Jal Jeevan Mission: From Expanding Tap Coverage to Sustaining Water Services

As India prepares to mark its 80th Independence Day, the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) completes seven years of implementation, with rural tap-water coverage increasing from 3.23 crore households at the time of its launch in 2019 to more than 15.91 crore households today. Rural tap-water coverage has now crossed 82 per cent, while over [...]