Parliament Question: Central Assistance for the Godavari Water Grid Project

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *267 ANSWERED ON 06/08/2026 CENTRAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE GODAVARI WATER GRID PROJECT *267. SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has received any proposal from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh seeking additional Central assistance under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) for the Godavari Water Grid (Amarajeevi Jaladhara) Project and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the current status of the proposal including the financial assistance sought and approved, if any;

(c) the expected timeline fixed for release of Central assistance and completion of the project; and

(d) whether the Government has assessed the likely impact of the project in providing safe and sustainable drinking water to Kakinada and other beneficiary districts of the Godavari region and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI C. R. PATIL)

(a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

Page 1 of 2Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *267 answered on 06.08.2026 regarding “Central Assistance for the Godavari Water Grid Project” asked by Shri Tangella Uday Srinivas

(a) to (d) Since August 2019, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)-Har Ghar Jal to enable every rural household including Andhra Pradesh, in the country to have assured potable water through tap connection. The Union Cabinet has approved extension of the Jal Jeevan Mission, with an enhanced outlay and a restructured reform in the rural drinking water supply sector under JJM 2.0.

Water is a State subject, and hence, the responsibility of planning, approval, implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes, including those under the Jal Jeevan Mission, lies with the respective State/UT Governments. The Government of India supports the States by providing technical and financial assistance only.

At the start of the Mission, only 30.74 lakh (32.18%) rural households were reported to have tap water connection in the State of Andhra Pradesh. So far, as reported by the State, around

41.37 lakh additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM. Thus, as on 18.07.2026, out of 95.53 lakh rural households, around 72.11 lakh (75.48%) rural households have been provided tap water connection including Kakinada and other districts of the Godavari region.

As reported by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh, no separate proposal has been submitted by the State Government to this Department seeking additional financial assistance under the Jal Jeevan Mission for the Godavari Water Grid Project (Amarajeevi Jaldhara).

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