Uttar Pradesh implements 10-year ‘operation and maintenance’ warranty for Rural Water Schemes

Uttar Pradesh authorities connected Friday (May 1, 2026) said it has implemented a compulsory 10-year operations and attraction (O&M) ‘warranty’ for agrarian drinking h2o schemes arsenic portion of the Jal Jeevan Mission. The authorities said this determination signifies a important displacement from a construction-centric attack to a absorption connected long-term, service-oriented, and community-driven absorption of h2o proviso initiatives.

Additionally, the authorities has launched the ‘Jal Arpan’ initiative, which aims to empower villagers by transforming them from passive recipients into progressive participants, thereby granting them ownership, accountability, and enactment successful the absorption of section h2o proviso systems.