The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), which was launched in 2014 and comes underneath the DoDWS, has been allotted Rs 7,192 crore for 2024-25.(Image: PTI)
Under this mission, Open Defecation Free (ODF) standing has been achieved for rural areas, and it’s now being carried out to make sure sustainability of the ODF standing and canopy all villages with strong and liquid waste administration preparations
The Jal Shakti Ministry was on Thursday allotted Rs 98,418 crore in the interim price range for 2024-25 with its flagship Jal Jeevan Mission getting a 71 per cent share. The allocation for the ministry in the 2023-24 price range was Rs 96,549 crore. The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DoDWS) has been allotted Rs 77,390 crore in the price range, a minimal enhance of 0.4 per cent from 2023-24. Out of this, the share of the Jal Jeevan Mission, which goals to offer secure and enough consuming water by 2024 to all households in rural India, is Rs 69,926 crore.
Out of the 19.26 crore rural households in the nation, 14.22 crore have been supplied faucet water connection underneath the mission until now. The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), which was launched in 2014 and comes underneath the DoDWS, has been allotted Rs 7,192 crore for 2024-25. The identical quantity was allotted to it in 2023-24 as effectively.
Under this mission, Open Defecation Free (ODF) standing has been achieved for rural areas, and it’s now being carried out to make sure sustainability of the ODF standing and canopy all villages with strong and liquid waste administration preparations. In 2023-24, Rs 77,032 crore was allotted to the DoDWS. The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has been allotted Rs 21,028 crore for 2024-25, a 7.74 per cent enhance from 2023-24. It was Rs 19,516 crore the final time.
The National Ganga Plan, which comes underneath the division for implementing schemes and tasks for the Ganga river and its tributaries, has been allotted Rs 3,500 crore. The Central Water Commission has been allotted Rs 391 crore, the Central Water and Power Research Station Rs 75 crore and the Central Ground Water Board Rs 310 crore. The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna has been allotted Rs 2,500 crore for 2014-25.
