On the occasion 152nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the Jal Jeevan Mission App and interacted with Gram Panchayats and village water and sanitation committees (VWSC).
Speaking after interacting with gram panchayats and pani samitis/village water and sanitation committees (VWSC) on the Jal Jeevan Mission, Modi said the mission is not just about bringing water to people but it is also a decentralisation movement that is a village and women-driven.
“From the time of Independence till 2019, only three crore households in our country had access to tap water. Since the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019, five crore households were provided with water connections,” he said.
PM Modi said that all details about the mission such as how many households received water, quality of water etc will be available in one place on the mobile application. The application aims to improve awareness among stakeholders and for greater transparency and accountability of schemes under the Jal Jeevan mission. “Details about your village will be available on the application. Water quality monitoring and surveillance framework will majorly help in maintaining the quality of water. Villagers will also be able to check the quality of water in their area,” the Prime Minister further said.
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Remembering late Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversary PM Modi said, “The villages of India resided in the hearts of both the great personalities- revered Bapu and Lal Bahadur Shastri. I am happy that on this day people from lakhs of villages across the country are doing water life dialogue in the form of Gram Sabhas. Such an unprecedented and nationwide mission can be made successful with this enthusiasm, energy.”
PM Modi had announced the Jal Jeevan Mission on August 15, 2019. At the time of its launch, only 17% (32.3 million) of the country’s rural households had a tap water supply. As of now, tap water supply has been provided in 772,000 schools and 748,000 Anganwadi centres.
(With Inputs from ANI)