Community Medicine (PSM) · Environmental Health (Water, Air, Sanitation, Radiation, Housing)

The Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) aims to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by the year:

  • A 2025
  • B 2022
  • C 2024
  • D 2030
Correct answer: A. 2025

Explanation

Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), launched in 2019, aims to provide Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) to every rural household (Har Ghar Jal — tap water to every home) by 2024, later extended to 2025 due to implementation challenges during COVID-19. The scheme targets 55 liters per capita per day (lpcd) of potable water to rural households through piped water supply. JJM is under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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