India, Feb. 3 -- Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil on Monday said the Central Government has allocated Rs 67,300 crore for Jal Jeevan Mission in the Budget for the next financial year, and the fund will be provided to States if certain conditions are fulfilled. The Centre is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), in partnership with States, to provide tap water supply to every rural household.
Replying to supplementaries in the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour, the minister asserted that the Modi Government in the last 11 years has provided adequate budgetary support to implement all the Central schemes and programmes.
"No scheme has stopped because of a lack of funds," Patilemphasised.
The minister was replying to a query by AAP memb...
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