What is Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)?

About Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM):

• JJM is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) by 2024 to all households in rural India. 
• JJM will be based on a community approach to water and will include extensive Information, Education and communication as key components of the mission.
• The Mission was launched on August 15, 2019.
• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• Components:
  • Development of in-village piped water supply infrastructure to provide tap water connections to every rural household.
  • Bottom-up planning: Community engagement in planning, implementation and Operation and Maintenance (O&M)
  • Women empowerment: Involvement of women in planning, decision-making, implementation, monitoring, and O&M
  • Focus on future generations: Provision of tap water supply to schools, tribalhostels, and anganwadi (daycare) centers
  • Skill development and employment generation: Local people are skilled for building and maintaining water supply structures
  • Greywater management: Reuse and recycle waste water for source sustenance
  • Source sustainability: Promote groundwater recharge and water conservation
  • Water Quality: Ensure safe drinking water to reduce water-borne ailments
• The Mission will converge with other Central and State Government Schemes to achieve its objectives of sustainable water supply management across the country.
• Funding Pattern: The fund sharing pattern is in the proportion of:
  • 50:50 between Centre and States
  • 90:10 for Himalayan and North-Eastern States.
  • In case of UTs, 100% of the funding is provided by the Central government

Q1. What is Greywater?

Greywater is wastewater from non-toilet plumbing systems such as hand basins, washing machines, showers and baths. When handled properly, greywater can be safely reused for the garden.

Source: Jal Shakti Ministry conceives ‘new project’ to fix water deficit in flagship Jal Jeevan Mission