CURRENT AFFAIRS

2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Centre has approved which State’s Jal Jeevan Mission Annual Action Plan which provided 100% coverage of all households with functional tap water connections by 2020-21?
A
Uttarakhand
B
Uttar Pradesh
C
Rajasthan
D
Bihar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gujarat achieves 100 percent household tap connections under Jal Jeevan Mission. Gujarat has been declared as a 100 percent ‘Har Ghar Jal’ state. It means all households in rural areas have access to safe drinking water through taps in the state.

Detailed explanation-2: -New Delhi: Gujarat became the seventh state/Union territory to achieve 100 percent household tap water connectivity under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).

Detailed explanation-3: -Seven states and Union Territories have achieved 100 per cent household water connections under centrally sponsored Jal Jeevan Mission.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 2022-23, so far, the Government of India has released Rs. 22, 975.34 Crore to 21 eligible States for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in the financial year 2022-23[3].

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