Centre releases Rs 6,155 crore under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0

The Centre has reimbursed Rs 5,289.09 crore as its share to 10 states under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 and released another Rs 865.87 crore through the SNA SPARSH platform across 13 states during the financial year 2026-27.

The total funds released to states under the mission during the current financial year stand at Rs 6,154.96 crore.

The Ministry of Jal Shakti said that during the transition from the completion of the earlier JJM 1.0 Mission to the approval of JJM 2.0, several states continued implementation of approved rural water supply schemes using their own financial resources.

Recognising these efforts and to maintain implementation momentum, the Government of India has reimbursed Rs 5,289.09 crore as Central share to 10 states in the financial year 2026-27.

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved JJM 2.0 on March 10, 2026, extending the mission till December 2028 with an enhanced focus on ensuring reliable, adequate and safe drinking water services for every rural household.

The mission has a total outlay of Rs 8.69 lakh crore, including Central assistance of Rs 3.59 lakh crore, to support states and Union Territories in achieving universal and sustainable drinking water coverage.

Uttar Pradesh received the highest reimbursement of Rs 2,711.52 crore, followed by Karnataka with Rs 795.74 crore, Maharashtra with Rs 594.44 crore, Rajasthan with Rs 537.72 crore, Odisha with Rs 221.44 crore, Chhattisgarh with Rs 149.50 crore, Kerala with Rs 144.66 crore, Tamil Nadu with Rs 96.52 crore, Andhra Pradesh with Rs 23.25 crore and Madhya Pradesh with Rs 14.10 crore.

The ministry said JJM 2.0 “marks a shift from infrastructure creation to assured service delivery through strengthened gram panchayat-led operation and maintenance (O&M) of water supply systems, source sustainability, water quality surveillance, community ownership and digital governance.”

It said a major reform introduced under JJM 2.0 is the scheme-based payment and release through the SNA SPARSH platform, which enables scheme-level fund release, expenditure tracking and real-time monitoring of financial progress.

The ministry said SNA SPARSH facilitates payments linked to individual water supply schemes, thereby improving accountability, transparency, auditability and efficiency in utilisation of public funds.

Under the latest release through SNA SPARSH, Assam received the highest allocation of Rs 669.92 crore, followed by Uttar Pradesh at Rs 90.98 crore, Karnataka at Rs 47.30 crore, West Bengal at Rs 30.45 crore, Andhra Pradesh at Rs 10.58 crore, Tripura at Rs 5.98 crore, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh at Rs 3.88 crore each, Himachal Pradesh at Rs 2.02 crore, Odisha at Rs 0.51 crore, Jharkhand at Rs 0.35 crore, and Punjab and Tamil Nadu at Rs 0.01 crore each.

The Government of India is also accelerating implementation of JJM 2.0 with a focus on sustainable service delivery, digital governance, community ownership and long-term water security for rural households.

The reforms being introduced under JJM 2.0 include Jal Arpan, the formal handover of completed schemes to Gram Panchayats and Village Water & Sanitation Committees (VWSCs); creation of unique Sujalam Bharat IDs for drinking water assets; geo-tagging and digital mapping of rural water supply infrastructure on the PM Gati Shakti platform; community-led assessment through Jal Seva Aankalan; and a strengthened focus on long-term sustainability and service delivery.

Union Minister of Jal Shakti C R Patil is holding interaction meetings with Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs from states as part of the ministry’s efforts to strengthen field-level implementation and facilitate resolution of constituency-specific issues.

The minister has already held interaction meetings with Members of Parliament from Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal on July 27, July 29, July 30 and August 5, 2026, respectively.

The next round of interactions is scheduled with Members of Parliament from Haryana on August 6, 2026, Uttar Pradesh on August 10, 2026, Madhya Pradesh on August 11, 2026, and Maharashtra on August 12, 2026.

The ministry said the interactions aim to review the progress of Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, deliberate on region-specific issues pertaining to rural drinking water supply and obtain valuable feedback from Members of Parliament for further strengthening the planning, implementation, monitoring and long-term sustainability of the mission.

The Government of India remains committed to working in partnership with states and Union Territories. The focus of JJM 2.0 is not only to provide tap water connections, but to ensure that every rural household continues to receive safe, adequate and reliable drinking water services for generations to come.