With the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission mobile app, the government will try to raise awareness among stakeholders and for greater transparency and accountability of schemes under the initiative
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, i.e, 2nd October 2021 launched the Jal Jeevan Mission App with the view to improve awareness among stakeholders in order to facilitate greater transparency and accountability of schemes under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
In the event, PM also interacted with Gram Panchayats and Pani Samitis/Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSC) on Jal Jeevan Mission today via video conferencing. Not only this, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi also dedicated Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh to the nation where any individual, institution, corporation, or philanthropist, be it in India or abroad, can contribute to help provide tap water connection in every rural household, school, Anganwadi centre, ashram shala, and other public institutions.
During the course of the interaction, Prime Minister enquired the beneficiaries and the Samities about the impact of Jal Jeevan Mission in their constituency and village.
Girijakant Tiwari of district Banda from Uttar Pradesh informed that due to the Mission, their village is receiving safe and clean water and as a result, it has improved the lives of women of the village. Likewise, many Samities, Village Water and Sanitation Committees belonging to various constituencies and villages expressed gratitude on receiving tap water connection alongside safe and clean drinking water.
As various initiatives are launched on the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, in the address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said villages were part of the hearts of Bapu and Lal Bahadur Shastri. He expressed gratitude that on this day, people from lakhs of villages across the country are organizing ‘Jal Jeevan Samvad’ in the form of ‘Gram Sabhas’.