The Jharkhand government has taken a significant step towards ensuring tap water supply to every rural household in the state. This move was made by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre under the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0. The MoU signing took place in New Delhi between the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Jharkhand government.
Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil, along with Jharkhand Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Yogendra Prasad and senior officials from both the Centre and the state, were present at the event. Chief Minister Hemant Soren participated in the program via video conferencing.
During the event, Chief Minister Soren urged the Centre to promptly release the pending amount of around Rs 6,500 crore under the Jal Jeevan Mission. He highlighted that drinking water schemes worth Rs 24,635 crore have been in progress in the state since 2019-20 under the mission, encompassing both multi-village and single-village schemes.
