Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to chair conference of PHED ministers of 8 North-Eastern states on Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will today chair the Conference of Public Health Engineering Department Ministers of eight North-Eastern States on Jal Jeevan Mission. The one day conference will be held at Assam Administrative Staff College, Guwahati. The conference is organized to discuss planning, implementation and progress made so far as well as the way forward so that all remaining households in North-Eastern States get tap water connections at the earliest. Jal Shakti Ministry said, more than nine thousand crore rupees funds have been allocated as Central grant to eight North-Eastern States under Jal Jeevan Mission in 2021-22.

Jal Jeevan Mission is a flagship programme of Union Government to make provision of tap water connection to every rural household across country by 2024.