A Karnataka government initiative to provide drinking water to rural areas:

Jal Jeevan Mission
Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan
Swachh Bharat Mission
Namami Gange

The correct answer is A) Jal Jeevan Mission.

Jal Jeevan Mission is a flagship initiative of the Government of India to provide piped water to every rural household by 2024. The mission aims to provide safe and adequate drinking water to all rural households, especially women and children.

Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan is a national campaign launched by the Government of India in 1999 to make India open defecation free. The campaign aims to achieve universal sanitation coverage by 2022.

Swachh Bharat Mission is a national cleanliness campaign launched by the Government of India in 2014. The mission aims to make India clean and free of open defecation by 2019.

Namami Gange is a national mission launched by the Government of India in 2014 to clean the Ganga river. The mission aims to achieve complete cleanliness of the Ganga river by 2020.