New Delhi, March 11 -- The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday approved a restructuring of the Jal Jeevan Mission, the Centre's rural drinking water scheme, which in its next phase will focus on verifiable last-mile delivery rather than infrastructure creation alone, according to an official statement.

The programme, dubbed Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, will introduce structural changes including a uniform national digital framework aimed at improving governance and transparency.

The Cabinet approved an overall outlay of Rs.8.69 lakh crore for the programme, including a central share of Rs.3.59 lakh crore, up from Rs.2.08 lakh crore approved when the scheme was launched in 2019-20.

The scheme aimed to provide func...