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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Jal Jeevan Mission is a Government of India flagship programme launched in 2019 to provide functional tap water connections to every rural household by 2024.
- What is the funding pattern of the Jal Jeevan Mission?
- How does JJM define a 'functional' tap connection?
- How is Jal Jeevan Mission different from Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban)?
- Why was the 2024 deadline extended?

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In 2019 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Jal Jeevan Mission from the Red Fort, pledging tap water to every rural household by 2024; Goa became the first state to report 100 per cent coverage in 2020-21.

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