Pey Jal Sarvekshan Urban 2021

Context :

On 16 FEB 2021, A Pilot Pey Jal Sarvekshan under Jal Jeevan Mission - Urban has been launched in 10 Cities by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). 

Mission :

To ascertain equitable distribution of water, reuse of wastewater and mapping of water bodies with respect to quantity and quality of water through a challenge process.

Key Points :

• Collection of data on drinking water, waste water management, non-revenue water.

• The data collection through face-to-face interviews with citizens and municipal officials, on-call interviews, water sample collection and laboratory testing, and field survey for non-revenue water.

• This mission will be monitored by a technology based platform on which beneficiary response will be monitored along with progress and output-outcome.

• Funding from Government for projects will be in three instalment (20:40:40).

• Third installment will be released based on functional outcomes achieved and credible exclusion will be exercised while funding.

• Pey Jal Sarvekshan launched under Jal Jeevan Mission - Urban.

• Ministry has decided to launch a pilot on Pey Jal Sarvekshan in 10 Cities namely -

1. Agra, Uttar Pradesh

2. Badlapur, Maharashtra

3. Bhubaneswar, Odisha

4. Churu, Rajasthan

5. Kochi, Kerala

6. Madurai, Tamil Nadu

7. Patiala, Punjab

8. Rohtak, Haryana

9. Surat, Gujarat

10. Tumkur, Karnataka

• Pey Jal Sarvekshan to be extended to all the AMRUT cities based on learning of the pilot project.

Also Read : Swachh Survekshan India 2021

Basic Facts About Jal Jeevan Mission- Urban (JJM-U) :

• JJM looks to create a Jan andolan for water, thereby making it everyone's priority.

• To provide Universal Coverage of Water Supply to all Households through functional taps in all 4,378 statutory towns in accordance with SDG Goal- 6.

• Estimated gap in sewer connections/septage in 500 AMRUT cities proposed to be covered in JJM(U) is 2.64 crore.

• Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) project worth minimum of 10% of their total project fund allocation.

• Funding : 

For Union Territories (UTs) : 100% Central Funding, 

For North Eastern and Hill States : 90% Central Funding,

Central Funding : 50% for cities with less than 1 lakh population, One-third for cities with 1 lakh to 10 lakh population and 25% for cities with million plus population.

• It improves 'ease of living' and ensures better 'quality of life'.

• This is working closely with the States to accomplish the task i.e. 'Har Ghar Jal' in mission mode and time-bound manner.

UPSC or UPPSC Prelims based Questions :

• Which cities are selected for Pey Jal Sarvekshan ?

• Who launched Pey Jal Sarvekshan ?

• Pey Jal Sarvekshan to be extended to how many cities and what is basis of extensions ?

• Under Budget 2021-22, Fund allocate for Jal Jeevan Mission under....... Sector ?

Also Read : Highlights of Budget 2021-22

References

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