Jal Jeevan Mission review: Vindhya and Bundelkhand deadline
What happened
- The CM directed that every house in the Vindhya and Bundelkhand regions get tap water by 15 December, 2025, with third party audit. [UP CM press note]
- Works 75 per cent complete are to be finished by March, 2026. [UP CM press note]
Background
- Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department and Jal Nigam presented progress. [UP CM press note]
Why it matters
- Bundelkhand and Vindhya have long faced drinking water shortage, which is why they were given the first deadline.
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How to use this in Mains
- Bundelkhand and Vindhya have long faced drinking water shortage, which is why they were given the first deadline.
Quotable data pointThe CM directed that every house in the Vindhya and Bundelkhand regions get tap water by 15 December, 2025, with third party audit [UP CM press note].
UP Information Dept, CM press note 2025-10-12: मुख्यमंत्री ने ‘जल जीवन मिशन-हर घर नल योजना’ की समीक्षा की (Hindi PDF)
Exam angle
UPPCS
GS-VI: drinking water.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPPCS
The December 2025 tap-water deadline set by the UP CM applied to
Answer (b) & explanation
Source: as cited in this article.
Official source: UP Information Dept, CM press note 2025-10-12: मुख्यमंत्री ने ‘जल जीवन मिशन-हर घर नल योजना’ की समीक्षा की (Hindi PDF)
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