The Punjab government will further strengthen activities, including strengthening of Village Water and Sanitation Committee(VWSC) and setting up more water testing laboratories under the Centres flagship Jal Jeevan Mission(JJM).
The JJM, implemented by the Jal Shakti Ministry in coordination with the State governments, aims to provide piped drinking water to every rural household in the country by 2024.
The recently apprised the Jal Shakti Ministry that it has planned to build the capacity of over 60 thousand stakeholders which includes government officials, public Health engineers, village water and sanitation committee, surveillance committee and Panchayat members in 2021-22.
Skilling of local people will be ensured to work as mason, plumber, fitter, electrician and pump operator. Such initiative of providing EMPLOYMENT in the villages under skilled and semi-skilled sections will provide income generating opportunities in villages.