NewzVille Desk
Centre signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) yesterday, under the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 with four states, including Nagaland, and one Union Territory. The others states are Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, and UT Puducherry.
The reform-linked MoU mandates a gram panchayat-led, service-based and community-centred model of rural water governance, aligned with the objectives of Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 and seeks to ensure that every rural household has access to quality drinking water supply in adequate quantity on a regular basis, through strengthened community participation.
The MoUs were signed in the presence of Union Jal Shakti Minister, C.R. Paatil, Chief Ministers of the respective states and senior officials during separate meetings conducted via online video conferences.
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio termed the MoU signed under the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 as a key milestone in strengthening drinking water services in the state.
The Chief Minister said, the MoU is an extension of the existing scheme for rural water supply with Functional Household Tap Connection by December 2028.
Rio said the MoU reflects the government’s shared commitment to ensuring sustainable, functional, and community-owned drinking water systems, while advancing the goal of Har Ghar Jal by 2028.
Rio joined the signing ceremony along with PHED Minister Jacob Zhimomi and other senior state officials.
