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The Jal Seva Aankalan shifts focus from infrastructure to high-quality service delivery through digital assessment. By empowering Gram Panchayats and fostering Jan Bhagidari, it addresses operational gaps, though success depends on overcoming capacity deficits and ensuring sustainable groundwater management.
Click to View MoreThe Jal Jeevan Mission has rapidly expanded tap water infrastructure in rural
India, achieving near-universal coverage of household connections. However,
recent assessments show that actual water supply, reliability, and quality lag
behind coverage figures, with many households not receiving regular or safe
water. Issues such as groundwater depletion, weak operation and
maintenance, and water contamination remain key challenges. The focus now
needs to shift from infrastructure creation to ensuring sustainable, reliable, and
community-managed rural drinking water services.
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