Centre’s push for JJM implementation in poll-bound Uttarakhand

Ravi S Singh

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, December 30

The Centre has made a push for speedy implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in the poll-bound BJP-ruled state of Uttarakhand.

The Assembly election to the state will be held in February-March next year.

It has released a grant of Rs 361 crore for the Mission in the state.

The amount was released at a review meeting by the Jal Shakti Ministry with regard to the implementation of the JJM.

The ministry said that in this year so far Rs 722 crore has been released to provide tap water supply to rural homes in the state.

Uttarakhand plans to become ‘Har Ghar Jal’ state by December 2022, ahead of the national deadline of 2024.

A few days ago, the Centre had released a second tranche of Rs 361 crore to the state under the JJM. 

So far, in two tranches Rs 722 crore has been released in the current financial year. 

For speedy implementation of JJM, Central fund of Rs 1,443.8 crore has been allocated to Uttarakhand in 2021-22, which is four times the allocation made during 2020-21.