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Nearly 17,036 complaints person been received by States/UTs connected “irregularities” and “poor enactment quality” successful projects initiated nether the Jal Jeevan Mission, with astir 84% coming from Uttar Pradesh alone.
Action had been taken against 621 Departmental Officials, 969 contractors, and 153 Third Party Inspection Agencies (TPIAs), the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, V. Somanna, said successful effect to a query successful the Rajya Sabha.
The full fig of complaints was based connected reports tabulated by 32 States/ Union Territories, and included a scope of sources, including “... media reports, suo-moto cognisance, references from nationalist representatives, citizens, and grievance portals,” his reply noted.
Uttar Pradesh reported the highest fig of complaints and constituted astir 84% of the full complaints received implicit fiscal irregularities and mediocre prime of enactment nether the JJM.
“The authorities reported that it had initiated enquiries successful each 14,264 complaints received from assorted channels, including suo moto cognisance, and reports person been submitted successful 14,212 cases, portion enquiries are nether process successful 52 cases. The authorities has further reported that enactment was taken successful 434 cases which progressive 171 section level officials, 120 contractors and 143 TPIAs, portion the remaining complaints person either been addressed oregon recovered irrelevant,” the Minister noted. After Uttar Pradesh, the states with the astir complaints are Assam (1,236) and Tripura (376).
The Jal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Jal), aims to supply each agrarian household with potable water. Since the ngo began successful 2019, about81% of agrarian households person reported connections to cleanable pat water, though determination person been respective reports of households — crossed respective states — having connections connected insubstantial but nary accordant h2o supply.
