Centre allocates Rs 3,323 cr to Odisha under Jal Jeevan Mission
Published By : Prameya News Bureau | July 11, 2021 IST
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New Delhi, July 11: The Centre has granted Rs 3,323 crore to Odisha under the Jal Jeevan Mission in the year 2021-22, which was Rs 812.15 crore in 2020-21. Union Minister, Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat while approving this four-fold increase in allocation has assured full assistance to the State for making provision of tap water supply in every rural home by March, 2024. On August 15, 2019, at the time of launch of Jal Jeevan Mission, only 3.10 lakh (3.63%) households had tap water connections. Since then, 22.84 lakh households in the state have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, in Odisha, out of a total of 85.66 lakh households, now 25.95 lakh households (30.3%) have tap water supply. In 2021-22, state has planned to provide tap water connections to 21.31 lakh households, 22.53 lakh tap water connections in the year 2022-23 and 18.87 lakh tap water connections in 2023-24 to achieve tap water supply for every rural household. In his letter to the Chief Minister of Odisha, Shekhawat has emphasized that the work of providing tap connections should start in all the villages so that the state can provide tap water supply to every household by March, 2024. To support Odisha in its endeavor to execute the annual plan for 2021-22, Central allocation has been increased four-fold. With unspent balance of Rs 10.93 crore and matching state’s share of Rs. 3,253 crore, in all Rs 6,596 crore is available for water supply work in the state in 2021-22. Thus, there is no shortage of fund availability. To enable PRIs to manage water supply and ensure improved sanitation in villages, in 2021-22, Rs 1,002 crore has been allocated to Odisha as 15th Finance Commission tied grant for water & sanitation to Rural Local Bodies/ PRIs. There is an assured funding of Rs 5,280 crore for the next five years i.e. up to 2025-26. This huge investment in rural areas of Odisha, will accelerate economic activities and also boost rural economy. It will create new employment opportunities in villages. In Odisha 25,820 schools (47%) and 11,913 anganwadi centres (22%) have been provided tap water connections. Central Government has asked the state to ensure that in next few months, provision of safe tap water is made in all remaining schools, ashramshalas and anganwadi centres along with PHCs/ CHCs, community centres, GP buildings, wellness centres, etc. for better health, improved sanitation and hygiene. Under Jal Jeevan Mission, the state also needs to accord priority to water-scarce areas, quality-affected villages, Aspirational districts, SC/ST majority villages and Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojna (SAGY) villages.
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