@PIBBhopal) April 9, 2022
The budget for JJM for 2022-23 has been enhanced to Rs 60,000 crore. To plan and prepare for water supply work on such a scale, and to appraise stakeholders on the road ahead, on February 23, a post-budget webinar was held. UNI
