Guwahati, Feb. 23 -- In a massive victory for the Central government's Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Scheme, all the 728 villages of Mizoram are been covered under the JJM, the state assembly was informed on Friday.

The JJM, a brainchild of Prime Minister Narendra Modi which started in 2019, seeks to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India.

In reply to a question, Public Health Engineering Minister Professor Lalnilawma said that all 728 villages have been covered under the central scheme.

Out of the 728 villages in the state, the scheme was fully implemented in 621 villages while it was put into effect partially in 107 villages, the minister said.

He fur...