Hyderabad, Aug. 1 -- Telangana State has become the first bigger state in the country to provide 100 percent tap water connections to every household.

The minister of state for Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel on Thursday informed Lok Sabha that earlier, this scheme was successfully achieved under the "Jal Jeewan Scheme" in Goa, Puducherry and Andaman Nicobar islands.

In August 2016, the Telangana government started the "Mission Bhagiratha" program to provide tap water connections to all households.

Taking a leaf out of the Telangana state government initiative, the Central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme in August 2019.

The state government has spent Rs.45,000 crores to install tap w...