- The Jal Jeevan Mission was launched in August 2019 by Prime Minister Modi. It aims to grant clean tap water to every household in the country.
- Jal Jeevan Mission app: It will help to improve awareness among stakeholders. It will lead to having greater transparency and accountability of schemes under the Jal Jeevan Mission initiative.
- Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh (RJJK): It will help to facilitate contributions for the creation of a safe drinking water supply in villages of India. It is a registered public charitable trust. It is set up by the department of drinking water and sanitation, under the Jal Shakti ministry.
- It will be a medium for the collection of donations which will be utilized to execute the mission objective in Indian villages. It will also promote R&D, innovation work, and technology usage to provide clean tap water to the villages.
- The RJJK will also help to enhance capacity building which will work to plan, implement, manage, operate and maintain their water supply schemes.
- Various water conservation efforts will also take place under RJJK.
- Its audit will be conducted annually by an independent auditor from a panel of auditors impaneled with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).
- The donations and contributions made to RJJK are eligible for 50% deductions under section 80G of the Income Tax Act.
Question:
Q.1 Who among the following launched Jal Jeevan Mission mobile application and Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh?
a. Giriraj Singh
b. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
c. PM Narendra Modi
d. Nitin Gadkari
a. Giriraj Singh
b. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
c. PM Narendra Modi
d. Nitin Gadkari
