Which one of the following statements with reference to Jal Jeevan Mission is not correct?

Correct — A, It was established in the year 2016. The Jal Jeevan Mission was announced by the Prime Minister from the Red Fort and launched on 15 August 2019, so the year given in option (a) is wrong and that is what the question is asking for. The other three statements hold. The mission's stated goal is a functional household tap connection to every rural household, which makes option (c) correct. It is run by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation in the Jal Shakti ministry as a centrally sponsored scheme with a Centre-State funding split, which makes option (d) correct. And improving the quality of life in rural areas — through assured drinking water and the time and health it returns to households, particularly to women — is exactly what the mission is framed to deliver, so option (b) is correct as well.

• (b)It aims to improve quality of life in rural areas. — This is accurate, so it cannot be the answer to a question asking which statement is not correct. Assured piped water at home saves the hours households spend fetching it and cuts water-borne disease.
• (c)It is to provide functional tap water connections to every rural household. — Accurate, and it is the mission's defining objective — the phrase used officially is a functional household tap connection, with a stated quantity and quality standard attached.
• (d)It is a centrally sponsored scheme. — Accurate. It is implemented by States with Central assistance under an agreed funding ratio, which is the definition of a centrally sponsored scheme rather than a central sector one.

The Jal Jeevan Mission works through the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation in the Ministry of Jal Shakti, and it is delivered by the States with Central assistance. Its unit of measurement is the functional household tap connection — not just a pipe laid, but water actually supplied in a stated quantity and to a stated quality. Village water and sanitation committees, or Pani Samitis, are meant to plan and run the local systems, which is what distinguishes it from earlier supply-side drinking-water programmes.

Two mistakes are worth guarding against here. The first is the year: 2019 is the launch date, and 2016 is the year of other schemes entirely, among them the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and the rural housing scheme in its restructured form. The second is the scheme type. A centrally sponsored scheme is shared between Centre and State; a central sector scheme is funded wholly by the Centre. And note the mission's own timeline caution: coverage figures rise every month and are best quoted with the date attached rather than as a fixed number.

• The Jal Jeevan Mission was launched on 15 August 2019, announced from the Red Fort.
• Its objective is a functional household tap connection for every rural household, with stated quantity and quality standards.
• It is a centrally sponsored scheme under the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• Village water and sanitation committees, or Pani Samitis, are meant to plan, run and maintain local schemes.
• A centrally sponsored scheme shares costs between Centre and State; a central sector scheme is wholly Centre-funded.

• Confusing the launch year with 2016, which belongs to other rural schemes.
• Calling it a central sector scheme when it is centrally sponsored.
• Quoting a coverage percentage without the date it refers to.

A which-is-NOT-correct item where three statements are policy description and the fourth is a date.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  The Jal Jeevan Mission is implemented under which ministry?

  • (a)Ministry of Rural Development
  • (b)Ministry of Jal Shakti
  • (c)Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  • (d)Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

  Answer(b) Ministry of Jal Shakti — through its Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  A scheme funded jointly by the Centre and the States and implemented by the States is called

  • (a)a central sector scheme
  • (b)a centrally sponsored scheme
  • (c)a state plan scheme
  • (d)an externally aided project

  Answer(b) a centrally sponsored scheme — a central sector scheme is financed wholly by the Centre.