NEW DELHI: Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will provide tap water connections to all rural households by the end of the year, the Jal Shakti Ministry said on Saturday.
Rs 50,000 crore has been allocated in this year s Budget for the Jal Jeevan Mission that aims to provide tap water connections to rural households by 2024.
The ministry, in a statement, said, It has been decided that in the five northwestern states and UTs Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission will be expedited and every rural household will be provided with tap water connections by 2022, instead of by 2024.
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