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- Functional household tap connections were provided to nearly 2.5 crore rural families.
- Work is progressing rapidly in more than 97,000 villages and through these schemes, objective of delivering tap water to every rural household is being provided faster.
- To make the schemes cost-effective, govt gave priority to solar energy-based models and 80% of Gramin Pipe Peyajal Yojana in state is based on green energy.
- Solar-based drinking water schemes resulted in reduction of around 13 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
Status of the Mission in India
