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JJM-Booklet Hindi 2021

The booklet presents the objectives, key features, implementation approach and achievements of Jal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Jal). It focuses on providing safe drinking water through household tap connections in rural areas, improving women’s quality of life, promoting community participation, preparing village water-supply plans and strengthening rural water security.

About Dataset

“Jal Jeevan Mission – Har Ghar Jal: Working Together to Make Life Easier” is a Hindi booklet published by the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, on 1 December 2021. The publication explains the vision, need, key features, implementation mechanism and impact of the Jal Jeevan Mission in a simple and accessible manner. The booklet explains that Jal Jeevan Mission was announced on 15 August 2019 with the objective of providing safe drinking water regularly through household tap connections to every rural family. It describes the earlier drinking-water situation in rural areas, where many families had to travel long distances to collect water, and highlights the particular burden faced by women and girls. The publication highlights the Mission’s major features, including improving rural quality of life, reducing the rural-urban gap, providing health benefits through safe drinking water and addressing water scarcity in difficult and drought-affected areas. It also explains Centre-State cooperation, village-level planning, Gram Sabha participation, local skill development and employment opportunities, women’s empowerment, social inclusion and technology-based monitoring. Village communities are encouraged to participate in preparing and implementing their water-supply plans and subsequently managing the systems. Overall, the booklet portrays Jal Jeevan Mission as a collaborative programme aimed at improving rural drinking-water access, ease of living, health, dignity and sustainable water management.

Purpose of Dataset

The purpose of the booklet is to provide information about the Jal Jeevan Mission’s initiative to ensure safe drinking water through household tap connections in rural India. It explains the Mission’s objectives, achievements, implementation process and community participation while highlighting its contribution to improving rural life, health, water security and women’s empowerment.