New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- The Centre has stopped federal funding for the Jal Jeevan Mission, a flagship programme to connect rural households with tap water, with states being asked to finish the rest of the work using their own finances, the government said in a written response to a question in Rajya Sabha on Monday.

The marquee scheme, launched in 2019, aimed to link each of India's 193.5 million rural households with tap water connections by the end of 2024. Last year, it was extended till December 2028.

Currently, 157.9 million families, or 81.5% of the beneficiaries, have been provided with a functional doorstep water tap, according to the programme's dashboard. This includes 16.72% households which had some form of tap water supply wh...