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Budget 2025: Jal Jeevan Mission extended till 2028, Union Finance Minister said - tap water will reach every home
Budget 2025: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the extension of the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme while presenting the budget. She said that the Jal Jeevan Mission has been extended till 2028 along with the budget. We are committed to providing tap water to every home.
The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman extended the Jal Jeevan Mission in budget times when she announced it. She mentioned that Jal Jeevan Mission will go till 2028 with the budget. We will make a tap in each and every household a reality.
Presenting the budget in Parliament, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that under the Jal Jeevan Mission, 15 crore families, considered to be 80 percent of India's rural population, have been given potable tap water connections. He said that I am happy to announce the extension of this mission till 2028 with an increase in the total outlay to achieve 100 percent coverage.
He further said that the focus of the mission will be on the quality of infrastructure and operation and maintenance of rural piped water supply schemes through public participation. Separate MoUs will be signed with the states and union territories for sustainable and citizen-centric water delivery. Currently, this scheme was in force till 2024.
