A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 was signed between the Government of India and the Himachal Pradesh government in New Delhi on Friday.
Chief minister (CM) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri and Union Jal Shakti Minister joined the event virtually.
On behalf of the state, Jal Shakti Vibhag secretary Abhishek Jain was present, while joint secretary Swati Nayak signed the MoU on behalf of the Government of India.
JJM 2.0 will be implemented up to December 2028 with an enhanced outlay and restructured framework, focusing on structural reforms in the rural drinking water supply sector. At present, priority is being given to all single village schemes (SVS), including those for which states and Union territories have already incurred advance expenditure.
On the occasion, CM Sukhu urged the Union government to release the pending amount of ₹1,227 crore under JJM, stating that work on several schemes has already been completed but payments are yet to be released.