The Untied Grants will be utilised by RLBs for location-specific felt needs, under the 29 subjects enshrined in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution, except for salaries and other establishment costs.
More than 4 lakh farmers have been provided water security by creating additional irrigation facilities of 3.2 lakh hectares.
President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday inaugurated the 7th edition of India Water Week (IWW) in Greater Noida.
The Jal Jeevan Mission was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi two years ago on August 15 to provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every home by 2024.
The Government of India has approved Rs 255 crore for Arunachal Pradesh under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in 2020-21.
The Jal Jeevan Mission launched under the Ministry of Jal Shakti is aimed to provide adequate potable drinking water of prescribed quality on regular and long-term basis to every rural household of the country by the 2024.
Several districts of National Capital Region and particularly those in the north-eastern areas of Rajasthan along with southern districts of Haryana are facing a worsening state of water deficiency.
Sources said that during the important meeting of the NITI Aayog Council on Saturday, the PM would underline the need for rainwater harvesting to tackle the water crisis affecting the rural areas.
