1st to 10th January 2024 - YEAR END REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

Question 1

What is the Jal Jeevan Mission?

Answer 1

A program by the Indian government aimed at providing safe drinking water to all rural households by 2024.

Question 2

Describe the progress of the Jal Jeevan Mission from January 2023 to December 2023.

Answer 2

Increased tap water connections in rural households from 11 crores to nearly 14 crores.

Question 3

How much funding did the Jal Jeevan Mission receive in the 2023-24 budget?

Answer 3

A Gross Budgetary Support of Rs. 70,000 crores was allocated.

Question 4

What does ODF Plus stand for?

Answer 4

Open Defecation Free Plus. This indicates a village has systems for the safe management of solid and liquid waste.

Question 5

What percentage of villages in India were declared ODF Plus under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen?

Answer 5

90% of villages.

Question 6

Describe the change in the number of ODF Plus villages between December 2022 and December 2023.

Answer 6

There was a 400% increase from 1 lakh villages to over 5 lakh villages.

Question 7

Name three states with 100% tap water coverage under the Jal Jeevan Mission.

Answer 7

Goa, Telangana, and Haryana.

Question 8

Which Union Territories have achieved 100% tap water coverage?

Answer 8

Puducherry, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Question 9

Besides the states/UTs with 100% coverage, which three states are close to achieving full tap water coverage?

Answer 9

Mizoram (98.68%), Arunachal Pradesh (98.48%) and Bihar (96.42%).

Question 10

Which states and Union Territories in India have achieved 100% tap water coverage under the Jal Jeevan Mission?

Answer 10

States: Goa, Telangana, Haryana, Gujarat, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
Union Territories: Puducherry, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands