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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) betwixt the Centre and Tamil Nadu was signed connected Tuesday for the extended implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 successful the State. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay participated successful the virtual gathering from the Secretariat successful Chennai, portion Union Minister of Jal Shakti C.R. Patil took portion from New Delhi.
The MoU for the JJM scheme, which provides functional household pat connections, was signed pursuing the support of the Union Cabinet to widen the strategy till December 2028. Under the archetypal signifier of the scheme, 46.71 lakh household pat connections were provided successful the State, benefiting 1.86 crore people. Further, 45 caller Multi Village Schemes (MVS), retrofitting works successful 56 Combined Water Supply Schemes (CWSS), and 21,258 Single Village Schemes (SVS) were being implemented, according to an authoritative release.
Under the archetypal signifier of the JJM, the approved outlay for the projects was ₹18,123.05 crore, of which the Union government’s stock was ₹9,025.68 crore and the Tamil Nadu government’s stock was ₹9,097.37 crore. With the signing of the MoU for the extended implementation of JJM 2.0, Tamil Nadu volition initially person ₹2,177.27 crore from the Centre’s Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS).
The hold of the Jal Jeevan Mission till 2028 reiterates the continued committedness of some the Union and State governments to ensuring harmless and capable drinking h2o proviso to each agrarian households, the merchandise said.
Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Railways V. Somanna, Chief Secretary M. Saikumar, Additional Chief Secretary, Municipal Administration and Water Supply, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, and elder officials participated successful the meeting.
