<p>Ranchi: A total of 34.23 lakh households have been provided tap water connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/jharkhand">Jharkhand</a>, Excise Minister Yogendra Prasad said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Responding to a question by BJP MLA Satyendra Nath Tiwary in the assembly on the sluggish progress of the scheme in the state, he said the non-payment of the central share was affecting the project.</p>.<p>"We have provided tap water supply under Jal Jeevan Mission to 34,23,562 households against the target of 62,55,684 households till now," Prasad said.</p>.<p>He said the deadline for the scheme was December 2024, but has now been extended to December 2028.</p>.<p>"We admit the progress of the scheme is slow because of non-payment of central share. Around Rs 6,500 crore is pending with the Centre, despite submitting the utilisation certificates," he said.</p>.<p>The minister said the work for the project can be expedited after the central share is released.</p>.<p>The BJP MLA also alleged that corruption happened in the implementation of the scheme in the state. Prasad rejected the allegation.</p>.<p>Through a call attention motion, Congress MLA Sweta Singh raised the issue of villagers living on lands acquired by different companies.</p>.<p>She said that such people were not getting benefits of government schemes.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Hemant Soren said his government would talk to the management of such companies so that basic amenities could be provided to these people. PTI SAN SOM</p>
<p>Ranchi: A total of 34.23 lakh households have been provided tap water connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/jharkhand">Jharkhand</a>, Excise Minister Yogendra Prasad said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Responding to a question by BJP MLA Satyendra Nath Tiwary in the assembly on the sluggish progress of the scheme in the state, he said the non-payment of the central share was affecting the project.</p>.<p>"We have provided tap water supply under Jal Jeevan Mission to 34,23,562 households against the target of 62,55,684 households till now," Prasad said.</p>.<p>He said the deadline for the scheme was December 2024, but has now been extended to December 2028.</p>.<p>"We admit the progress of the scheme is slow because of non-payment of central share. Around Rs 6,500 crore is pending with the Centre, despite submitting the utilisation certificates," he said.</p>.<p>The minister said the work for the project can be expedited after the central share is released.</p>.<p>The BJP MLA also alleged that corruption happened in the implementation of the scheme in the state. Prasad rejected the allegation.</p>.<p>Through a call attention motion, Congress MLA Sweta Singh raised the issue of villagers living on lands acquired by different companies.</p>.<p>She said that such people were not getting benefits of government schemes.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Hemant Soren said his government would talk to the management of such companies so that basic amenities could be provided to these people. PTI SAN SOM</p>