Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 in Andhra Pradesh: ₹30,156 Crore Plan to Bring Drinking Water to 90 Lakh Homes
On 5 October 2026, the Andhra Pradesh government launched Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, named "Amarajeevi Jaladhara", at Proddatur in Kadapa district.
The state plans to spend ₹30,156 crore over two years to supply safe drinking water to about 90 lakh households, covering roughly 48,000 rural habitations and nearly 3.30 crore people.
Reported works include about 13,075 overhead water tanks, a pipeline network of about 77,243 km, and water treatment plants with a combined capacity of about 1,426 million litres per day. Around 27.36 lakh more rural households are to get functional tap connections by December 2028.
The plan works under the national Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), which the Union Cabinet extended up to December 2028 in March 2026, with total outlay raised to ₹8.69 lakh crore and a new focus on reliable service delivery (JJM 2.0).
Jal Jeevan Mission
The Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is the Government of India's programme to give every rural household a working tap connection that supplies safe drinking water regularly. Its slogan is Har Ghar Jal (water to every home). It is run by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, and it is carried out by the states, with village communities managing local water supply.
Andhra Pradesh's "Amarajeevi Jaladhara" is the state's plan under the extended JJM 2.0 period, aimed at covering the remaining rural homes and improving supply through bigger surface water schemes before the December 2028 deadline.
Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS)
A Centrally Sponsored Scheme is a government programme that the Centre designs and part-funds, but the states carry out and also part-fund. It is different from a Central Sector Scheme, which the Centre funds fully and usually runs through its own agencies. CSS are a key tool of cooperative federalism: national goals, delivered by states.
The ₹30,156 crore plan combines central and state money under JJM's funding pattern. As a 50:50 state, Andhra Pradesh must find half the cost itself, which is why fiscal space matters for meeting the 2028 target.
Right to Water as a Fundamental Right
India's Constitution does not mention a "right to water" in so many words. But the Supreme Court and High Courts have read it into Article 21, the right to life and personal liberty. The courts reason that life without clean, safe drinking water is not a life with dignity. So access to safe drinking water is today treated as part of the fundamental right to life, and the state has a duty to work towards providing it.
Andhra Pradesh's ₹30,156 crore plan is an example of how the state meets its duty under the right to water: by building the pipes, tanks and treatment plants that turn a court-recognised right into safe water at every rural home.
- Launch: 5 October 2026, Proddatur, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh
- Name: Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 "Amarajeevi Jaladhara"
- Outlay: ₹30,156 crore over two years; target about 90 lakh households, about 3.30 crore people
- Works: about 13,075 overhead tanks, 77,243 km of pipelines, treatment capacity of about 1,426 MLD
- JJM launched: 15 August 2019; extended to December 2028 (Cabinet, March 2026)
- JJM total outlay: ₹8.69 lakh crore; central share ₹3.59 lakh crore
- JJM funding: 50:50 general states, 90:10 Himalayan and North-Eastern states, 100% UTs without legislature
- Rural tap coverage: about 16.7% (2019) to about 82% (2026)
- Service norm: 55 lpcd, BIS 10500