Gujarat signs ‘Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0’ pact with Centre to strengthen rural water supply system

March 20, 2026 2:56 PM

Gujarat signs ‘Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0’ pact with Centre to strengthen rural water supply system

The Gujarat government has entered into a new agreement with the Centre under the second phase of the Jal Jeevan Mission, focusing on sustaining and strengthening rural drinking water supply systems after achieving universal household tap connections in 2022. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the state government and the Centre’s Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil. The a...

Jal Jeevan Mission: Tap water for every rural household

August 18, 2025 2:00 PM

Jal Jeevan Mission: Tap water for every rural household

In Jhalariya, a small village in Madhya Pradesh, fetching water was once an exhausting daily chore. Women walked long distances to collect it. Sometimes the wait took hours, and in summer, when sources ran dry, the search became even longer. The water was not always clean, but there was no choice. Sitabai, a lifelong resident, remembers those days well. “I would wake up at 4 am daily to do household chores and fetch water, which was a two-kilometre walk one way. After this, I had to leave for...