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FEATURES OF JAL JEEVAN MISSION APP

n For the convenience of the people,
all the information related to the Jal
Jeevan Mission is available at one
place in the app. One can check the
progress of Jal Jeevan Mission, water
quality monitoring, details of water
supply schemes etc on this app.

n The progress of every state, every
district and every village can also
be seen through this app. Names
of Gram Panchayat, Pani Samiti
members and women tasked with
water quality checks are also there.

Jal Jeevan Kosh n One can also make complaints

The Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh will enable individuals, through the app. Regional Engineers
institutions, corporations or philanthropists in India or abroad and Pani Samitis will be able to geo-
to contribute/donate for tap water connections to rural tag water sources and water tanks in
households, schools, anganwadi centres and other public their villages by 'logging in' and will be
institutions. It has been registered as a public charitable trust able to issue Har Ghar Jal certificates
by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the to every household. This app can be
Ministry of Jal Shakti. downloaded from jjm.gov.in.

Modi, who was then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Jal Jeevan Mission, resources are mobilized by
made a new beginning by launching the Sujalam using sea water to make it potable, contaminated
Sufalam scheme. Under this scheme, the world's water is cleaned, emphasis is laid on growing
largest canal network connecting 21 rivers was crops that use less water. Along with this, children
built. Water committees were formed and their and elders are educated about the importance of
management was entrusted in the hands of water. They are also briefed about the measures
women. It is to the credit of a vast network of to save rain water and use it properly.
check dams and micro-irrigation projects, that The Prime Minister encouraged the rural
Gujarat’s annual agricultural growth rate has women to conserve water and water committees
reached 10 percent. were formed in every village to focus on storing
This unprecedented beginning in Gujarat was and using rainwater properly.
the need of the entire country. It started when Interacting with water committees and village
Narendra Modi took over the reins of the country panchayats on the occasion of birth anniversary
as Prime Minister in 2014. To make the country of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and Lal
water secure, new initiatives were taken. Among Bahadur Shastri on October 2, Prime Minister
them was the formation of the Ministry of Jal Modi made another new beginning under the
Shakti for integration of several water centric Jal Jeevan Mission by launching the Jal Jeevan
projects like Atal Bhujal Mission, Namami Gange Mission App and the Jal Jeevan Kosh (National
etc. Another important beginning was made Jal Kosh). ) The Prime Minister said, “Gandhiji
when Prime Minister Modi during his address to used to say that the real meaning of 'Gram Swaraj'
the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on is that it should be abundant with self-confidence.
15th August 2019 announced the launch of the Therefore, it has been my constant endeavor that
Jal Jeevan Mission to provide tap water to every this philosophy of Gram Swaraj should become a
rural household in the country by 2024. Under the reality.”

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