New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) More than 15.75 crore (81.37 per cent) rural households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes – an increase of around 12.52 crore after the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) was launched in August 2019, Minister of State for Jal Shakti V. Somanna said on Monday.

Data shared by the MoS showed that while several states have achieved 100 per cent coverage of rural households for tap water supply, the worst performers are Kerala (54.77 per cent), Jharkhand (55.09 per cent), West Bengal (56.45 per cent) and Rajasthan (57.55 per cent).

“At the start of the Mission, only 3.23 crore (16.7 per cent) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/UTs as on December 3, 2025, under JJM, around 12.52 crore additional rural hou

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