Mumbai, July 11 -- Less than a quarter of the 51,560 rural water supply schemes undertaken in Maharashtra under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) had been completed by March 2024, while the state's expenditure on the programme doubled the initial estimate to Rs.26,410.51 crore, according to a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). "The cost of implementation increased due to inadequate initial planning, deficiency in surveys, delay in execution and frequent revision of schemes," the report said. The report comes at a time when the Maharashtra government has said it has not received central funds under the JJM since September 2024 and has been using its own resources to continue the programme. Between 2019 and 2024, the state initiated 51,560 rural water supply schemes, but only 12,703 (24.64%) were completed, while 38,857 remained under implementation, the report said....