Jal Jeevan Mission - Formation of State Level Coordination Committee - Orders Issued
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 69, dated 18 March 2020, forming a State Level Coordination Committee for the Jal Jeevan Mission in Tamil Nadu and assigning its functions. The committee coordinates, guides and monitors the provision of Functional Household Tap Connections to rural households, but the document does not change land ownership, registration or property rights.
What the document governs
G.O. (Ms.) No. 69 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department establishes a State Level Coordination Committee for implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission in Tamil Nadu. The mission aims to provide every rural household with a Functional Household Tap Connection by 2024, supplying at least 55 litres per person per day of drinking water meeting the prescribed BIS:10500 quality standard on a regular basis.
The Government accepted a proposal from the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj to create the committee. The document also records that the Government of India allocated Rs.371.94 crore during 2019-20 for augmenting water sources, providing rural household tap connections, monitoring the scheme and coordinating participating bodies.
Who is involved
The State Level Coordination Committee brings together officers from the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj administration, District Rural Development Agencies and district panchayat administration.
Key positions include:
- Joint Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, as Chairman.
- ADRD, Panchayat Raj Institution, Office of the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, as Convener.
- Project Directors of the District Rural Development Agencies in Villupuram and Salem.
- Engineering officers from the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board and the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj administration.
- Assistant Directors (Panchayats) from Madurai District and Maduranthakam.
Main functions
The State Level Coordination Committee is required to:
- Prepare Tamil Nadu specific Jal Jeevan Mission guidelines in English and Tamil, in addition to the Government of India guidelines.
- Cover the mission's vision, objectives, implementation strategy, institutional mechanism and empanelment of implementation support agencies.
- Design a method to identify the total number of households, households already having Functional Household Tap Connections and connections still required.
- Prescribe the road map, method and responsible officers at district, block and village levels for the baseline survey of household tap connections by 31 March 2020, with reporting through the management information system.
- Establish monitoring and review arrangements and timelines for implementation.
- Carry out other work assigned by the State Nodal Officer or Mission Director of the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O. (Ms.) No. 69 concerns rural drinking water programme administration. It does not provide a process for an individual connection and does not alter title, patta, land classification, registration or ownership rights.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 69 change my land ownership or patta?
No. The document forms a committee for coordinating the Jal Jeevan Mission and contains no provision changing land ownership, patta, registration or land classification.
Does the document guarantee a tap connection for my rural house?
The Jal Jeevan Mission aims to provide every rural household with a Functional Household Tap Connection by 2024. The document does not set out an individual application or approval process.
What standard of water supply does the mission target?
The stated target is a regular supply of at least 55 litres per person per day of drinking water meeting the prescribed BIS:10500 quality standard.
Will Tamil Nadu issue its own Jal Jeevan Mission guidelines?
The State Level Coordination Committee must prepare Tamil Nadu specific guidelines in both English and Tamil, in addition to the Government of India guidelines.
