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AHMEDABAD, FEB 10
The central government has doubled the allocation of funds to Gujarat under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in 2020-21 compared to the previous year, says a release.
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Under JJM, the Centre allocated Rs 390.31 crore in 2019-20, which has been increased to Rs 883.08 crore in 2020-21. This information was provided by Minister of State for Jal Shakti Ratanlal Kataria in Rajya Sabha on Monday while replying to a question raised by Rajya Sabha Member Parimal Nathwani.
According to the statement of the minister, Jal Jeevan Mission was announced on August 15, 2019, and 3.36 crore rural households have been provided tap water connections across the country so far. During this period, in Gujarat, 11.12 lakh rural households have been provided tap water connections.
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Out of the Rs 390.31 crore allocated in 2019-20 by the central government, the entire amount has been released to the state. Of the Rs 883.08 crore allocated in 2020-21, the Centre has released Rs 662.76 crore as on February 4, 2021.
Nathwani wanted to know about the total number of houses that have been provided tap connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission during the last two years and the number of houses that have been provided tap connections in the State of Gujarat during the said period.
According to the statement of the minister, out of the total fund released under JJM, Gujarat has reported total utilisation of Rs 384.61 crore in 2019-20 and Rs 387.66 in 2020-21 as on February 4, 2021.