Kumar Bahukhandi
An illustration of rural piped water supply accompanying the report issued in Raipur on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, on payments under Chhattisgarh’s Jal Jeevan Mission. (Representational Image )
Payments cover single-village and multi-village water supply schemes; ₹612 crore allocated for single-village schemes in the current financial year
Key Highlights
- ₹6,836.51 crore paid under various components of the mission over the past three years.
- Single-village schemes accounted for ₹4,985.35 crore, while multi-village schemes received ₹1,690.94 crore.
- Payments included ₹136.18 crore for support activities and ₹24.04 crore for water quality testing.
- Against the current year’s ₹612 crore allocation for single-village schemes, ₹162.46 crore in allocations has been released so far.
Raipur: Chhattisgarh has made payments totalling ₹6,836.51 crore over the past three years for schemes and works undertaken under the Jal Jeevan Mission, according to information issued by the mission’s state office on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Payments cover single-village and multi-village water supply schemes, support activities and water quality testing.
The state office said payments were being processed continuously in accordance with prescribed procedures and the financial allocations available under the mission.
Of the total amount paid during the three-year period, ₹4,985.35 crore was towards single-village water supply schemes. A further ₹1,690.94 crore was paid under multi-village water supply schemes.
Support activities accounted for payments of ₹136.18 crore, while ₹24.04 crore was paid for water quality testing-related work. Together, these four components account for the reported total of ₹6,836.51 crore.
For the current financial year, the department has received an allocation of ₹612 crore for payments relating to single-village schemes. Against this amount, allocations totalling ₹162.46 crore have been released so far, the statement said.
Processing of the remaining amount is continuing through the prescribed procedures. The release identifies ₹162.46 crore as an allocation released; it does not specify that the entire amount has already been paid to implementing agencies or contractors.
Jal Jeevan Mission officials said payment processing across the mission’s different schemes remained ongoing, with financial releases being handled in accordance with available allocations and applicable procedures.
