Jaipur, March 17 (IANS) In a significant milestone towards realising the vision of ‘Har Ghar Jal’ (water for every household), Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti under the new guidelines of Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0. The MoU was signed on Tuesday at the Ministry of Jal Shakti in New Delhi in the presence of Union Minister C.R. Paatil, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and Public Health Engineeri…
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Bhopal, March 17 (IANS) In a significant decision aligned with national priorities, the Madhya Pradesh Cabinet welcomed the Union Cabinet’s recent approval for constructing a four-lane highway corridor on the Badnawar-Petlawad-Thandla-Timarwani.Spanning 80.45 kilometres at an estimated cost of Rs 3,839 crore, this project will complete seamless four-lane connectivity from Ujjain to the Timarwani interchange on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, said Chetan Kahsyap, a cabinet colleague of Chief Ministe…
Bhopal, March 17 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Jal Shakti under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 in New Delhi. The agreement was signed in the presence of Union Minister of Jal Shakti C.R. Paatil and Sampatiya Uikey, Minister, PHED, Madhya Pradesh, along with senior state officials. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav joined the ceremony virtually from Bhopal.Responding to this development, the Chief Minister said special e…
Jaipur, March 13 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) court here, on Friday, issued arrest warrants against four accused persons in connection with the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam. Acting on the court’s orders, ACB teams are currently conducting raids at multiple locations to trace and arrest the accused, including former IAS officer Subodh Agarwal. According to the ACB, the orders were issued on Friday in relation to the JJM case registered in 2024 in the ACB Court. The court has directed …
Raipur, March 13 (IANS) The Jal Jeevan Mission, launched with a mission to make clean water every family’s right, has met with considerable success across the country, including tribal and remote regions of Chhattisgarh.In the Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh, it is delivering pure drinking water to all families, schools, and Anganwadis in rural regions, through individual household tap connections.Villagers, who once struggled to access drinking water, are now overjoyed to receive clean wa…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) As many as 3.54 crore (18.29 per cent) rural households are still without tap water supply, with Kerala and Jharkhand being the top two states with the highest percentage of (over 44 per cent) village homes waiting for the facility, the Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday.Minister of State for Jal Shakti, V. Somanna, in a written reply, shared data indicating that in Kerala 45.12 per cent of rural households are without tap water supply and in Jharkhand 44.82 per cent h…
New Delhi/Bhopal, March 11 (IANS) Union Minister for Jal Shakti C.R. Paatil felicitated Dharmendra Maran, Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Mugaliya Haat in Bhopal district, with the ‘Outstanding Water Leadership Sarpanch Award’ in New Delhi on Wednesday. The award was presented in recognition of his exemplary work in the successful implementation, efficient operation and maintenance of the tap water scheme under the Jal Jeevan Mission, according to the Madhya Pradesh government.Gram Panchaya…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu, attending the ‘Jal Mahotsav 2026’ here on Wednesday, emphasised the importance of water conservation and community participation in ensuring sustainable water management across the country. In her address, the President said that in India, water is not merely a basic necessity but is deeply connected with the nation’s culture, traditions, livelihoods and community life. She noted that for many years, particularly in rural areas, villagers, e…
Bhopal, March 10 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, on Tuesday, expressed gratitude to the Union Cabinet for approving the four-laning of the Badnawar-Petlawad-Thandla-Timarwani section of NH-752D at a cost of Rs 3,839 crore. The Chief Minister said that this corridor will provide direct four-lane connectivity from Ujjain to the Timarwani interchange of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. He described it as a significant project that will facilitate easier access to the industrial centre…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved a proposal to restructure and reorient the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission from infrastructure creation to service delivery, supported by drinking water governance and institutional ecosystem for sustainable rural piped potable water supply.For restructuring Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) focusing on structural reforms, the Cabinet has approved an increase in the total outlay to Rs 8.69 …