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The Jal Shakti Ministry connected Monday (November 1, 2025) said much than 17,000 complaints of fiscal irregularities and mediocre prime works person been received nether the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) successful the past 3 years and the existent year, with Uttar Pradesh unsocial accounting for 84% of them.
In a written effect to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Jal Shakti V. Somanna stated that, according to information submitted by 32 States and Union Territories (U.T.s), 17,036 complaints were received from assorted sources, including media reports, suo motu cognisance, nationalist representatives, citizens, and grievance portals.
Mr. Somanna said, “Action has truthful acold been taken against 621 departmental officials, 969 contractors, and 153 Third-Party Inspection Agencies (TPIAs) crossed the country.” Uttar Pradesh reported the highest fig of complaints astatine 14,264, acold exceeding each different States.
"The State of Uttar Pradesh has reported that it initiated enquiries successful each 14,264 complaints received from assorted channels, including suo moto cognisance, and the study has been submitted successful 14,212 cases, portion the enquiry is successful process successful 52 cases. The State has further reported that against these complaints, enactment was taken successful 434 cases which impact 171 department-level officials, 120 contractors and 143 TPIAs, portion remaining complaints person either been addressed oregon recovered irrelevant," helium said.
Among different States, Assam reported 1,236 complaints, Tripura 376, Rajasthan 183, Maharashtra 154, Karnataka 169, and West Bengal 173. Several States, including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana, Goa, and the U.T.s of Puducherry and Lakshadweep, reported nary complaints.
The Ministry said complaints were received done aggregate channels, adding that the States are liable for enquiry and corrective action.
Data shows that Rajasthan reported enactment against 170 officials, Madhya Pradesh against 151, West Bengal acted against 142 contractors, portion Tripura took enactment against 376 contractors. The Jal Jeevan Mission, launched successful 2019, aims to supply pat h2o connections to each agrarian households.
