The Central government has commended the Uttar Pradesh government for its performance in the national survey of the Jal Jeevan Mission, which aims to provide clean drinking water to rural households.
The state has topped the list in several categories, including best performing and fastest moving districts.
The Government of India has congratulated UP Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra through a letter for topping in the Best Performing and Fastest Moving categories of the districts for consecutive months in the National Survey of Jal Jeevan. Many districts of UP have made it to the top in the list of aspirants, performers and achievers of both these categories,
According to the minister, the Central letter says districts of UP have made their own identity in the national survey and even in aspirational districts, the manner in which tap water is being delivered to rural families is also unprecedented.
The government has also taken steps to provide 25-50 per cent of the households with water connections. In May, UP got the second position among the states in the category where maximum numbers of tap connections were given to rural households.
The Yogi Adityanath-led government aims to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modis ambitious plan of providing every rural household with a tap connection under the Jal Jeevan Mission.