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FUNCTIONAL TAP as on October 16, 2020
FUNCTIONAL TAP

CONNECTION Total Rural Households
CONNECTION
19,01,66,385

5,63,67,982
Households with Tap
Connections

13,37,98,430
Remaining Households

Likely timeline of the Mission

The Mission has to cover 15.81 Crore
households in a time-bound manner while
ensuring the functionality of already provided
connections. This means 3.2 Crore households
have to be covered every year i.e. about 88,000
tap connections to be provided every day.
The Mission aims for 100 per cent Functional
Household Tap Connection across the nation
and has a tentative timeline for each state:
BENEFITS OF THE SCHEME

l It will mitigate the drudgery of women as 2021: Bihar, Puducherry, Telangana [Goa attains
fetching water is their responsibility target]
l It will improve the ‘ease of living’ in rural 2022: Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh,
areas Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Meghalaya,
l Good quality of drinking water will check the Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim
water-borne diseases and thus improve the 2023: Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala,
life of rural people Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram,
l It will provide opportunities for economic Nagaland, Tripura, Chhattisgarh
activities for rural women by saving their 2024: Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand,
precious time, which otherwise is lost in Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil
fetching water from a distance Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

water connections, which indicate the speed coverage and emphasis is laid on the principle
and dedication of the Government in fulfilling of ‘equity and inclusiveness’ i.e. every family
its promise. This Mission aims at ensuring in the village gets tap water connection in their
potable water supply in adequate quantity -- 55 households. Of the Rs 3.60 Lakh Crore needed
litres per person per day -- and of prescribed for this Mission, the Central Government
quality to every rural household on a regular will contribute Rs 2.08 Lakh Crore and the
and long-term basis. remaining Rs 1.52 Lakh Crore will be borne by
The objective of the Mission is universal States.

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