New Delhi, July 21 -- The government on Monday said more than 80% of rural households in the country have a potable water connection.

"As on 16 July, out of 193.6 million rural households in the country, more than 156.7 Crore (80.93%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes," minister of state for Jal Shakti V. Somanna said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

Since August 2019, the Centre, in partnership with states, has been implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM): Har Ghar Jal to enable every rural household to have assured potable water through tap water connections.

At the start of the mission, around 32.3 million (16.7%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported ...