Sujal Gaon ID is a unique identification number issued to rural habitations under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) once they meet the mission's piped water-supply standards. It underpins JJM's digital monitoring of rural water infrastructure.
Basic Details
- Launched and Implemented by: Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti.
- Launched under: Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).
- Beneficiaries: Rural habitations across India's States and Union Territories.
- Type: Digital identification and monitoring system.
Key Features
- Unique ID per Village: Assigns a distinct identification number to each rural habitation once it meets JJM's water-supply criteria.
- End-to-End Monitoring: Enables satellite-based tracking of water supply, from the source through to the household tap.
- Duplicate-Work Prevention: Flags completed and pending work in real time, reducing duplication in project implementation.
- Companion System: Works alongside the Sujalam Bharat ID, which identifies individual water-supply projects and integrates with the PM Gati Shakti platform.
Significance
- Transparency in Rural Water Supply: Gives citizens and administrators a verifiable, trackable record of whether a village's water infrastructure is actually functional, not just reported as complete.
- Milestone Tracking: With 75% of India's 16,96,213 rural habitations now covered, it lets the government measure JJM's real progress village by village, rather than relying on state-level aggregate claims.