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State eyes to achieve Jal Jeevan mission target by '28, over 34 lakh rural homes get tap water
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Ranchi: With over 34.4 lakh rural households now receiving water through taps, Jharkhand is steadily progressing in implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission, a Union govt initiative launched in August 2019 to provide functional tap water connections (FHTCs) to every rural home, school, and anganwadi centre.
The state aims to complete the project by December 2028, and senior officials say the ongoing gaps are being actively addressed through tighter monitoring and district-level efforts.
On Wednesday, chief secretary Alka Tiwari reviewed the mission's progress with all deputy commissioners (DCs) via video conferencing and asked them to take proactive ownership of the mission's implementation.
"Every DC must lead from the front to ensure smooth and timely execution of the mission.
Regular field visits, engagement with local mukhiyas and coordination with technical staff are essential," she said. Tiwari also instructed officials to flag any issues of incomplete work after full payments were made with promises of prompt action after proper inquiry.
So far, Jharkhand has taken up 97,535 schemes under the mission, of which 56,332 have been completed. Around 24,781 completed schemes have already been handed over to village committees for operation and maintenance.
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The state has a total of 29,398 villages and 6,963 of them have been fully covered with piped water supply. Moreover, of the 62,54,059 rural households in the state, tap water now reaches 34,42,332 of them.
In Ranchi (west), however, the numbers reflect the unevenness of the implementation. Out of the 2,68,999 rural households in the area, only 1,59,899 have been connected, translating to 59.44% coverage. Under the Multi-Village Scheme (MVS), just 2,523 connections have been completed out of a targeted 92,874.
In contrast, Single Village Schemes (SVS) have shown better results with 13,292 out of 14,476 connections achieved.
Meanwhile, PHED executive engineer of Ranchi (west), Anand Singh, said, "The MVS component involves complex infrastructure across multiple villages, which takes more time and coordination. Still, we are working steadily to improve the pace and coverage." He added that 1,774 tube wells were also repaired between March and May 2025 to support rural water access.
To aid implementation, the state govt has now deputed two dedicated engineers in each district and they will work directly under the DCs. These engineers will be part of a technical cell and are expected to report their daily progress. The implementing agencies, as per mission norms, are responsible for maintaining infrastructure for five years after completion.
Tiwari also instructed the DCs to resolve any administrative barriers on priority and ensure timely handover of completed projects to the gram panchayats. "We must ensure that every citizen benefits from this mission without delay," she added.
