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Figure 15: Cumulative progress of FTWC coverage in Rural Households (in crore)

7.0 6.4
Launch 5.9 6.2
6.0 of JJM 5.3 5.5 5.7
5.0
5.0 4.5
4.1 4.1 4.1
4.0 3.4
3.2
3.0

2.0
1.0
0.0

Source: Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti (as on 18.01.2021)

10.41 Keeping with ‘no one is left out’ principle, 18 districts in the country spread across

Gujarat (5), Telangana (5), Himachal Pradesh (1), Jammu & Kashmir (2), Goa (2) and Punjab (3)

have become ‘Har Ghar Jal districts’. Similarly, 402 Blocks, 31,848 Gram Panchayats, 57,935
villages have also become ‘Har Ghar Jal Block’, ‘Har Ghar Jal Panchayat’ and ‘Har Ghar Jal

Gaon’, respectively. Goa has become first State in the country to have 100 per cent households

with 'tap water connections i.e. ‘Har Ghar Jal Rajya’. About 3.2 crore of rural households have

been provided with FTWC since the launch of the Mission (Figure 15).

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

10.42 The rural sector in India witnessed the phenomenon of reverse migration during the period
of complete lockdown, with migrants availing all possible means of transport or even walking
back kilometers to reach homes. But the eventual return of these migrants back to metropolitan
cities would materialize only with the normalization of COVID-19 related stringencies. Despite
such adversities, the resilience of the rural economy in tackling the COVID -19 related crisis
was supported by a good crop season and stimulus packages of the Government.

10.43 The first of measures announced under the PMGKP in March, 2020 included cash
transfers of upto ` 1000 in two installments of ` 500 each to the existing old aged, widowed and
disabled beneficiaries under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). An amount
of ` 2814.50 crore was released to 2.82 crore NSAP beneficiaries. An amount of ` 500 each
was transferred for three months digitally into bank accounts of the women beneficiaries in
PM Jan Dhan Yojana, totaling about 20.64 crores. Free distribution of gas cylinders to about
8 crore families for three months was also undertaken. Limit of collateral free lending for 63
lakh women SHGs increased from ` 10 lakhs to ` 20 lakhs which would support 6.85 crore
households.
10.44 In the second tranche of stimulus measures announced under ANB Abhiyan, an additional
` 40,000 crore was allocated for Mahatma Gandhi NREGS to help generate nearly 300 crore
person-days to address the need for more work for the returning migrant workers as well as
to take care of the monsoon season. A total of 311.92 crore person-days have been generated