The Uttar Pradesh government has set December 15, 2025, as the deadline to ensure the supply of pure tap water to every household in the Vindhya and Bundelkhand regions of the state. So far, tap water connections have been provided to over 1.98 crore rural households across 85,364 villages in the state. After reviewing the progress of the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission – Har Ghar Nal Yojana’ in the state yesterday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath emphasised that, in addition to completing all tap connections by the stipulated date, a third-party audit must also be conducted to ensure quality and transparency.

 

 

The Chief Minister directed that Phase 2 and Phase 3 projects, which are currently about 90% complete, be finalised by December 15, maintaining the same pace as Phase 1. He further instructed that the remaining works-currently 75% complete fully completed by March 2026. Officials informed that projects worth rupees 90,223 crore are currently being implemented across the state, including 63 surface water-based and 548 groundwater-based schemes. So far, tap water connections have been provided to over 1.98 crore rural households across 85,364 villages, with regular water supply now reaching 34,274 villages.