Rs. 360.95 Crore Central Grant Released To Uttarakhand For Speedy Implementation Of Jal Jeevan Mission

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     With an undivided focus to expedite the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in the State of Uttarakhand, the Government of India on 28 December has released a second tranche of Rs. 360.95 Crore to the State. So far, in two tranches Rs. 721.90 Crore has been released to the State in 2020-21. For speedy implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission, Central fund of Rs. 1,443.80 Crore has been allocated to Uttarakhand in 2021-22, which is four times the allocation made during 2020-21.

Union Government led by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi is according top priority to make provision of tap water supply in every rural household across the country, for which since August 2019, Jal Jeevan Mission is under implementation in partnership with States.