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The list is compiled from the 2011 India Census Report published by Government of India. [2] [3] The rank is based on the percentage of households which have access to safe drinking water. Kerala ranked highest with 97.6%, while Andhra has the worst rank with only 33.5% households having access to safe drinking water. National average stands at ...
In 2015 the government introduced a 0.5% service tax on air travel, telephony, eating out and banking to finance the Clean India Campaign. [91] A budget tracking study revealed that the shift of policy focus from water to sanitation as part of the Clean India Campaign has resulted in a cut in government spending on rural water supply.
Despite an extensive river system, safe clean drinking water as well as irrigation water supplies for sustainable agriculture are in shortage across India, in part because it has, as yet, harnessed a small fraction of its available and recoverable surface water resource. India harnessed 761 cubic kilometres (183 cu mi) (20 percent) of its water ...
Share of the population without access to an improved water source, 2020. Global access to clean water is a significant global challenge that affects the health, well-being, and development of people worldwide. While progress has been made in recent years, millions of people still lack access to safe and clean drinking water sources.
Inspired by the Clean India Mission, a robot named Swachh Bot was built by a maker community in Chennai to clean the waste on Besant Nagar beach. [23] [77] More than 10 lakh toilets in India have been decorated with Clean India Project messages as part of Ministry of Water and Sanitation's (MoDW&S) 'Clean Beautiful Toilet Contest'. [78]
In August 2019 National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) was restructured by Modi government as Jal Jeevan Mission. [3] Since its inception, the scheme has significantly improved household clean tap water availability in India. [5] [6] The government has also published website based dashboard to track the progress details of the mission. [7]
While there are concerns about drinking water, experts stress that most Americans have access to clean water — and should be drinking it. “Despite occasional concerns, tap water in the U.S. is ...
The Ministry of Jal Shakti (lit. ' Ministry of Water Resources ') is a ministry under Government of India which was formed in May 2019 under the second Modi ministry.This was formed by merging of two ministries; the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.