Social welfareHealthPublic Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar
Bihar Jal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal)
बिहार जल जीवन मिशन (हर घर नल का जल)
Functional piped tap-water connection to every rural household.
Benefit type
Piped water connection
For
Anyone (no occupation restriction)
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any
Who can apply
For
Anyone (no occupation restriction)
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any
Gender
Any
Social category
All categories
Income
No income bar
Domicile
Bihar resident
Details
- Benefit type
- Piped water connection
- Benefit detail
- Functional tap connection; free for SC/ST/BPL, nominal for others. Verify current terms.
- Target beneficiary
- Rural households of Bihar.
- Launch date
- —
Status evidence
Active — Jal Jeevan Mission extended to Dec 2028 (JJM 2.0, Cabinet approval Mar 2026); Bihar at ~96% functional tap-connection coverage. Verified 2026-06-19.
Sources:jaljeevanmission.gov.in ↗
- Last budget year
- —
- Last notification
- —
- Last verified
- 19-06-2026 · 8 days ago
Data & impact
Public figures where available; where Bihar publishes nothing, the data request itself is shown. Every number is sourced — none are estimated.
| Fiscal year | Funds (₹ cr) | People |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | — | 18,47,000Bihar tap connections |
Sources:patnapress.com ↗
Data provenance
Budget & disbursement
From budget.bihar.gov.in (public — to extract)
Reported · verify
District-wise distribution
District-wise — needs an RTI
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
Outcomes
Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI
Sources
- Primary source:https://phedcms.bihar.gov.in ↗
- Application portal:https://phedcgrc.in/ ↗
- Department:https://phed.bihar.gov.in ↗