Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Jal Jeevan Mission App on Saturday and interacted with various Gram Panchayats and Pani Samitis on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.
The Jal Jeevan Mission was instituted to provide water tap connections to rural households.
During the interaction, the PM said that the Jal Jeevan Mission has been empowering women of the country by saving their time and efforts which was earlier consumed in covering long distances to fetch drinking water, as reported by ANI.
The Prime Minister interacted with Pani Samitis and Gram Panchayats from various states of India. "Piped water reached 3 cr homes till 2019, since Jal Jeevan Mission launch 5 cr houses given connection; more done in 2 yrs than in 70 yrs," said PM.
"Jal Jeevan Mission not just about bringing water to people; it's also decentralisation movement, village and women-driven movement," he added.
Live Streaming Of Narendra Modi's Interaction With People
What Are Pani Samitis?
Pani Samitis play a major role in planning, implementing, management, operating, and maintenance of rural water supply systems. They provide clean tap water to every household on a regular and sustainable basis.
Water Committees/VWSCs have been constituted in about 3.5 lakh villages out of a total of more than 6 lakh villages. More than 7.1 lakh women have been trained to test water quality using field test kits.
About Jal Jeevan Mission
The Prime Minister had announced the Jal Jeevan Mission on August 15, 2019, with the aim of providing clean tap-water to every family. In 2019, only 3.23 crore (17 percent) rural households had access to a tap-water supply. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, over 5 crore families have been provided tap-water connections in the last two years.
So far, about 8.26 crore (43 percent) rural households are being supplied with tap water in their homes. In 78 districts, 58 thousand gram panchayats and 1.16 lakh villages of the country, every family has been provided with tap-water supply.