JAL JEEVAN

DEPARTMENT OF MISSION - HAR

DRINKING WATER ANDGHAR JAL
SANITATION

Under Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation

Summary of the Report

This scheme was started on 15 August 2019 with a target of to providing safe and adequate drinking water
through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India. During the period
of this scheme from 2019 to 2021 Kerala has seen an addition of 8, 11,786 connections which
translates to 11.48% increase from the launch of the scheme. Out of these, 3, 21,846 new
connections were added in the financial year 2021-22.

Among the districts, Eranakulam has the most number of tap connections covering 52.45% of the
households. Alappuzha also shows an impressive figure of 51.37% coverage. These two districts saw an
increase in coverage of 11.60% and 17.63% respectively since the beginning of the scheme.

Kasaragod is the district with the least coverage having only 22.25% of its households having tap
water supply. Malappuram and Kozhikode are also down in the list with only 24.75% and 23.12%
coverage respectively.

Palakkad holds the credit of adding the most number of water connections during the period. It
added 1, 18,807 new connections translating to 17.93% increase. Wayanad is down this list addingonly
7,312 new connections translating to a mere 3.82% increase in coverage.
 Background of the Scheme
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The Jal Jeevan Mission is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual
household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India. The programme will also
implement source sustainability measures as mandatory elements, such as recharge and reuse through
grey water management, water conservation, rain water harvesting. The Jal Jeevan Mission is one based
on a community approach to water and will include extensive Information, Education and
communication as a key component of the mission.

Implementation Status of the Scheme in Kerala

Overall Implementation Data

Total number of No. of connections Number of Number of

Households as of August 2019 Connections as of Connections added
September 2021

70,68,652 16, 64,091(23.54%) 24,75,877 (35.03) + 8, 11,786 (+11.48%)

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District Wise Implementation Data

District Total Households with Households with Connections

Households tap water supply tap water supply added during the
(as of Aug 2019) (as of Sept 2021) period

Kasaragod 2,53,522 39,423 (15.55%) 56,369 (22.25%) 16,973 (+6.69%)

Kannur 4,40,192 69,798 (15.85%) 1, 48,526 (33.74%) 78,737 (+17.89%)

Wayanad 1,91,308 41,925 (21.92%) 49,237 (25.74%) 7,312 (+3.82%)

Kozhikode 5,40,666 82,443 (16.02%) 1, 18,979 (23.12%) 36,536 (+7.10%)

Malappuram 7,97,512 1, 40,881 (16.02%) 1, 97,363 (24.75%) 56,482 (+7.08%)

Palakkad 6,62,551 1, 39,041 (20.99%) 2, 57,848 (38.92%) 1, 18,807 (+17.93%)

Thrissur 6,08,250 1, 73,612 (28.54%) 2, 16,829 (35.65%) 43,217 (+7.11)

Eranakulam 6,28,046 2, 56,529 (40.85%) 3, 82,303 (51.37%) 72, 882 (+11.60%)

Idukki 2,79,634 53,471 (19.12%) 74,603 (26.68%) 21,132 (+7.56%)

Kottayam 4,82,878 1, 01,556 (21.03%) 1, 59,451 (33.02%) 57,895 (+11.99)

Alappuzha 5,49,573 1, 85,288 (33.73%) 2, 82,303 (51.37%) 96,915 (+17.63%)

Pathanamthitta 3,58,119 83,204 (23.23%) 1, 16,449 (32.52%) 33,245 (+9.28%)

Kollam 6,16,332 1, 37,499 (22.31%) 2, 26,159 88,660 (+14.39%)

(36.69%)

Tiruvanathapuram 6,86,069 1, 59,330 (23.22%) 2, 42,323 82,993 (+12.10%)

(35.32%)
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Figure 1: Status of households with tap connection as of Aug 2019 Figure 2: Status of households with tap connections as of Sept 2021