Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 31 (ANI): Congress common secretary Sachin Pilot on Monday launched a scathing assault on the Rajasthan Governemt following a latest Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) analysis of the Jal Jeevan Mission initiative in Rajasthan, alleging large unspent funds and extreme administrative lapses.
The Congress common secretary alleged that tens of hundreds of crores allotted for rural piped water connections remained unutilized and claimed that Money was squandered within the identify of water however did not attain the villages within the state.
Sachin Pilot, in a submit on X, questioned the execution and monetary transparency of the agricultural ingesting water initiative.
He wrote, ‘The CAG report on a vital scheme just like the Jal Jeevan Mission, which goals to supply faucet water to each family in Rajasthan’s villages, has raised severe questions concerning the authorities’s functioning. Out of an allocation exceeding 41,414 crore, greater than 29,145 crore was not even spent.’
He additional criticised the ruling administration over the alarming audit findings concerning the general public welfare initiative, questioning when motion might be taken in opposition to these accountable.
‘Meanwhile, the audit has uncovered irregular funds, weak high quality checks, and procedural negligence. Money was squandered within the identify of water, but it surely did not attain the villages! The authorities should reply: When will the water arrive, the place did the cash go, and when will motion be taken in opposition to these accountable?’
Earlier in August. The Centre has launched over Rs 6,150 crore to states below the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) throughout the monetary 12 months 2026-27, together with Rs 5,289.09 crore as reimbursement to 10 states and Rs 865.87 crore by way of the SNA SPARSH platform to 13 states, the Ministry of Jal Shakti stated.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, permitted Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 on tenth March 2026, extending the Mission until December 2028 with an enhanced deal with making certain dependable, enough and protected ingesting water providers for each rural family.
The Mission has been permitted with a complete outlay of Rs 8.69 lakh crore, together with Central help of Rs 3.59 lakh crore, to assist States and UTs in attaining common and sustainable ingesting water protection.
To be certain that progress below the Mission remained uninterrupted throughout the transition interval, from the completion of the sooner JJM 1.0 Mission to the approval of JJM 2.0, a number of States continued implementation of permitted rural water provide schemes utilizing their very own monetary sources.
From reimbursement, out of Rs 5,289.09 crore as Central share to 10 States within the FY 2026-27, Uttar Pradesh has acquired the best allocation of Rs 2,711.52 crore. Karnataka acquired the second-highest quantity at 795.74 crore, adopted by Maharashtra (Rs 594.44 crore) and Rajasthan (Rs 537.72 crore).
Other beneficiaries embrace Odisha (Rs 221.44 crore), Chhattisgarh (Rs 149.50 crore), Kerala (Rs 144.66 crore), Tamil Nadu (Rs 96.52 crore), Andhra Pradesh (Rs 23.25 crore) and Madhya Pradesh (Rs 14.10 crore).
The ministry stated JJM 2.0 marks a shift from infrastructure creation to assured service supply by way of strengthened Gram Panchayat-led operation and upkeep of water provide methods, supply sustainability, water high quality surveillance, neighborhood possession and digital governance.
A serious reform launched below JJM 2.0 is the Scheme-based Payment and Release by way of the SNA SPARSH platform that allows scheme-level fund launch, expenditure monitoring and real-time monitoring of monetary progress. SNA SPARSH facilitates funds linked to particular person water provide schemes, thereby enhancing accountability, transparency, auditability and effectivity in utilisation of public funds.
As of the present date in FY 2026-27, the Centre has launched Rs 865.87 crore by way of the SNA SPARSH platform to 13 states, with Assam rising as the most important beneficiary, receiving Rs 669.92 crore.
So far in FY 2026-27, the Centre has launched Rs 865.87 crore by way of the SNA SPARSH platform to 13 states.
Assam acquired the best allocation of Rs 669.92 crore, adopted by Uttar Pradesh (Rs 90.98 crore), Karnataka (Rs 47.30 crore), West Bengal (Rs 30.45 crore) and Andhra Pradesh (Rs 10.58 crore). Other beneficiary states embrace Tripura, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Punjab and Tamil Nadu. (ANI)